Stick for Selfie: love or hate?

This article is for fans and haters of Selfie. For those who have already bought a self-stick, or just dream of buying it. And also for those who like to kindly (and not very) joke on lovers of Selfie. In general, here you will find great ideas for photos of yourself with the help of a trendy device and its stalemate analogs. In addition, we will tell you which model of the stick is the best.

Do you think that Selfi is an invention of recent years? You are very wrong! The first image of himself was made almost 200 years ago - in 1839. The author of the world's first self-pioneer from photography Robert Cornelius.

Russia can be called the first country in which girls began to photograph themselves in the mirror. And what girls! The founder of the trend of the XXI century - the daughter of the last Russian Tsar Nicholas II - Anastasia.

In a note attached to the photo, she wrote to her father: "It was very difficult, my hands trembled." And this is understandable, given the level of technology that she used.

However, the fashion to photograph itself in the mirror now goes away. She is replaced by selfies, made with a special stick.

How correctly called self-stick?

Actually, this is its real name, if translated literally from English - "Selfiestick". There is a stick for selfie and a refined name - "monopod". Literally it is translated from Latin as "one leg" ("mono" - one, and "under" - leg).

There are also such names as monopod for selfi, self-tripod, self-stick or even monopod stand. The latter name is illiterate, because it repeats two identical meanings. There are a lot of names, but more often use the simplest - a stick for selfie.

Who needs this gadget?

Girls who like to spread selfies in the social network, especially since the frame can accommodate friends or even celebrities, photos of which you can brag.

Extremists wanting to capture their achievements, especially if there is not one nearby who can take a picture of you.

Travelers who leave on the photo memories of new places, new friends or picturesque panoramas.

To those who just love unusual photos. With the help of a monopod, you can shoot from the most unusual angle.

Those who want to shoot themselves with a big company.

Which stick for selfie is better?

The general principle of all gadgets is the same - a kind of tripod, on which you can fix a smartphone, camera or camera, and make shots away from yourself. Differences can be in length, weight, usability, compatibility with models of smartphones, additional functions (for example, the presence of a Bluetooth module), fabrication material.

Cheap models are made from plastic, the sticks are more serious - metal, the most high-quality and expensive are the carbon monopods. There are also devices, decorated with natural leather or decorated with rhinestones. But these are single specimens, since such devices are not yet associated with glamor.

Ironic advertising, telling how the best craftsmen put their souls into the manufacture of Motorola's self-stick sticks

In some sticks, there is a remote activation of a photo or video camera, which is connected either by a wired connection, or via Bluetooth. Other sticks do not have such a function and it is necessary to include a timer for photographing, which is very inconvenient. Naturally, the price of a stick for selfie largely depends on this.

In some sticks, there is the possibility of securing the camera, others are only for smartphones, and for photographic equipment, you have to buy an additional device, the so-called "head."

How to connect a monopod for selfi?

The first question that interests everyone who first encountered this gadget: how to connect a self-stick? If this is a cheap "fishing pole" without Bluetooth, everything is quite clear, just fix the phone and turn on the timer every time you are ready to take a picture.

If the monopod with Bluetooth and is equipped with a special button on the handle, then before you start, you need to do a couple of simple manipulations to set up:

A few tips:

  1. After use, the monopod is best turned off to save the charge.
  2. The battery charge depends on the model of the stick, usually it lasts for 100 hours in standby mode or for 500 photos. Before you use it, it's better to fully charge, it takes about 1 hour.
  3. When the phone stops seeing the device, disconnect, disconnect on both Bluetooth devices and then restore it again.
  4. Simultaneous operation of a monopod with several devices is impossible, therefore, before inserting another phone, it is necessary to break the connection with the first one. To do this on your smartphone, you just need to turn off Bluetooth.

Monopod review - which is better?

Consider several common models with different cost.

Dispho zoom

Light enough - 170 grams, the material is durable - carbon (handle) and aluminum, there are buttons for changing the size of the picture, shooting and turning on. The length of the tripod is from 43 to 115 cm. It is compatible with any phones, there is a mount for a digital camera and GOpro, the maximum weight of the device being fixed is 1.1 kg. Bluetooth Version: 3.0. works for 55 hours.

The advantages include Zoom, reliable fastening and the fact that you can use different mounts. This is a self stick for the iPhone and, at the same time, you can use it with a large Samsung.

Cable Take Pole

Stylish and sturdy model. Stainless steel and soft handle. To smartphones is connected via cable. Appearance is not worse than the goods of leading manufacturers, and quality, at a low price, is better than most budget models.

Length - 91 centimeters, combined with Samsung IPhone, mount for any phone can withstand up to 800 grams. Silicone soft release button, long work without recharging.

Kjstar z07-5 (V2)

Legendary monopod, it is no accident that this name is given by smartphones when searching for a device. Excellent self-stick for Android and iOS. Length - 1 meter, material - stainless steel with soft comfortable handle. Works with phones via Bluetooth. It is compatible with all models of IPhone and Samsung, with some models of HTC (One, Desire). Works more than 100 hours.

Dispho zoom

One of the most advanced models. Light monopod (150 grams) made of carbon and aluminum. In the kit - a tripod for shooting portraits. Zoom reduces and enlarges the picture. Large lengths - up to 115 cm. Works with all smartphones, and the mount adapts to their size automatically. You can fix a digital camera, but not heavier than 600 grams. There is a backlight of the control buttons - very convenient for night shots.

How to make a monopod itself, or Styb over self-stick sticks

How many fans of the monopod today, so many haters of this. Social networks flooded with photo photos of lovers of Selfie. We made a selection of the funniest of them. However, this selection will also be a good help for users of the stick in the event that it was needed, but it was not near at hand. The photos will give you ideas how to build a Selfie stick with your own hands from improvised tools.

Selfife in nature? What could be easier than finding the right knot? And then the ordinary stick turns into a self-stick with an elegant movement of the hand.

An elegant solution, requiring only the ability to hammer a nail. The disadvantages include the mandatory footprint from the "fastening" in the photo. Well, another smartphone can be dropped.

A glamorous option for snobs, who have golf clubs at their disposal. And there is a kitchen shovel for everyone.

A stick from the forest, which was used in nature, can be brought home.

The usual cane for the elderly seems to have been specially invented for selfie. However, if you have a crutch, then it will be even more convenient to use it.

Items for cleaning provide a lot of opportunities, they are equipped with long handles.

Not bad coped with the role of a stick for selfie and home slippers.

If a small child does not object, then it is possible to use his toys.

Perhaps the best device for Selfie is still a vacuum cleaner: a telescopic tube, a brush into which any smartphone is safely inserted - an ideal option for selfie.

And finally, it remains to add that we are not responsible for the screens of smartphones, damaged by scotch tape during such experiments. Successful you serfi!