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The device is small, and can mount on your camera hot shoe and connects via a USB cable. You tell Arsenal what camera you have, and the proper cable is shipped. The Arsenal runs on internal rechargeable batteries and a charging cable and power connector/AC adapter are included. The Arsenal is a Kickstarter project and came with the usual delays and missed deadlines.
So how does it all work? It's a mixed bag. Connecting to my Sony A7 III was a bit flaky. Sometimes the connection between my iPhone X and my camera was lost. Sometimes the camera locked up. During my testing, a firmware update was offered, and that seemed to settle things down a bit.
As far as the AI functions went... well, I did not find the Arsenal Smart Assistant did any better than I could have at choosing camera settings. It should help a novice photographer, but I don't think any more than using the automated settings on their camera.
I found the time-lapse functions worked well, as did the long exposure automation, but there are others ways to accomplish this. For example, the Pluto Trigger device I reviewed last month was easier to operate and gave no worse than equal or better results with HDR and time-lapse photos. It doesn't claim any AI smarts, but it does automate a lot of functions of your camera and lets you concentrate on getting the best shot. And it's more than $100.00 cheaper than the Arsenal.
I'm having some difficulty figuring out the use case for the Arsenal. Beginners attracted to the automation will likely find the Arsenal too difficult or buggy to set up and will become frustrated. Professionals or serious amateurs aren't likely to be impressed with the AI features, and again, won't tolerate any unreliability.
One good example of a showstopper is that the device simply won't function if it requires a firmware update. The last update was almost 500 MB and if I was in the field I could not have updated the Arsenal making it unusable. Not the best way to handle an update.
There is much promise here. Making more complicated things like focus stacking and HDR easier are a plus, but the Arsenal just isn't there yet. There have been frequent updates which is a good sign, but major promised features like sending RAW files back to the camera are very late. It's a required function.
Interested photographers should keep their eye on what is happening with Arsenal, and I'm hoping at some point it will be a worthy investment. Right now, it's a long work in progress that I hope will pay off. The ideas behind this product are sound, even if the execution is spotty at this point.
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I won one for the sole purpose of having an easy smartphone remote for my Nikon D800. It works very well in that capacity. For the rest, I have Photoshop, where I have control over what I'm doing. The only thing missing is a bulb mode in the app for me.
This reviewer nailed my experience right on the money which failed to include my over a year of frustration and regret to be holding something bordering resembling snake oil and a dead grandmother it failed as promised to cure.
There are ways to wirelessly actuate a shutter though in my experience that will better serve you and frustrate you less. Have a kid and raise it to eventually actuate your shutter, or buy a new body with native wireless support inherent out of the box. Either of those might be more realistically satisfying and reliable compared to my own Arsenal experience.
My unit is like new, and in the additionally like new shiny nice box they shipped it in except for the hours and hours of time and effort I wasted in hopeful good faith trying to get it to do anything close to their grossly exaggerated claims which were so exaggerated as to seem completely unrealistic now in hindsight. This was my experience.
Whatever it has actually managed to do for me from all it was over-hyped to be capable of, it did like a Rube Goldberg machine - unnecessarily complicated and markedly inefficient for all the time and effort and frustration it required. It remains by far still the worst time and money I ever wasted on photography gear ever, and is there even anything easier than photography gear to waste money on?
Trying to be fair and balanced though, and surely not nearly so as I found this reviewers comments to be, I should mention one thing about Arsenal that I found quite terrific actually; the blue light it emits sometimes, seemingly randomly and completely on its own prerogative was quite pleasing hue.
Seriously, after most of us fooled from their first campaign believing this guy just went dark and ducked and ran with our money, I just got this cute email today from Arsenal with a seven day countdown reading:
I have tried using it with the D850 and it seems there is a setting I am missing as it does not focus correctly. I took a better time-lapse photo with it disconnected. I need to sit down with it again as I was hoping for the results mentioned in the comments.
