How does stick work? What should I do if the self-stick does not work?

The fashion to create pictures of himself emerged relatively recently, firmly consolidating the leading positions in social networks. As a result, now an absolute majority of your friends are photographed on their own, holding the camera (or smartphone) on an outstretched hand.

Purpose of self-stick

If you've ever done a selfie ("picture of yourself"), then you know how uncomfortable it is to capture a camera with all the people standing next to you. Moreover, the photo needs to be made so that you yourself get in the frame at the most profitable angle. The length of the hand of the person who holds the photographing device does not allow you to take a photo at a sufficient distance, which is why the entire fashion for self-sticking has arisen. Previously, people asked each other to make a photo with them, and now this task was substantially simplified due to a single gadget. What is stick-self, how this device works and what the reason for its malfunction can be, read this article.

A task

So, let's start with what purpose this device performs. As mentioned above, for a better picture, it is necessary that the distance between the object (people who make "selfie") and the camera itself be slightly larger than the length of the average hand. The function of this "extension" is performed by the stick-self. How does the whole mechanism work, forcing your smartphone to take a photo at the right time? Very simple - with a remote switch or Bluetooth transmitter (depending on the type of monopod, about this - a little further).

That is, the principle of the device is very simple: you need, first, to fix the smartphone at a certain distance from those who will be photographed; Second, you need to give the phone a signal when you take a photo. This is a principle, and its realization is carried out by various means. More details about them read on.

Types of mechanism. Tripod

In electronics stores and gadgets there are dozens of kinds of self-stick sticks. They come in different colors, made from different materials, functioning in different ways. For example, there are the simplest sticks, holders. Their task is simply elementary - there is a pen-tripod and there is a device for securing the smartphone on its end. The user must install the phone in this mount, set up in it the option of self-photo by gesture, whistling or after a certain period of time and pointing the stick.

Types of mechanism. The wire

A more complex construction is characterized by a "wire" self-stick. How such a gadget works, you can guess by its name, which we mentioned above. The design of a "tripod with a fastening for a smartphone" is preserved, but now a special wire is connected to the phone (a connector like in headphones, 3.5 mm). With his help, your stick will signal the phone that you need to take a picture. On the user's side (at the other end of the tripod) there is a button - pressing it, you take a photo with your mobile device.

Types of mechanism. Bluetooth

Wireless connection - the second view, through which the signal is transmitted to the smartphone stick-selfi. How this device works is also easy to guess: with the phone it connects as a headset, via the Bluetooth protocol. No wires for this, of course, are required: the user simply presses the button - and the monopod makes a photo. The downside is that such a gadget (unlike all others) requires a power source. Therefore, a battery will be provided in such a stick.

Compatibility

Users have a question why the self-stick does not work. After all, it would seem that in order to take a picture, you do not need to apply any complex technologies or innovative solutions. However, one of the serious problems of stick-self is compatibility. As it turned out, not all of them are a universal solution for both the most popular mobile platforms. Sometimes the device can work with iOS, but ignore Android.

Therefore, if you do not have a self-stick on "Android", you should try it on a gadget with iOS - and vice versa. Such checks will give you a clear idea of what the cause of this problem is: in some technical problems, software or simple device incompatibility. In the latter case, you will have to think about selling this gadget and buying a new one.

Also incompatibility can be manifested in the discrepancy of individual models. For example, you can often see a situation when a self-stick on Lenovo does not work. For some reason, some models of this brand are not adapted to interact with the monopod, which is why such problems are observed. It's amazing that on other devices everything can work perfectly.

Mechanical damage

You already know approximately how a self-stick works. As it turned out, there is nothing super complicated in this. The mechanism here is quite simple, but it is efficient and functional. Although this does not mean that in practice you can never break a monopod. On the contrary, the cause of falls and other mechanical breakdowns is most likely to "tear" the owner from his devices. In such situations, as a rule, the question arises: why does not the self-stick work?

If you are sure that before the device functioned normally and there were no problems with it, you know, most likely, its mechanical damage prevented its further work. It can disable simple plastic "camera holders" fast enough, while more expensive monopods made of metal can last longer.

In this case, if the self-stick does not work (on the "Android" or not, there is no difference), you need to try to fix it yourself. It is necessary to understand what specifically caused the failure, and eliminate this cause. Perhaps there is nothing serious - and this is just the closure of contacts. On the other hand, there are more serious situations: when electronics breaks down (for example, the Bluetooth adapter), then nothing can help this gadget - you need to acquire a new one.

Software

What if the self-stick does not work, but it was not mechanically damaged? Well, in this case, you should blame the software on your device. This can be, for example, an incorrectly configured camera. In such situations, when taking pictures with a stick, it is better to use a special application "Camera", rather than the standard one - you will get access to more settings. For example, Camera 360 has a good reputation .

For further work, go to the program and set the parameters with which you would like to take pictures. Some of them are adapted for a photo from a monopod.

If you have determined that the problem is in the "soft", try to configure the application to interact with the sell-stick from another vendor, download another version from the Google Play store. In this case, there is a chance that everything will work for you.

conclusions

So, you learned about how the self-stick works with the button and without it. In fact, you can understand how this or that self-stick works, if you just spend some time with it, looking at the construction. There is nothing complicated here: the more budgetary ones are simply the handset with the mount, whereas the more expensive modifications are also a convenient button for creating pictures and even a Bluetooth connection to the smartphone for the purpose of creating a photo.

In fact, the designs of the sticks are different, although it all boils down to one thing - creating a snapshot and uploading to social networks.
If your self-stick does not work, check the cause of the problem. We remind you that this could be the lack of necessary software, incompatibility of the device with the phone, orientation to another operating system, different from the OS of your smartphone. The reasons are many, but the solution is one - it is necessary to determine what is wrong, and to solve the problem. If it is not a solution, you can buy a new monopod. Depending on its characteristics in the transition it can be found 700-800 rubles. On the Internet, on a site with fake gadgets, its price tag is set at a level between 700 and 2000 rubles (again, depends on the quality of the assembly and materials).

Buy carefully!

Also important is the way a self-stick works under extreme conditions. Choosing this accessory in the store, do not think about what kind of tests the gadget may face. You're not going to take pictures exclusively at home?

Therefore, make sure that the monopod has a reinforced design, had a reliable lock and photographed at your request. After all, the safety of the phone or camera depends on how reliably the mobile device is installed on your stick. Especially, I repeat, this does not apply to domestic, but street and "wild" conditions (somewhere in the field, in the forest and in the mountains, the photos are especially attractive).