The Pico Dolly: A Revolutionary Tool for Enhancing Video Production
Hey guys, it's Lou from Unbox Therapy, and today we're going to take a closer look at something that I'm really excited about - the Pico Dolly. This device has been sent over to me by Photo Jojo.com, and I have to say, it's quite impressive.
What is the Pico Dolly, you ask? Well, traditionally, dolly systems have been very expensive and difficult to use. But this is a different story altogether. The Pico Dolly is tiny, easy to carry, and can work with a variety of consumer electronics devices, from smartphones to point-and-shoot cameras, all the way up to digital SLRs.
Before we dive into the nitty-gritty details, I want to give a quick shout-out to Photo Jojo.com. They're the ones responsible for sending this over to me, and I appreciate their support. If you guys don't mind, please do visit their website - it's not just about the Pico Dolly, they've got a bunch of other tools that can help you out with your digital photography and video.
Now, let's talk about what's going on right in front of us. The Pico Dolly is actually very easy to assemble. You take this arm portion and attach it to the dolly portion, and voilà! You've got a very flexible, small form factor dolly that can help you get those moving shots.
One of the coolest features of the Pico Dolly is the clamp option. This allows you to connect smartphones or point-and-shoot cameras to the dolly, giving you even more flexibility in terms of what you can shoot with it. And let me tell you, it's pretty sweet. I've got a Galaxy Nexus up here right now, and this thing works beautifully with it.
But what really sets the Pico Dolly apart is its adjustability. Even once you've got the camera mounted up, there's still tons of adjustability to be had. It's just one knob to lock everything in place, and then you're good to go. And if you want to use a traditional tripod-style mount, that's an option too.
Now, I know what you're thinking - this all sounds great, but what about the materials used? Well, let me tell you, the construction of the Pico Dolly is rock-solid. You've got aluminum components or steel components - it's hard to say which, exactly - and there aren't any plastics in sight except for maybe a couple of the knobs.
So, how does it perform? Well, that's what I'm going to show you next. We're going to get into some actual footage of me using the Pico Dolly, and see just how effective it is at enhancing video production.
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As you can see from this footage, the Pico Dolly is actually pretty amazing. It allows for all sorts of cool camera movements - pans, tilts, dollies, you name it. And it's not just limited to product videos either; you could use it for all sorts of creative projects as well.
I've got to say, I'm really impressed with the Pico Dolly. It's definitely going to help take my video production up a notch. If you guys are looking for ways to improve your own video content, I highly recommend checking this out. And don't forget to hit that like button and subscribe to my channel - it helps me out a lot.
Thanks again to Photo Jojo.com for sending this over. If you've got any questions or comments about the Pico Dolly, leave them down below. And until next time, I'll catch you guys around the Channel!
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up guys it's Lou from unbox therapy and today we're taking a look at something called the Pico Dolly now what this device will do is make your videos more professional by adding some energy through the form of movement now traditionally dolly systems have been very expensive and hard to use this is really a different take on the idea of a dolly hence the name Pico Dolly it is very tiny and easy to carry with you and will work with number of different consumer electronics devices from your smartphone to your point and shoot even all the way up to a digital SLR now before I get into this video right here and talking about the actual product I do want to give a quick shout out to photo jojo.com they're the ones responsible for sending this out to me if you guys don't mind please visit their website I'll put a link down in the description go check out what they've got to offer it's not just the Pico Dolly they've got a number of different tools available to help you out with your digital photography graphy and video for that matter so anyways let's talk about what's going on here in front of you the Pico dolly is very easy to assemble you take this arm portion attach it to the dolly portion and you've got a very flexible small form factor dolly for getting those moving shots there's also a clamp option that you can either install on top of the dolly or not the clamp will allow you to connect smartphones in this case here I've got a Galaxy Nexus up there of course an iPhone would work just as well and here's a point and shoot camera fairly Hefty point and shoot camera the hx9v from Sony which will also work in the clamp and as you can see here tons of adjustability even once you've got the camera mounted up it's just one knob and you lock it into place and you're good to go now you've got a traditional tripod style Mount which you can obviously use with larger cameras all the way up to digital slrs in my case with the Sony hx9v I could have mounted it either with the clamp or with the tripod mount I ended up going with the tripod mount so I get a better view of the LC D now the materials in use here are all Rock Solid it feels fairly professional considering the price point this thing retails for only 90 bucks so very affordable when you consider what you're getting for your money now here's something special about the Pico Dolly you can actually adjust the angle of the wheels which allows for these curved kinds of moving shots right here which are very impressive to look at when you see the finish product which will come at the end of the video now the construction here as I mentioned before is all very