Canon PowerShot PICK PTZ Camera (Black)

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Wow this is a device I never knew I needed but now I love it. The hands free ability to take photo and video with active tracking is priceless. I imagine using it for surprise occasions, taking group photos, and recording special moments. Setup was a cinch by downloading the Connect to Mini PTZ app. I plugged in the device with the provided charging cable and was off & running with a simply bluetooth connection to my phone. There is a full instruction manual in the app that helped with general instruction and trouble shooting. The actual camera function is great, I can adjust the lighting, zoom, angle, etc.. via the app when usual the manual mode. Or turn on auto tracking mode to provide voice commands for handsfree photo/video! The commands are in the settings of the app which did take me a moment to find. It is simple, for example: Hello Pick (the camera will chirp) Take a photo (shutter sound to confirm photo taken).So easy! This is a well made portable camera with the additional ability to use it as a webcam, love it!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I was excited to use this camera. Great combination of being wireless (high portability), small size, long battery life, and tracking movements. You can also control the zoom. All these features plus high quality videos are what I have been looking for. Glad to have found them here.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Very nicely made camera. Helps in keeping an eye and making sure to document memories. The face tracking technology is the best feature. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a camera. You will be satisfied

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This camera is very cool! I set this up when we had family over and it really picked up on peoples expressions in order to record. It was easy to set up, charge, and retrieve the photos. It's perfect! I'm overall very happy with the camera.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] For years I have always been the one behind the camera, pictures are very important to me and rarely do I get to be the subject of these photos. The PowerShot Pick has changed everything as now I can still be the one taking pictures, but now I can be in them too. The app was super easy to use setting up the connection was very quick. My favorite part is that the camera is fully adjustable so you can pan and tilt to get the perfect shot. It has an internal battery so I can take it on the go and a tracking feature that will snap photos of the perfect moments even if I walk to the other side of the room.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This little “camera” is so cool! It's really small and inconspicuous. The set up was really simple. This is a perfect way to take pics or videos of your gatherings. You just place it in the room and it randomly circles the room taking pics. I love how you can put photos of people you want it to recognize in it and it will find them in the room. It's also great for web videos. I can't wait to try it out at a gathering!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] interesting product that makes it easy to take pictures. not only that but being able to have webcam capability is awesome too especially for computers and computer monitors that dont come with built in webcam.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I think this is very useful for any type of selfie's or action shots. I would have expected to be a little better or equivalent to an iPhone. However the tracking is very useful especially for activities/sports.

I like the idea that a video cam can follow someone. Allowing the camera to save a facial feature is a great feature. The first time I used the camera, it was as advertised until I tried to playback the video. I see the file, I can play it, but no video .... only audio. I called user support, this is another story, and was able to speak to someone after numerous call and redirection. I ended up calling the main Canon office and have them transfer me to user support. This part was frustrating. When I finally connected to a person. I explained the situation. He tried to replicate the problem but his phone is Android. He said to give him time so he can consult with his colleagues. After a couple of weeks of no progress or solution, I called again and fortunately was able to communicate with the original support person I spoke with during my first call. He did follow up on what he said because, he too was stumped by the problem. In the end, Canon support found that the Tracking PTZ camera software was not compatible with the latest iphone IOS. I asked when this will be fixed and no date was provided. The work around was for me to save the file on my phone and then play the video back on my phone. You cannot use the Canon App to play and review the video.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I would like to have loved this camera. The concept behind it is great but I personally think this thing still needs work. Let start with the PROs of this product. It super compacts and it take pictures and videos as it should. This camera has voice command feature where you can tell it to snap a picture or start video recording. It came with a 16GB micro-SD card and an Anker 20W power brick. 1st time connecting to the camera was simple but for any reason you get disconnected from the camera and it won't reconnect back to your phone, Good Luck! That where all my troubles began. Resetting/reconnecting back to the camera was not intuitive. It was nowhere to be found in the included manual. The poster size manual had like 30 languages, but the part that was in English was of no use! It just points to the app. I indeed found the troubleshooting User guide within the camera app. In the User Guide, there were no page title “RESET” on the Table of Content. I found what I needed on the very LAST PAGE. It was titled “Connect with a different smartphone.” Multiple things must be done before you can reconnect (if for any reason it no longer connects to your phone). 1 – With you Bluetooth enable on your phone, go to the Bluetooth Setting page and Unpair the device from your phone. It will NOT establish a new paired connection if you phone saved it previously paired settings! 2 – In the camera app, go to the “Settings” tab (bottom right) and select “Reset communication settings”. 3 – Power down your camera. Now press and hold the Antenna button while the camera is OFF. While holding the Antenna button, press the power button to power the camera ON. Once the camera full boots and whistles at you, let go of the Antenna button. Now when you press the Antenna button, it will start blinking blue (once per second) to show that it ready to connect via Bluetooth. At this point, you can now re-pair your phone back to the camera. This was painstakingly difficult for me to figure out. What threw me off was it attempts to connect via Bluetooth then it then tries to connect via Wi-Fi. When I connect to the Camera Wi-Fi SSID per the camera app, it would then ask me for a password that I don't know or have??? It was so confusing. I consider myself a tech savvy person, but if it was this difficult for me to get my phone reconnect to this camera. I promise you, others will to! This whole process was extremely frustrating! Once I got it reconnected, I can see the camera attempts to track it target, which was cool, but it loses it target quite easily. The camera does spin 360 but it does not go beyond the 360 limits. What I mean by that is, let say you place this camera on the center of the table. You then walk around the table and the camera attempts to follow you. If you walk full around and the camera reach it max 360 limit, it just stops. It does not keep spinning. It would have been nice if it did. The camera and video image are clear, but the room must be well lit, it not the images will start to look grainy. As for the battery, I think it lasted a bit over 2 hours before it died. I would recommend leaving it plug in while there a party going on. This will ensure the camera stays powered on and capture those special moments.