Hi
I used the photography kit just for a day and already lost the detachable shutter button :(. I’m not sure whether I was able to screw the shutter button perfectly or not. I did rotated it till it stop rotating further- the shutter button. And many a times i kept the mobile (along with camera grip) in my pocket, like some places where inside photography wasn’t allowed so had to keep it in pocket. I guess using it in and out of the pocket may have caused the button to come out. But I also feel it’s not a very good implementation. I felt it was never snug tight. Screw does come lose. They should have provided or should provide multiple shutter buttons since it’s detachable.
Other bad part of experience was the battery performance or the power bank functionality. Personally I find the photography kit bit gimmicky in the sense that it kinda goes out to give you that camera appearance but does nothing to improve the photos per se. For me the best part of the kit is the grip that comes with 2000 mah. But the experience wasnt good. I left the room after 12 pm with both phone and camera grip 100% charges. Location bluetooth setting disables on mobile. And places where network is poor even put phone in airplane mode. Yet my mobile within 2 hrs must have dropped to 50% after taking lot of photos. So I activated the kit by changing the parameter to charge when at 50% in emergency. The charging speed was very slow by the power grip. And I’m not sure if there’s any way to see how much juice is left on the grip battery ? By evening camera grip had discharged as phone wasn’t charging and phone had also reached to 20%. So even a 7400 mah wasn’t enough to last a day ! Generally also I get poor battery life on my phone.
I guess when travelling conveniental power bank would be better off for this phone than camera grip which is small I get it but doesn’t do much anyways
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I have lost both. I don’t know how to buy a replacement. Can anyone help?
Might help a bit, but the shutter button on mine still slowly worked its way undone even with the gasket installed (thankfully found it in my pocket still though).
Going to buy some screw-locking glue I think for a safer solution, unfortunately it does seem to be a design flaw.
Anyone know where to buy a replacement rubber ring and/or shutter button? Seems like I lost one with the ring somehow.
Nope. Please read the instruction manual for the photography kit
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That’s incorrect. The small rubber gaskets are for the thumb grip attachment, not the shutter button.
Yess.. but that works for me when applying the clear case. When applying the camera grip case the text gets hidden. Don’t know why
There is a cutout through which you can see the Xiaomi written on the phone itself once the case is attached to the phone.
Thanks buddy. I’m also noticing that gap in the back end of the case where you can see printed Xiaomi underneath the case in your scenario. But in my scenario it’s not visible. Its just blank. The text ‘xiaomi’ is hidden in my case.
Yes. The rubber ring attaches the shutter more securely. The lanyard attaches here:
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Thanks buddy. Does this rubber gasket make the grip on shutter button any better ? Also would you mind sharing where to attach the hand strap ?
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There it is. Another one is already attached to the shutter button.
Yeah I have to admit I’ve been lucky, I did spend a lot of time absolutely making sure it was fully screwed on, and also I keep rechecking it, but not sure why I haven’t had the problem. The only other thing I’d suggest is maybe a tiny, very very small dab of threadlock on it? Did you have the oring on?
Yes it does. But having lost 1 in a single day of use, I don’t have much hopes that another would last me for years..
Hey could you share the pics of rubber gaskets that you mentioned ? I might have misplaced then I think at the time of unboxing..
There are a couple of really small rubber gaskets included in the lanyard pouch. The screw in shutter button should be fixed with the gasket.
However the shutter button would work without the screw in button. It’s more of an aesthetic garnish.
Just fyi the camera grip does come with two shutter buttons I thought? Mine came with two, one black and one red?