| In this series, writer Gian Suzuki, who is full of gadget love, will review the gadgets that touched the chords as he turned his feet. |
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There are still a minority of smartphones equipped with dual lenses and dual image sensors. The number of devices that can watch all-sky and 3D images such as Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive is increasing, but the affordable shooting environment is not yet in place. Therefore, I would like to introduce the USB ultra-compact camera adapter "Eye-Plug" that can turn a smartphone into a dual camera. Simply attach it to create a dual camera by combining the camera of the "Eye-Plug" itself with the camera of the smartphone itself, so you can shoot 3D videos and refocusable photos.
Taiwan WeeView "Eye-Plug", 7,880 yen (tax included). It is a unique gadget that was exhibited at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2016 and attracted attention. * Purchased at the EC site "pocket games" |
The "Eye-Plug" package is very simple.Only the product itself and the manual are included in the package |
The size of "Eye-Plug" is 20 x 39 x 13 mm, and the weight is 6 g. The official website of the product states that it is possible to shoot 30 FPS videos with an F value of 2.0 and HD resolution. When I checked the resolution after shooting, the photo was 1,920 x 1,920 pixels and the video was 1,280 x 480 pixels / 24fps.
Currently, models with a micro USB terminal have been released, but models with a USB Type-C terminal are also planned in the future. Unfortunately, it is not compatible with iOS devices and can only be used with Android smartphones (version 4.4.2 or later). The plan to support iOS has not been announced by the developer Taiwan WeeView.
Well, the setup shouldn't get stuck. All you have to do is install the photo shooting app "Eye-Plug Photos" and the 3D video shooting app "Eye-Plug 3D" that are displayed when you search for "eye-plug" in the Play Store. If you launch each application and attach "Eye-Plug", you can start shooting immediately.
Attach "Eye-Plug" to the micro USB terminal.The terminal pig can be removed with a light force by pulling it out by folding it instead of pulling it straight out. |
Since the orientation of the camera can be reversed, it can be attached to any Android smartphone regardless of the orientation of the micro USB terminal, and it is also possible to take selfies. However, if the processing performance is insufficient, it may not be possible to shoot 3D movies smoothly.This time I wore it on the Galaxy S7 Edge |
This is the photography app "Eye-Plug Photos".LED light lighting, information, end icon from the upper left, preview, shutter, main / sub camera switching icon from the upper right |
This is a 3D video recording application "Eye-Plug 3D". Information and end icons are lined up from the upper left, and preview, shutter, and main / sub camera switching icons are lined up from the upper right.The angle of view of the left and right preview images is different when the application is started, but it automatically adjusts the angle of view in a few seconds. |
For both "Eye-Plug Photos" and "Eye-Plug 3D", the shooting settings of the dedicated app are basically only switching between the main camera and the sub camera. No detailed settings are available. "Eye-Plug" works in combination with the camera originally installed in the smartphone, so if you want to install the image quality setting, you have to make it according to each camera of the smartphone. It seems that it was inevitably made simple.