solid I'm very impressed you've got aluminum components or steel components alloy components everywhere no plastic to be found except for maybe a couple of the knobs so here's what I was talking about here's how you get those moving shots that I was mentioning earlier whether it be product a video that you're doing like I do or maybe even creative stuff where you want to use a dolly for you know adding some production value to the end product you can do simple sort of Dolly shots where you're just panning you can come up close on an object or use those curves as I mentioned before now this is all fine and dandy I can show you all this stuff right here but why not show you how it actually performs when you're trying to make these shots for yourself so I'm going to let you guys sit back here for a quick second and see what I was able to come up with all right check this out now as you guys can see you can get some very very effect effective camera movements with this Pico Dolly really upping the production value of whatever kind of video you want to put together you know me I make product videos and this thing is really going to up my game I'm sure of it anyway guys as I mentioned before please do visit that link below to go check out photo jojo.com I got to give them a big thanks a big thumbs up for sending this thing out to me and letting me make this video to show you guys what it's all about and how to improve your videos so anyway guys if you enjoyed this content please do like and favorite the video as it does help me out a bunch if you haven't subscribed to the channel yet please do that too and until next time I'll catch you guys around the Channel all right laterwhat's up guys it's Lou from unbox therapy and today we're taking a look at something called the Pico Dolly now what this device will do is make your videos more professional by adding some energy through the form of movement now traditionally dolly systems have been very expensive and hard to use this is really a different take on the idea of a dolly hence the name Pico Dolly it is very tiny and easy to carry with you and will work with number of different consumer electronics devices from your smartphone to your point and shoot even all the way up to a digital SLR now before I get into this video right here and talking about the actual product I do want to give a quick shout out to photo jojo.com they're the ones responsible for sending this out to me if you guys don't mind please visit their website I'll put a link down in the description go check out what they've got to offer it's not just the Pico Dolly they've got a number of different tools available to help you out with your digital photography graphy and video for that matter so anyways let's talk about what's going on here in front of you the Pico dolly is very easy to assemble you take this arm portion attach it to the dolly portion and you've got a very flexible small form factor dolly for getting those moving shots there's also a clamp option that you can either install on top of the dolly or not the clamp will allow you to connect smartphones in this case here I've got a Galaxy Nexus up there of course an iPhone would work just as well and here's a point and shoot camera fairly Hefty point and shoot camera the hx9v from Sony which will also work in the clamp and as you can see here tons of adjustability even once you've got the camera mounted up it's just one knob and you lock it into place and you're good to go now you've got a traditional tripod style Mount which you can obviously use with larger cameras all the way up to digital slrs in my case with the Sony hx9v I could have mounted it either with the clamp or with the tripod mount I ended up going with the tripod mount so I get a better view of the LC D now the materials in use here are all Rock Solid it feels fairly professional considering the price point this thing retails for only 90 bucks so very affordable when you consider what you're getting for your money now here's something special about the Pico Dolly you can actually adjust the angle of the wheels which allows for these curved kinds of moving shots right here which are very impressive to look at when you see the finish product which will come at the end of the video now the construction here as I mentioned before is all very solid I'm very impressed you've got aluminum components or steel components alloy components everywhere no plastic to be found except for maybe a couple of the knobs so here's what I was talking about here's how you get those moving shots that I was mentioning earlier whether it be product a video that you're doing like I do or maybe even creative stuff where you want to use a dolly for you know adding some production value to the end product you can do simple sort of Dolly shots where you're just panning you can come up close on an object or use those curves as I mentioned before now this is all fine and dandy I can show you all this stuff right here but why not show you how it actually performs when you're trying to make these shots for yourself so I'm going to let you guys sit back here for a quick second and see what I was able to come up with all right check this out now as you guys can see you can get some very very effect effective camera movements with this Pico Dolly really upping the production value of whatever kind of video you want to put together you know me I make product videos and this thing is really going to up my game I'm sure of it anyway guys as I mentioned before please do visit that link below to go check out photo jojo.com I got to give them a big thanks a big thumbs up for sending this thing out to me and letting me make this video to show you guys what it's all about and how to improve your videos so anyway guys if you enjoyed this content please do like and favorite the video as it does help me out a bunch if you haven't subscribed to the channel yet please do that too and until next time I'll catch you guys around the Channel all right later\n"
