Syrp Genie Mini Review - Motion control device for time-lapse and video 

Best review I've seen for this product. Most of the other videos I've seen are just bare bones sales pitches. Thanks!

Nice Review mate, really good tests and in depth explanations. Love the magic round about ending :)

Looks pretty nice, thanks for the detailed review!

Awesome review! Thanks!

Hi, thanks for this usefull post, professional made! Thanks for the examples in the end.🖒🖒

The video was good with nice information and I like the great personality of your Father, may he live long..Aameen.

Oh this is fantastic smooth no choppy 😊👍

thanks so much for the review. this was really helpful. I just have one question.. what type of tripod head did you use for the vertical up tilt shot?.. and where can I get it from?

Thanks. Seems enough versatile also for vertical moves

Good honest review. Thanks for taking the time.

UPDATE!! 16th Feb 2016 -- After having a couple more issues with the unit Syrp are now sending me a replacement Genie Mini, So hopefully the new one will be perfect. I will update in the comments the results with the new one. (Note, Sryp are being very communicative and helpful :) )

Very nice tests.

Nice very helpful!

Great review, thanks. Subbed. How is the new unit? and is the App working better now?

Very good review, to the point and informative, well done! I have one questions about the device. I'm looking to shoot day to night motion time lapses of the milky way. I have interval shooting built in in my sony a6400, with very nice slow exposure ramping built in. For this reason I would like to use the in-camera time lapse function, instead of triggering the camera with the Genie Mini. Is it possible to program the Genie Mini in such a way, that you have full control over when it moves and stops moving during your time lapse, even if it doesn't have a connection to the camera? As an example: Say I take 30 seconds exposures with a 40 second picture interval, can I program the Genie mini to move, hold still for 35 seconds (just before and after exposure) and move within 5 seconds? Especially when the camera and the Genie mini are not communicating with each other, because I use the in-camera app, does the Genie provide control like this? Thanks a lot in advance, I hope my questions are clear :)

Look in the video description for timecode shortcuts guys, this will save you time if you are looking for a particular section.

While setting up a shot using the latest firmware update I have frequent crashes on a Samsung S4 Android 4.4.4. No crashes while recording yet. It would be great if the next software update included a protractor feature to set start and stop based on the position of my phone.

Great review, thanks for all your efforts. I do have a question on use - While you use your mobile app to control the Genie, does it need to remain next to the Genie during the record time? I'm guessing it does as I doubt there is any logic inside the Genie. Again great review.

great small device! is this compatible with FUJI XT-1 or FUJI XT20 cameras?

Hi, can i use it as a motor on a slider? can it rotate continius in a speed i decide?

Can it be used as a star tracker for astrophotography? You set it up so you point at an object in the sky and it automatically moves at the correct speed to keep the object and sensor aligned for very long exposures at night? Or do you have to manually set the tracking speed, and the stepper motor in the device is able to handle any speed you like, or certainly the typical star tracker speeds?

Do I have to left the beside after starting a timelapse or can I go drinking coffee?

Helpful review but I don't understand setting the frame rate when doing a time lapse? I have an Emotimo TB3 where frame rate is irrelevent as long as the shutter is triggered when static. Is the frame rate selected on the mini purely to give you your playback time?

Excellent "real life review", 2 thumbs up for that! I was planning on purchasing this unit, but the price is a bit steep and the shipping cost to Sweden is a whopping 74$ so I think I will skip this and look for cheaper alternatives (although the Genie Mini is on top of my whishlist).

Which ball head and tripod did you use for your vertical tilt time lapse? Awesome video keep it up :))

I got an error, "Update failed at module 20" do you know how to fix that? I literaly took it out form the box and the porduct is not working, do you know how to fix it?

Great review, thanks for sharing! I have just uploaded a review of the machanical Sevenoak 360 time lapse mount. It seems that this mount provides a lot more versatility.

is the replacement working fine now?

Great video dude, what software do you use to put your lapses together?

good video thanks.. I'm curious to know how it would go using nikons in camera time lapse instead of the syrp intervalometer set up. guess it would be a slow video mode and fast enough shutter to counter?

Great review! Does it work when you've started a timelapse and walked away with the phone (no connection with the app)?

Wow! You just give the answer to every single question. Very nice. Thank you for the details. How is it so far? Still have problem with starting and ending position?

Great review, nice bit of Chris Zabriskie music too 👍🏻✌🏻😉

Does the Genie Mini need to stay connected to you device (iphone)? or after you program and start the time lapse can you turn off the phone?

Thanks, nice job. A few times you write, Right to Left, but it was really Left to Right. "Hi" to dad. Tell him to stop smoking, it killed my dad!

Very usefull. Thanks so much. Can i ask you, please, share what setting you use for the highway and the cathedral timelapeses? I mean, your interval and your shutter speeds for this. Thanks so much.

Can i use the time lapse mode without the cable? Because my Olympus camera have an internal time lapse program and i don't think there is a cable for Olympus camera.

How are you finding the Panorama side of the App? I'm finding that side of the App to be very unreliable!

When in video mode and panning and you want to record the reverse track to a nice pan, simply keep recording whilst the unit returns to the start point? One way of doing it simpler.

I am thinking of using the device for creating stitched images with DSLR. Is there an easy way to tell the device "Take picture, rotate x-degrees, take picture....,repeat y-number of times? Very detailed review, thank you for taking the time to make it.

Question, is the camera takaing the pictures as single shots or as a clip, or both in timelapsemode

What do Syrp say about the jerky movments? Will they replace?

i just got my genie mini. how do you adjust the speed of the pan? the panning on the timelapse i did was too fast. I using lighroom and lrtimelapse for post-processing.

Are you familiar with similar products like the Radian2 or Astro? If so How might you compare contrast?

snatching one

I know this might seem like a stupid question. But can you actually turn off the Genie Mini? Mine just seem to be blinking endlessly?

Hi,sorry you can tell me that music is that of your video?Thanks :-)

Does this only do circular pans? Can it do horizontal moving pans or do I have to get the Syrp Genie and the Magic Carpet?

Programming makes the lurch. The other fade out was fine.

Looks like a well thought-out gadget BUT for £250 it needs to be super-smooth or people will stick to using an Egg-timer and gaffer tape.

I like it but its very expensive

Cool product, many opportunity in the app, but very expensive. I rather bought a TurnsPro for 99$.

nice but I'll stick with my £3 kitchen timer...

Good review. Very noisy unit. Below average build quality. My one has quite a bit of start and stop jitter. Not buying Syrp again. Way overpriced for the low quality.

Looks really nice, but, $249. Whoa.

you want the mansion and want to pay for the mini house. judge it by what you get for the $. you want the full size for the price of the mini. thats why they have multiple versions. this is alot of bang for your buck. it is limited but has alot of options.

"Syrup"

Over-priced trash once again.