How well does this work when holding the phone when used as a video dash cam? I want something that is rigid enough to minimise vibration.
996183
The mount is solid enough as I've tried the same thing in my Jeep. The problem I have is that the suction mount blocks about half of the field of view from my GS3's camera. I've tried various ways of mounting it, including sticking it to the dash rather than the windshield, without acceptable results. I feel that the issue is more to do with the placement of the lense on the GS3 than the ibolt dock as my old Droid worked well enough as a dash cam.
1503391
No, it is pretty stable. It is not flimsy at all. I have the clip attached to my emergency brake handle ( I drive and automatic so I don't use the brake) and it bends to what I want to bend ( not that easy to bend which is good) and it stays put. The cable is pretty long. Does it shake a little, yes but not distracting at all. For the most part it just sits there where you placed it.
608908
No..well not much. Depends how bumpy the road is. If you have a case around your cell such as an Otter box the holder works much better with the box removed. When the Otter was on my cell the phone had a tendacy to slip down till it hit one of the buttons on the cell. Over all I am very happy with the product. From what I can remember they shipped pretty fast also.
814732
It's stiff enough to hold my Nokia 970 without any problem. pretty much at any angle. It is subject to wobbling a bit when the car is moving. No big deal for me but I guess it would depend on what you want it to do.
959861
It's essentially on a ball joint. The freedom of movement will probably be limited to your phone actually meeting the cars dash at some extreme and useless angle.
8752
I bought one for my son and it was mailed to another state. My son, a techy, is happy with it. I read the advertisement and it states it is also windshield mount. Also, from the available pictures, I can see that the phone holder is ball mount, therefore, it can be moved 360 degrees for viewing. The advertisement states it comes with 3M sticky tape for surfaces not perfectly flat - so you can put the tape on a flat surface, mount the rubber gripper, then mount the suction clip device holder. I think you would be safe with this purchase.
1590556
I can say it is terrible with my Ipad. I drive a truck so there is some vibration but it will not make a 30 minute trip without having to adjust it. I'd try something else. Hope this helps.
421547
That is the exact purpose I use it for although I use a different video camera. It works great and would buy it again. It has never popped off like my GPS mount has. Hope this helps.
320603
I've had mine for about a month and I love it. It shakes or vibrates no more than my car does (Mitsubishi Eclipse) but it never budges from its connection to the mount. It's a strong magnet but not so strong that you have to fight to get it off the mount. It's a great product.
558307
We use it with sony handycam. The movement is pretty smooth. Sometime the video shakes a little when the movement is stopped suddenly. It probably not work good with a heavier camcorder. I have been very happy with it.
1773349
It is probably one of the thinnest mounts around and works well as long as you don't need any tilt adjustment. I use it with a 32" touchscreen and it supports the weight with no problem.
2106406
I have attached my flip and my handheld camera and they both hold very nicely; logically, when I mount this on my dash, the movement of the car reflects in the video. I recommend the product. Unless you attach your device to a chicken's head (seriously look it up), there will be some slight movement.
2089083
Camera stays in place, no issues with the movement, just don't climb, you'll need an extra accessory for stability
384420
Using cameras on board mics, or having a mic mounted on the camera you will catch some vibration. I've been using this slider for a little over a year now, its very quiet if you maintain it well. It has been quiet enough to use on shoots where we've used dual system sound. Just don't have the mics attached to camera or you will definitely hear the vibration.
806954
It works for me. I have enough of a curve so that a small portion of the front of the holder does not even make contact with the dash and it's still very tight. It's pretty amazing.
1707783
I've had good use if it. In fact, I just finished using it just last week. Have you tried the steady cam option on your dslr? have you tried it on another vehicle? when my footage started getting shaky, my vehicle obviously had suspension issues.
1202382
Its tight enough on the phone mount part, but it wouldn't be stable enough when landing to keep the video quality good enough.