I've now had the OPKIX One for two weeks and I've shot numerous videos and edited together different clips to make final videos. I am very impressed with everything about this complete system of really cool hardware and simple to use software.
The setup and installation was easy and very straight forward. The OPKIX packaging is amazing and the instructions are simple. The complete system comes with two wearable cameras, an OPKIX One charging egg, a USB cable, two mounts for eyeglasses, four fixed mounts and one hat clip mount. The mounts are magnetic and the cameras are held to the various mounts by a strong magnetic force.
After unpacking everything, I plugged the egg into my Apple MacBook to allow it to charge the cameras. I downloaded the OPKIX Studio app and installed it on an iPad Air. Once the app was installed, I registered my product with OPKIX and then clicked a button to pair my iPad with the egg and cameras. It was so easy to get going.
Once the cameras were fully charged, I mounted a camera on my eyeglasses and walked around my property. I shot a few different videos and the cameras turn on and off with a simple click of an easy to operate button. Once the camera is put back into the egg, you click on the app to manage the videos. You can download or delete the videos with a simple click.
The videos can be viewed and edited once they are downloaded. The OPKIX egg and the iPad Air talk to each other through a direct Wi-Fi connection. They can also connect via USB cable if you have massive amounts of videos to transfer. The videos are seamlessly integrated into your existing Apple Photos library.
My first videos walking around seemed kind of choppy because I was moving my head around and walking over rough terrain. I noticed a "stabilize" button in the app window, so I pressed it. The app took over and "stabilized" my choppy video. I was amazed by the difference between before and after.
My next test of the OPKIX was as a "Grandpa Cam." My daughter came over to my house with my two grandsons. I put a camera on my eyeglasses and recorded my interactions with them. It was so cool to be able use my hands and look directly at them while recording instead of holding a device and looking through the screen.
My Grandpa Cam caught extremely cute video of my ten-month old grandson trying to walk for the first time. I used the OPKIX Studio app to create my first basic video using this footage. I downloaded the videos, then you assemble them in the "Projects" feature in the app. This allows simple trimming of the video in a frame by frame timeline manner. You can also use filters, add text, change the speed, reshape the framing, add music and clip together multiple videos within the app.
I added a short graphic title at the beginning and trimmed off parts to make it short and sweet. It was really easy to do and the app is very intuitive and simple to use. Once I was done, I sent it out on our family text messaging group directly from the app. One of my other daughters noticed right away that I was wearing my camera and not holding a phone to record.
Another test I ran on the OPKIX was as a mounted camera on a tripod. I attached one of the fixed mounts to my camera tripod in a place where it does not interfere with attaching my full sized digital SLR camera. We shot some product demonstration video where the camera was fixed and we also used the second camera as another angle while shooting. It was so easy to shoot, download, assemble and create simple videos for these products using the OPKIX system.
Last but not least, I had a question about how to transfer a large amount of video through USB. Downloading a lot of video through the WiFi connection can take a few minutes. I was hoping to speed up the process by direct hard wiring to the egg.
I called OPKIX tech support in Costa Mesa, CA. Much to my surprise a live, english speaking support technician answered the phone on the second ring. He walked me through the process (you use Android File transfer for Mac) and he answered another editing question that I had. He even followed up with an email that outlined what we discussed.
Having worked in high tech throughout the 1980's and 90's, I've always been a tech guy and computer geek. Years ago I made videos on my Mac using Avid Studio. The OPKIX system blew me away - easy to use, simple interfaces, elegant design, stable robust software and easy installation. Plus great tech support!!
I highly recommend this product and I am excited to create more content into the future using my OPKIX system.