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your smartphone can take pretty good
photos but they can look much better
with a few smart accessories you have my
curiosity now you have my attention hey
everyone welcome to gear up the watch
mojo series that looks at the latest and
greatest in tech I’m Marc Saltzman and
in this video we’re going to look at ten
great smartphone accessories for taking
photos and many that can be used for
video too
alright here we go first let me take a
selfie
number one the ala clip for in one
you’ve probably seen these lenses that
you can clamp over top of your iPhone or
Android camera lens to help you capture
more around you all eclipse four and one
as the name suggests includes a fisheye
lens wide-angle lens
ten times macro lens for extreme
close-up shots and a 15 times macro lens
to switch between these glass lenses in
seconds and they work with all your
favorite photo and video apps make sure
you buy the one that fits your specific
phone model number two the FLIR one I
can see that the cat is located on the
fourth branch from the right Wow now I
got a teleporter down no I’m not gonna
teleport him down now this is cool the
FLIR one is a clever thermal imaging
camera accessory it snaps underneath
your iPhone or Android you first choose
the model that fits your phone and it
lets you see the heat emanating out of a
person pet or inanimate object for
example spot someone in an underground
garage because of their heat signature
or see where energy is escaping in your
household it can also tell you the
temperature of what you’re pointing it
at number three gorilla pods from Joby
when it’s a tripod more than a tripod
when it has bendable legs and many
rotatable joints allowing you to secure
your smartphone to virtually any object
be it a tree rock fence door knob or
lamppost that’s exactly what you can do
with the gorilla pod products from Joby
they actually have more than ten
different styles to choose from but all
are built with sturdy injection molded
plastic for secure joints while the
rubberized ring and foot grips provide
an extra hole
to study your shot number for a selfie
stick holding two selfie stick trying to
get that perfect selfie perfect selfie
Paul that’s what we called him
alright so selfie sticks are so 2015 but
here’s a tip go to your local dollar
store and pick up a selfie stick for a
mere buck not only are they ideal for
taking your own picture but they can
help you elevate your scenic pics since
you can reach a couple of feet higher
and it steadies your shot too to reduce
shakiness in your photos and videos they
typically collapse down to a few inches
to throw in a backpack and while you’re
out the dollar store pick up a Bluetooth
shutter for your smart phone when it’s
on the selfie stick so you don’t have to
use the timer but look who it is
another selfie stick guy number five the
Lummi iPhone case seemed like a diamond
speaking of selfies you probably know
the lighting isn’t the best since the
flash is on the back of your phone which
means your selfies may not be the most
flattering but the Lumia smartphone case
from logixx changes all of that
because it lights up your face for
selfies that’s right the spitted smart
phone case has front-facing lighting for
selfies Skype FaceTime or protecting
your makeup it has bright adjustable LED
lights powered by a rechargeable battery
built into the case simply press the
small button on the back to illuminate
your face there’s a few different models
to choose from
selfie number six the SanDisk
connect Wireless stick slightly larger
than a regular USB thumb stick this 32
gigabyte flash drive emits a Wi-Fi
direct signal Wi-Fi the drug or Wi-Fi
like the Internet allowing you to
wirelessly access content from it such
as movies TV shows photos music and
documents in fact up to three devices
can stream content from the SanDisk
connect at the same time like three
people watching a different video on
their device simultaneously but why is
this gadget in the smartphone
photography accessories roundup because
you can also wirelessly backup your
photos and videos that you shot on your
smartphone to the wireless Drive and
then delete them off the phone to make
some
okay I need some space number seven the
light wish LED smartphone light as the
name suggests this is an external light
for all the photos and videos you shoot
on your smartphone you don’t – in fact
there’s 12 bright LED lights built into
the hand grip which holds your phone in
place until your phone sits just above
the lights the built-in batteries supply
powerful light for various situations
like dark environments outside or inside
of a nightclub plus there’s four power
modes to adjust the brightness to your
liking the light wish is small enough to
bring with you everywhere so successful
for so long because we kept it just
small enough number eight the optics xd5
waterproof case unless your phone is
already waterproof and chances are it
isn’t you don’t want to bring it
anywhere near a pool lake ocean or even
a bathtub unless of course you have a
fitted waterproof case for it available
for iPhones the optics xd5 is a sports
action video camera case with a
waterproof impact resistant unibody
housing oh it has a hundred and
seventy-five degree wide angle lens that
sits on top of your iphone camera lens
and it includes a camera mount connector
that places on top of a tripod or to
mount to handlebars water skis or
whatever
number nine the mopey space pack the
company best known for its line of
backup batteries for smartphones now add
some storage to their cases to using the
iPhones lightning connector this snap-on
case not only charges up your phone when
you need a boost thanks to its 1700
milliamp battery but it also adds 16 or
32 gigabytes of storage to your device
therefore you can store and view a bunch
of photos and videos that you shot on
that secondary drive so it won’t take up
any of your precious limited space low
fees free space app is required to
handle the task and number 10 the
Manfrotto pixies smart a tabletop tripod
is a great idea for all kinds of
photography as well as a convenient way
to FaceTime or Skype without having to
lean your phone up against something the
Manfrotto pixie smart mini tripod was
designed to support smartphones of all
sizes thanks to its retractable housing
and has durable adjustable legs so you
always get the best angle you can always
fold up the legs grip the base and use
this Manfrotto mini tripod while walking
around to stabilize your shot stay bold
wouldn’t you say that they’re stable hey
thanks for watching gear up I’m Marc
Saltzman let us know in the comments
section which tech products you want us
to review next and if you’re interested
in any of these products you can find
links in the description below for more
tech tastic lists be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