I own 3 a7riis and a a6500 for work. Only one of the a7rii, managed to connect with arsenal. And these cameras can only connect via Sony's remote app (its a wireless connection not via usb cable), Meaning communication between the devices are incredible slow Focus stacking was not even supported which was the main reason I wanted arsenal. Any of arsenals photos took forever to process, to the point it was unusable. I'm talking like 5 minute wait for a 3 photo HDR. Connecting was not intuitive either. Arsenal only connect to my camera once ever 4 tries, if that... Almost every feature arsenal promised didn't work or isn't fast enough to be viable. This was just a waste of time and money to be honest. Was also hit with a 45$ Duty and taxes at my door when it was delivered too...
Only speaking from a Sony user experience. Could be better on Canon or Nikon. But from where the product is now, its total garbage if you're a sony user using any a6xxx series or a7 i/ii series cameras.
I had it for about 6 months. In that time i've spent 90% ot the time to try to get it to work.
My Nikon D750 already have most of the functions but time laps and focus stacking looked like a good idea. But al the connection issues and updating totaly took the pleasure away.
Only one advise. Spend your hard earned money otherwise. At the moment it refuses to work at all. Eg. 200 bucks out the window and so much frustration.
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The "firmware update" is the most boneheaded thing I've ever seen, and if I'd known about it ahead of time I would not have purchased this piece of crap. I used the device a couple of weeks ago, still getting used to it, but the results were acceptable. Went out tonight, started to set up in the field, and it tells me it can't run without a firmware update. IT JUST RAN LAST WEEK -- USE THAT FIRMWARE!!! Nope, it's now a paperweight until I can get back to civilization and an internet connection. This means that someday it will be a paperweight for real. How does it even know there is a firmware update available if there's no internet? I don't know. All I know is that I wasted my money, but there's no need for you to waste yours. Hell, if you want to waste yours, hit me up and I'll sell you mine. I'll never put myself in the position of depending on this piece of gear again.
Looks good but that's about it. The lack of Camera support is extremely poor, missing a lot of popular cameras. I went with Miops as it supports a wider range including my Rx10 IV. It honestly feels like Camera support was an after thought, other Smart triggers the good ones ask the Make n model and say which cable it needs.
I echo a number of the author's observations - especially being buggy and confusing for less adept photographers. Bought with the intention of assisting in more 'smart' remote photography and assisting in back-yard astrophotography and wildlife telephoto work, I found this device confounding. Over the 6-8 months I've had it and tried to become proficient with it - I grew increasingly disappointed.
First a basic peeve of mine - the single control button and single mode indicators caused much confusion. I found it continually hard to verify which mode I was in (auto or manual). Additionally, often while set up with the telescope and working towards a photo, the smartphone app would disconnect saying - disable mobile data, even though mobile data was off and I was connected to the device wifi.
I found before covid lockdown it worked but was very slow; having spent time studying my camera manual it is slow once you understand how to use the camera menus.
I agree with other peoples comments the last couple of times I went to use it there were firmware updates to do which was fine for pack shots but no good outside.
Possible for a novice that wants to do some photos on a tripod it is okay - but photoshops AI is improving focus stacking is very simple the idea sounds really good but in execution it is slow & clunky .
I have put it back in the box & will not be using it again.
I can control my Canon through Canon connect on my iPhone or iPad & feel in control of the camera.
The last couple of time I used Arsenal I gave up with it .
It s probable too smart for a beginner & too dumb for anyone else with rudimentary skills - I would not recommend buying it buy a new tripod or an electronic timer.
It seems that everyone posting here is in the "I hate Arsenal" fan club. I too was an early purchaser and I have to say that I have not experienced any of the problems you folks have been posting about. I make sure my Arsenal is fully charged before I go out and I also check for updates so I don't go into the field and experience the problem with updating that several have mentioned. I could have been lucky too. I'm a real estate agent and I bought Arsenal because I thought it could help me do a better job of taking photos of my listings and I believe it has. I've had no complaints from my listing clients and many have commented on how great the photos are. Like a lot of us I tend not to read directions with most things but when it comes to these new gadgets, especially those bought through websites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo I always read the directions and I find that taking that step helps. I've also order the Arsenal II and expect to receive it in June or maybe in December - you never know with these funding campaigns. I've waited as long as 2.5 years and I've probably supported 30 campaigns and I've received every product except for one and I still hope to get that one in the near future. You just have to be patient and you have to be willing to take a risk. If you are lucky you get some cool products before anyone else and for less money. But that's just my experience. Obviously, I've been luckier than most of you posting about this.
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