ShiftCam SnapGrip Review: MagSafe Enriches Mobile Photography
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Loading... - Luisa Blanchi
- 15 Jul 2022
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Smartphone photography is taking dramatic leaps forward with every product cycle, but what often gets glossed over is the act of shooting. The ShiftCam SnapGrip is attempting to make mobile photography a richer experience.
While the SnapGrip is clearly most at home on iPhones with MagSafe built-in (the iPhone 12 and 13 series at the time of publication), there is a magnetic sticker inside the box which can be affixed to any phone, if you so dare. While a number of smartphone accessory makers rushed to build ecosystems of products based around MagSafe, there hasn’t been anything quite like the SnapGrip.
The SnapGrip does not make its foray alone either, as ShiftCam has started a small ecosystem of magnetically-compatible accessories working together. In this review, I take a look at the SnapGrip, the SnapLight, and the SnapPod.
Build Quality
SnapGrip
The SnapGrip is essentially a flat, MagSafe-compatible dock with a thick, protruding hand grip built on the right side. It measures 4.5 inches long (114 millimeters) by 3.25 inches tall (82.6 millimeters) at the grip. The thinnest points of the dock are 0.25 inches in depth (6.4 millimeters), and the grip is 1.25 inches deep (31.8 millimeters). There’s enough room on the grip for all my fingers to fit when held in a shooting position, and the depth is not too bad for a solid hold. Read More...
