Pressing this button causes the shutter on the connected device to remotely trigger for hands-free use within a typical 30-foot Bluetooth range, and works equally great for front-facing selfies or rear-facing photos, videos, and panoramas.
(Oddly, stop resembles a power button, but can’t actually turn the unit on remotely.)Īt the center is a camera remote, which requires a Bluetooth connection to an iOS or Android smartphone. Just open the mobile apps you already know and love to quickly access your TV shows and playlists. The remaining buttons control left or right direction, with a red stop button at the bottom. A better way to get video, music and games to your TV. The triangle button allows the head to rotate 75 degrees then return to the original position, while the 10s button rotates up to five degrees every 10 seconds. The plus and minus buttons at top control the five levels of speed, from roughly two to five rotations per minute.
It’s not a particularly attractive remote, but it gets the job done. Polaroid’s package is rounded out by an infrared remote, which allows the Panorama Eyeball Head to be controlled from nearly 17 feet away. You’ll want to turn the unit off when not in use or keep a USB battery pack on hand while in remote locations without easy access to AC power.
At nearly 28 ounces with an 18 to 55 mm lens attached, this disqualified my Canon EOS Rebel T3i it does work, but prolonged use feels like a sure-fire way to burn out the motor.īattery life is acceptable, with three hours in constant use or five hours of standby time from a full charge. The only real limitation is that cameras weighing more than 18 ounces aren’t supported they’re just too heavy for the diminutive internal motor that turns the Panorama Eyeball Head up to 360 degrees in either direction. Featuring a rubberized exterior, the device is solid and well-constructed, with a micro-USB port for recharging the sealed 450mAh battery in around eight hours an indicator light on the internal circuit board turns red while charging, green when connected via Bluetooth, or blue when changing head direction. If you don’t need a tripod mount, this accessory can also be used on a tabletop by extending three flip legs that look like small wings.