Let's take a look at the evaluation of the real machine.
"Small ant miniature camera M 1 specifications:
Size:113.5x64.3x33.6mm.
Weight: 280 grams
Photosensitive element: 20 160000 effective pixel (5 184 x 3888)
ISO: 100-25600
Shutter speed: 1/4000 to 60s
Video recording: 4K (3840× 2 160 30 fps)
LCD 3-inch touch screen (140,000 pixels)
Continuous shooting speed: 5 fps.
Auto focus: 8 1 point contrast type
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Landscape and private ant micro-single M 1 real shot sample atlas
"Small ant miniature camera M 1 Advantages:
1 and 280g are light and portable.
2. Support the "main escort" function, which is convenient for taking good-looking portrait photos.
3, touch screen operation, convenient to adjust parameter information
4. UNO 3200 can work satisfactorily with high sensitivity.
5, wireless WiFi transmission photos can be shared at any time.
"Small ant micro camera M 1 insufficient:
1. During the photo playback, the touch screen is slightly delayed.
2. The 2.WiFi function does not support remote shooting.
3. The screen is not turned over
4. Simultaneous recording is not supported.
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5. After the camera sleeps, you can't start it by pressing any key.
Purchase suggestion:
As the first micro-single product listed in China,
Its overall completion is still very good. Menu design, functional ease of use are very user-friendly. Of course, there are still some details to be improved, such as touch fluency.
WiFi function does not support remote shooting.
, simultaneous recording is not supported.
RAW+JPG file,
After the camera sleeps, pressing any key can't start, and so on.
. Some of these problems are expected to be successfully solved in the subsequent firmware upgrade. The flip screen, lens anti-shake and other issues need to continue to work hard in subsequent research and development. The performance of the first product is worthy of recognition. At the same time, I also hope that in the future, Little Ant can make its camera system more perfect and launch more competitive products. So is the M 1 mini-camera worth buying? It should be said that the price of M 1 is more conscientious: the price of double headphones is 2999, and the price of single headphones is 2 199. If you are willing to try something new, its performance is enough for the daily shooting of mass users. And if you want to buy a camera and study photography hard, I suggest you increase your budget, consider more professional equipment, or wait and see for a while.
It's not too late to buy a micro-camera M 1 until the firmware update solves some problems.
" 1、
280 grams
Lightweight and portable plastic material feels acceptable.
The ant M 1 thought it was made of metal at first glance, but it was actually found to be made of plastic. However, the camera surface has a matte coating.
There is a small piece of skin on the right handle.
It feels good to hold the camera with one hand. It is only 280g when the battery is installed, which is relatively light and portable.
The tough and simple design style is also quite a bit of "Leica".
The first micro-single atlas for young people? Small ant micro-single M 1 unpacking picture appreciation
"2, the touch screen operation focuses quickly.
The back design of the ant micro camera M 1 is relatively simple. There are only two buttons on the right side of the screen. In addition, there are not many physical buttons, so most operations are completed by sliding the touch screen option, which is similar to the operation logic of a smart phone. For young people who don't often touch the camera, it is not difficult to adapt to this way. On the contrary, users who are accustomed to professional SLR control logic will need some time to adapt to the changes in operation mode.
It's a pity that Ant M 1 uses contrast focusing instead of contrast/phase mixed focusing.
8 1 focus is absolutely enough.
From the actual shooting experience, the focusing speed of M 1 is ok, especially after the firmware upgrade. Basically reached the mainstream level.
Small ant micro-single M 1 focusing and touch screen focusing test
The firmware upgrade operation is very simple. First, turn on the camera (ensure that the remaining power of the camera is ≥25% and the remaining space of the camera SD card is ≥20MB). After the phone is normally connected to the camera and close to the camera, when there is a new version of the firmware, you will enter the device binding page of the APP, which will automatically prompt "The latest version has been detected". Click Update Now to upgrade the firmware. The whole operation is not cumbersome, just wait a little patiently.
In the process of photo playback, switching pictures and zooming in/out are also directly operated with the touch screen. Through the following practical tests, we can obviously feel that the screen of sliding ant M 1 will have a certain delay in looking back at photos, which is not as sensitive as touching and focusing. Since the focus speed can be improved by firmware upgrade, it is hoped that future firmware upgrade can improve the sensitivity of photo review.
Small ant micro-single M 1 touch screen playing and enlarging/reducing photo test
"3. Intuitively adjust the design parameters of Android menu.
When shooting, the camera screen will display three options, namely "aperture", "shutter speed" and "exposure compensation". We can adjust the parameters by touching the corresponding button and operating the turntable at the top of the camera.
Click on the screen with your finger and slide to the right to bring up the menu interface. Some parameters such as ISO, white balance and image quality settings are adjusted here, and they are also selected through the touch screen.
And click on the screen to slide the screen to the left, you can bring up different color modes, ***5 kinds. In fact, most micro-single products have color modes. The color mode of the small ant camera is somewhat "thin" in number.
Black and white mode real shot sample:
Gao Fancha mode real shot proofs:
"4, the picture quality performance is still enough for daily use.
The ant micro camera M 1 uses 20 160000 effective pixel photosensitive elements, and the number of pixels is at the peak in M4/3 field of view. Of course, I believe that everyone is more concerned about its real shooting effect. In addition to showing the real sample of this micro-single, we also took a screenshot of 100% to show the details of this camera.
▲ Resolution contrast test
▲ 100% screenshot
▲ 100% screenshot
As can be seen from the above proofs, the details of ant M 1 are satisfactory. The eye details of the model are not bad, but the thick places like eyebrows and hair are difficult to distinguish. Generally speaking, there is a certain gap compared with professional micro-orders, but after all, the price is there, enough for daily use and recording life.
