Sony announced a new version of its multi-function shooting grip and compact tripod that places its wi-fi controls on a detachable distant. Earlier variations featured controls that might function fundamental capabilities of an hooked up digicam whereas holding onto the grip. The brand new GP-VPT3 makes them much more helpful for solo content material creators who can now function a digicam whereas standing in body in entrance of it.
Sony still sells the older version for $139.99, however the added performance of the new GP-VPT3 Multi-Function Shooting Grip comes with a small worth bump to $159.99. The bundled distant, which Sony calls the RMT-VP2 Wi-fi Distant Commander, is offered individually for $89.99 for many who don’t want the grip or don’t need to exchange their present one.
The GP-VPT3 is suitable with Sony’s Alpha Collection cameras and smaller vlogging cameras like final 12 months’s ZV-E10 II. It might probably help as much as 3.3 kilos, which suggests you possibly can probably use it with bigger lenses too, so long as they don’t protrude too far off the digicam and shift its heart of stability.
The RMT-VP2 distant connects to Sony’s cameras over Bluetooth and has a variety of about 33 toes. It features a shutter button, a devoted film document button, a rocker that can be utilized to manage zoom or focus, a button for turning autofocus on and off, and a C1 button that may be personalized to manage different capabilities.
As with earlier variations of the grip, the brand new GP-VPT3 connects to a digicam utilizing its tripod mount and has a versatile head permitting an hooked up system to tilt forwards and again and swivel 360 levels. It might probably perform as an ergonomic deal with, placing crucial digicam controls at finger’s attain when capturing one-handed. It additionally unfolds and turns into a stubby tripod, making it simpler to set the digicam up at a particular angle for timelapses, or for filming your self.