Avantek Panshot LT-C01 Selfie Stick Review

Avantek PanShot LT-C01 Selfie Stick

The official specs:

Supports GoPro Hero 4, 3+, 3, 2, and 1 Cameras, digital cameras, and camcorders weighing up to 2.2lb (1.0 kg), or cell phones 2.0-3.1in (5-8 cm) wide

270-degree adjustable phone holder allows a variety of shooting angles from selfies to above-crowd shots.

Aluminum construction featuring simple twisting locking mechanism can extend to up to 38 in (97 cm) and retract to 9 inch (23 cm)

1/4" Screw Mount at the bottom of the stick can be mounted on a tripod stand.

Multi-use Head and Multi-angle Shooting

The stick is fully compatible with most smartphones, including Android and Apple. You can also use this selfie stick with a GoPro camera, a digital camera or camcorder. Thanks to its adjustable head, you can set your cell phone in 270 degrees to gain the best angle and help you get whatever shot you need. You may need to download ¡°Camera360¡± from the App store if the built-in software on your phone does not support the stick.

Plug-and-play, no battery, no Bluetooth pairing. Simply plug in the 3.5mm audio cable and press the shutter for pictures.

The anti-skid grip plus innovative locking mechanism make the stick more stable to protect your valuable devices from dropping while shooting. In addition, the textured silicon pad on the phone holder will not scratch your cell phone, it will secure it tightly on the selfie stick.

Package Contents

1 x PanShot LT-C01 Cable Control Selfie Stick 1 x Wrist Strap 1 x Carry Bag 1 x User Manual

Here are my thoughts:

As a semi-professional photographer, I have to admit that I wouldn’t normally be seen dead with a selfie stick. The whole ‘Selfie’ craze makes me a little nauseous. On the other hand, I’m a strong believer in ‘the best camera is the one you have with you’ and I use my iPhone all the time as a camera when out and about. I also like to be creative.
I accepted this Panshot selfie stick LT-C01 for review purposes, but never expected to use it again.
I have to say I’ve actually had great fun using it with my daughter and am pleased to be able to keep it!

From the outset, this feels like a quality, well-made product.
The test of any good product is if you can use it straight away without having to read an instruction manual, and this stick was so easy to set up and use.
I tested with an iPhone 5. I simply plugged the curled coil into the headphone socket and pressed the shutter button on the handle – it worked flawlessly for me without any additional phone setup or app installation. The clamping mechanism that holds the phone didn’t make me nervous at all and any reservations about holding a very expensive phone 97cm over my head soon faded. I didn’t even have to take my phone out of its protective cover.

I had to hunt around a little for the shutter button on first use, although it is raised. It may benefit from a silk screen light paint job to make the button a little more obvious.

I also found it hard to keep the camera/phone steady when taking the picture with the stick fully extended, so would recommend the use of your phones’ built in timer if it has one – 3 seconds was ideal. My daughter and I had great fun using it with the phone in video mode too, and it would be excellent for capturing images in hard to get at positions such as over the heads of a crowd.
As a product, I really can’t fault it in any way – it’s well designed, robust, stylish, lightweight and compact, and actually, it’s really good fun!

The Panshot LT-C01 Selfie Stick is available at Amazon and is currently reduced to £12.99 with free delivery.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/PanShot-LT-C01-Compact-Control-Android/dp/B00WU2VY2O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433605880&sr=8-1&keywords=panshot+selfie+stick