" 5、
??can make people work satisfactorily with high sensitivity.
Although there is not much joy in the performance of image quality, to my surprise, the high sensitivity performance of this micro-single is not bad.
The sensitivity range of the ant micro camera M 1 is ISO 100-25600, and the specific high sensitivity performance is shown in the following tests.
▲ Sensitivity comparison test As can be seen from the comparison above, the picture quality within ISO 1600 is very pure. In ISO 3200,
Although there is a slight noise, it is still usable.
. Generally speaking, the high sensitivity performance of Ant Vision M 1 is satisfactory, and it can be safely used in ISO 3200, reaching the level of partial SLR. Of course, in order to ensure better picture details in daily use, it is suggested that ISO should be controlled within 1600. "6, 4K blessing function is more abundant.
Many camera factories will be equipped with the "4K" function on their flagship models, and this time Little Ant has also added this function to the camera with a price of 2,000 yuan. Micro-M 1 can shoot 3840x2 160/ 30fps ultra-high definition video as well.
2K(2048 x 1536)30P； FHD( 1920 x 1080)60P； 720P( 1280 x720)60P, and VGA-rated 240P ultra-slow motion video.
In a sense, there is a 4K video shooting function blessing, which makes
Small ant M 1 miniature camera
More comprehensive. Next, we shot videos in 4K format and 1080P respectively in the actual scene, and took screenshots of 100% for comparison.
From the screenshot,
Small ant M 1 miniature camera
The quality of real-shot 4K video is obviously better than that of 1080P, and it can be used as a picture even if a single frame is intercepted. Another significance of 4K video for most users is that we compress the 4K video we shot into full HD format for output, which is better than shooting full HD video directly. However, at present, the standard lens of Ant M 1 has no optical image stabilization, so it is inevitable that the picture will shake when you shoot it by hand, so it is recommended to use a tripod to ensure the picture stability. "7, the master accompanied to solve the posture trouble.
If you have a boyfriend who can't take pictures, I believe you have all kinds of photos of "ghost animals" in your mobile phone. In fact, many photo problems lie in composition. This time, the ant M 1 has a built-in "host company" function. Although the photographer doesn't really guide you on the spot, you can guide the model to pose according to the specified position and action through the pre-stored actions in the template. All you have to do is press the shutter.
First of all, we need to set the mode dial to "C" mode, and then select the photo appearance in "main companion".
After returning to the shooting interface, a character box will appear on the camera screen, and the subject can pose directly. It should be noted that some templates need to be matched with 42.5mm F 1.8 lens to shoot. The following are some uses.
The photo taken by the template of "Master Accompanying Reading".
Generally speaking,
Although the photos taken are very routine, at least they don't look too strange. I'm sure photographers don't care about this model, but I think it can really solve the composition troubles of some small white users, especially those who love to send girlfriends in friends.
"8. Share photos transmitted by wireless WiFi at any time.
If you are a person who loves to send friends, you will definitely understand how important the WIFI function is. After going out to take photos, import them directly into your mobile phone, and add a filter to make friends circle, which is much more convenient than importing them into your computer and slowly retouching them. Ant M 1 supports Bluetooth 4. 1 and WiFi wireless connection mode. Bluetooth has low power consumption and can be used continuously when it is turned on. When transferring photos, you can quickly start WiFi connection through Bluetooth system without password. However, the "Little Ant Micro Camera" APP should be installed in the mobile phone.
First opening
The "Little Ant Micro Camera" APP is bound to the camera when it is used. However, the operation is simple. Click "Start Binding".
Then you can connect to the camera and still click.
Just "connect the camera".
After the connection is successful, you can see the photos taken by the camera and view the shooting information. We can simply and quickly transfer the photos from the camera to the mobile phone and share them directly with Weibo and WeChat in the APP, which is very convenient.
Unlike other applications that support cameras,
"Little Ant Micro Camera" APP
It not only provides the function of photo transmission, but also integrates the function of "master accompanying", and there are more shooting postures available for download in the APP. Not only that, you can also learn how to apply this template in the actual scene through the real shot proofs, text suggestions and parameter suggestions displayed in each pose. For small white users, this is a quick way to take good-looking portraits. I hope Little Ant will launch a landscape composition template as soon as possible to help more people build a good map. In addition, you can also directly adjust the photos on the APP, including beauty, brightness, contrast, adding filters and so on. Whether you are a professional photographer or an ordinary photographer, the small ant micro-camera combined with the APP on the mobile phone provides a quick operation from quick shooting to adjustment to transmission and sharing. Make shooting and sharing easy and fast. Unfortunately, this application does not support the remote shooting function of the camera.
Post-photo adjustment
Before adjustment:
After adjustment:
"? 9. Summary:
As the first micro-single product listed in China, the overall completion degree is still very good. Menu design, functional ease of use are very user-friendly. Of course, there are still some details that need to be improved, such as touch fluency, WiFi function does not support remote shooting, does not support simultaneous recording of RAW+JPG files, and you can't start the camera by pressing any key after hibernation. Some of these problems are expected to be successfully solved in the subsequent firmware upgrade. The flip screen, lens anti-shake and other issues need to continue to work hard in subsequent research and development. The performance of the first product is worthy of recognition. At the same time, I also hope that in the future, Little Ant can make its camera system more perfect and launch more competitive products.
So is the M 1 mini-camera worth buying? It should be said that the price of M 1 is more conscientious: the price of double headphones is 2999, and the price of single headphones is 2 199. If you are willing to try something new, its performance is enough for the daily shooting of mass users. And if you want to buy a camera to study photography well, I suggest you increase your budget and consider more professional equipment, or wait and see for a while, and it is not too late to buy it after the firmware update behind the small ant micro-camera M 1 solves some problems.
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