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Oh
your smartphone can take pretty good
photos but they can look much better
with a few smart accessories you have my
curiosity now you have my attention hey
everyone welcome to gear up the watch
mojo series that looks at the latest and
greatest in tech I’m Marc Saltzman and
in this video we’re going to look at ten
great smartphone accessories for taking
photos and many that can be used for
video too
alright here we go first let me take a
selfie
number one the ala clip for in one
you’ve probably seen these lenses that
you can clamp over top of your iPhone or
Android camera lens to help you capture
more around you all eclipse four and one
as the name suggests includes a fisheye
lens wide-angle lens
ten times macro lens for extreme
close-up shots and a 15 times macro lens
to switch between these glass lenses in
seconds and they work with all your
favorite photo and video apps make sure
you buy the one that fits your specific
phone model number two the FLIR one I
can see that the cat is located on the
fourth branch from the right Wow now I
got a teleporter down no I’m not gonna
teleport him down now this is cool the
FLIR one is a clever thermal imaging
camera accessory it snaps underneath
your iPhone or Android you first choose
the model that fits your phone and it
lets you see the heat emanating out of a
person pet or inanimate object for
example spot someone in an underground
garage because of their heat signature
or see where energy is escaping in your
household it can also tell you the
temperature of what you’re pointing it
at number three gorilla pods from Joby
when it’s a tripod more than a tripod
when it has bendable legs and many
rotatable joints allowing you to secure
your smartphone to virtually any object
be it a tree rock fence door knob or
lamppost that’s exactly what you can do
with the gorilla pod products from Joby
they actually have more than ten
different styles to choose from but all
are built with sturdy injection molded
plastic for secure joints while the
rubberized ring and foot grips provide
an extra hole
to study your shot number for a selfie
stick holding two selfie stick trying to
get that perfect selfie perfect selfie
Paul that’s what we called him
alright so selfie sticks are so 2015 but
here’s a tip go to your local dollar
store and pick up a selfie stick for a
mere buck not only are they ideal for
taking your own picture but they can
help you elevate your scenic pics since
you can reach a couple of feet higher
and it steadies your shot too to reduce
shakiness in your photos and videos they
typically collapse down to a few inches
to throw in a backpack and while you’re
out the dollar store pick up a Bluetooth
shutter for your smart phone when it’s
on the selfie stick so you don’t have to
use the timer but look who it is
another selfie stick guy number five the
Lummi iPhone case seemed like a diamond
speaking of selfies you probably know
the lighting isn’t the best since the
flash is on the back of your phone which
means your selfies may not be the most
flattering but the Lumia smartphone case
from logixx changes all of that
because it lights up your face for
selfies that’s right the spitted smart
phone case has front-facing lighting for
selfies Skype FaceTime or protecting
your makeup it has bright adjustable LED
lights powered by a rechargeable battery
built into the case simply press the
small button on the back to illuminate
your face there’s a few different models
to choose from
selfie number six the SanDisk
connect Wireless stick slightly larger
than a regular USB thumb stick this 32
gigabyte flash drive emits a Wi-Fi
direct signal Wi-Fi the drug or Wi-Fi
like the Internet allowing you to
wirelessly access content from it such
as movies TV shows photos music and
documents in fact up to three devices
can stream content from the SanDisk
connect at the same time like three
people watching a different video on
their device simultaneously but why is
this gadget in the smartphone
photography accessories roundup because
you can also wirelessly backup your
photos and videos that you shot on your
smartphone to the wireless Drive and
then delete them off the phone to make
some
okay I need some space number seven the
light wish LED smartphone light as the
name suggests this is an external light
for all the photos and videos you shoot
on your smartphone you don’t – in fact
there’s 12 bright LED lights built into
the hand grip which holds your phone in
place until your phone sits just above
the lights the built-in batteries supply
powerful light for various situations
like dark environments outside or inside
of a nightclub plus there’s four power
modes to adjust the brightness to your
liking the light wish is small enough to
bring with you everywhere so successful
for so long because we kept it just
small enough number eight the optics xd5
waterproof case unless your phone is
already waterproof and chances are it
isn’t you don’t want to bring it
anywhere near a pool lake ocean or even
a bathtub unless of course you have a
fitted waterproof case for it available
for iPhones the optics xd5 is a sports
action video camera case with a
waterproof impact resistant unibody
housing oh it has a hundred and
seventy-five degree wide angle lens that
sits on top of your iphone camera lens
and it includes a camera mount connector
that places on top of a tripod or to
mount to handlebars water skis or
whatever
number nine the mopey space pack the
company best known for its line of
backup batteries for smartphones now add
some storage to their cases to using the
iPhones lightning connector this snap-on
case not only charges up your phone when
you need a boost thanks to its 1700
milliamp battery but it also adds 16 or
32 gigabytes of storage to your device
therefore you can store and view a bunch
of photos and videos that you shot on
that secondary drive so it won’t take up
any of your precious limited space low
fees free space app is required to
handle the task and number 10 the
Manfrotto pixies smart a tabletop tripod
is a great idea for all kinds of
photography as well as a convenient way
to FaceTime or Skype without having to
lean your phone up against something the
Manfrotto pixie smart mini tripod was
designed to support smartphones of all
sizes thanks to its retractable housing
and has durable adjustable legs so you
always get the best angle you can always
fold up the legs grip the base and use
this Manfrotto mini tripod while walking
around to stabilize your shot stay bold
wouldn’t you say that they’re stable hey
thanks for watching gear up I’m Marc
Saltzman let us know in the comments
section which tech products you want us
to review next and if you’re interested
in any of these products you can find
links in the description below for more
tech tastic lists be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
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