How to mount a phone webcam: which mount is best

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Vous songez donc à utiliser votre téléphone ou votre tablette comme webcam. Vous avez probablement un câble. Nous espérons que vous avez Camo . Et peut-être avez-vous besoin d'un support ou d'un support. J'ai acheté à peu près tous les types de stands sur le marché et j'ai même essayé d'en construire quelques-uns à partir de choses que j'avais autour de la maison. Dans ce guide, je vais passer en revue ceux qui pourraient vous convenir et pourquoi.

Si vous n'avez pas le temps de parcourir ces options en détail, procurez-vous simplement celle-ci:

What makes a good phone webcam mount?

Before starting to look into the various phone mounts, I had a think about what I was really looking for. In order of importance, a good mount should:

  • Have good stability. You need to be able to type, click, and use your computer as you normally would on calls without your phone jiggling around or even falling out of its mount.
  • Make you look good. Step one here is to use Camo, which lets you use the incredible camera built into the phone as your webcam. In terms of your mount, you want it to be positioned near your computer screen. It’s disconcerting to talk to someone who doesn’t seem to be looking at you. You also want to be able to get your mount so that it’s roughly parallel to your face; too low and everyone else on the call will be gazing up your nostrils; too high and it will be pointed at your body.
  • Make it easy for you to mount and remove your phone. Unless you're using a dedicated phone with Camo, you’ll also want to use your phone for other purposes, so being able to set it up and take it down easily is important.
  • Not result in anything too permanent. You might not want to keep a magnetic disk stuck to your smartphone, or a bulky car mount stuck on your iMac.
  • Be compact. When you’re not using your phone as a webcam, you probably don’t want a hulking great piece of plastic cluttering up your desktop.
  • Ne ressemble pas à une horrible horreur. Points bonus si ça a l'air sympa.

Vous voulez mieux voir vos appels vidéo? Nous avons mis en place un article plein de conseils pour vous aider à regarder votre meilleur sur votre webcam ici .

Avec ces critères à l'esprit, examinons les différents types de supports que vous pouvez utiliser pour transformer un iPhone en webcam.

Trépieds

Produit testé: EVERESTA Trépied flexible pour smartphone 42 pouces 360 UK £ 19.54, produit américain similaire $ 25.49

Using a tripod behind a 16 inch MacBook Pro.
Utilisation d'un trépied derrière un MacBook Pro 16 pouces.

Un trépied a été l'un des premiers supports que j'ai décidé de tester. Ils ont une grande variabilité; vous pouvez régler la hauteur et déplacer facilement un trépied sur différents ordinateurs si vous avez un ordinateur portable et un bureau, ou dans différentes zones si vous prenez des appels à différents endroits de la journée. Si vous travaillez dans des cafés, par exemple, un trépied est une bonne option, car il est rapide et facile à installer: il vous suffit d'une surface plane. Vous pouvez également déplacer votre trépied indépendamment de votre ordinateur pour vous assurer que votre webcam est bien éclairée même si votre ordinateur n'est pas exposé à la lumière.

On the subject of light, you can purchase tripods that come with built in ring lights if your desk is not already well lit, but I’ve found that these are generally low-quality tripods attached to low-quality light rings, so you might be better off getting a regular, stable tripod and using a standard lamp, the flash from your phone (which you can control using Camo), or simply the natural light from a window (or the sun, if you’re outside), to improve light levels.

With that said, tripods are generally quite big and bulky. If desk space is tight, you might not be able to sacrifice the space for a tripod. In addition, while you can move your tripod to be in the best light, it’s a little trickier to get it close to your display than when using some other mounts, which can give the impression that you’re looking off to the side on your calls. Most tripods use a grip claw, which, depending on the strength of the grip, can be fiddly when putting your phone in or removing it.

You can use a tripod to the side of your computer if you don’t have space behind it. It’s more obvious that the camera is off to the side on the iMac than the Macbook
Vous pouvez utiliser un trépied sur le côté de votre ordinateur si vous n'avez pas d'espace derrière. Il est plus évident que l'appareil photo est sur le côté sur l'iMac que sur le Macbook

Les trépieds fonctionneront bien pour les personnes qui ne veulent qu'une seule monture, mais qui passent souvent à différents ordinateurs et ordinateurs portables ou à différents espaces de travail. À environ 25 $ pour un bon trépied, ce n'est pas l'option la moins chère, mais ce n'est pas trop cher non plus.

Bras flexibles

Produit testé : Support de téléphone Jumkeet Gooseneck, Royaume -Uni 18,99 $

Un bras flexible présente à la fois un trépied et un support de voiture. Vous pouvez le fixer sur votre écran, votre bureau ou tout autre objet pouvant être fixé (comme un support de moniteur ou un pot de fleurs). Contrairement à un trépied, il ne prend aucun espace de bureau et peut garder votre bureau sans encombrement s'il est fixé derrière votre ordinateur portable ou votre moniteur. Les bras flexibles offrent également un peu plus de flexibilité qu'un support d'écran, car vous pouvez déplacer le bras de haut en bas, d'un côté à l'autre pour trouver la position parfaite. Vous pouvez même plier le bras autour d'un coin si vous en avez besoin.

Here’s this flexible arm being used with a 16-inch Macbook Pro and an iMac. When used with a laptop, you can get a better angle than the built-in webcam, which is always going to be under your face, rather than parallel to it.
Voici ce bras flexible utilisé avec un Macbook Pro 16 pouces et un iMac. Lorsqu'il est utilisé avec un ordinateur portable, vous pouvez obtenir un meilleur angle que la webcam intégrée, qui sera toujours sous votre visage, plutôt que parallèle à celui-ci.

Flexible arms generally attach using two claws, so there are no permanent stickers, and I found the grip claws of the flexible arm I tested to be easier to take my phone in and out of than the desktop mounts and car mounts.

The flexible arm was very stable: the picture didn’t judder as I typed, and it was also pretty affordable. For me, this was by far the best mount to use for all laptops, and if you don’t want to use a magnetic sticker, it was the best option for desktops, too. The only requirement for these flexible arms is that you have something to clamp the arm to, so if you have a built-in desk, this type of mount might not work for you. You can see how I clamped the arm to the side of a desk when using it with a laptop, above. Here’s how I attached it to a couple of desktop computers:

I attached the mount to a computer stand on the left, and directly to the back of a monitor on the right.
J'ai attaché le support à un support d'ordinateur à gauche et directement à l'arrière d'un moniteur à droite.

Ventouses

Produit testé: Support de téléphone pour voiture MPOW Dashboard, Royaume - Uni 8,99 £, produit américain similaire 10,99 $

Ceux-ci ne fonctionneront tout simplement pas, à moins que vous ne les colliez à une fenêtre à proximité ou à l'écran de votre ordinateur (non, vraiment, ne faites pas cela). Sachez que certaines annonces sur Amazon impliquent qu'elles colleront à d'autres surfaces. Ils ne le feront pas!

Suction cup mounts might work for your car, but they’re not going to work on your computer
Les supports de ventouse peuvent fonctionner pour votre voiture, mais ils ne fonctionneront pas sur votre ordinateur

Supports autocollants

Produit testé: FLOVEME Magnetic Car Mount US $ 13.99, UK £ 12.16

Using a sticker/magnet mount with the telephoto lens of the iPhone XS Max
Utilisation d'un autocollant / support magnétique avec le téléobjectif de l'iPhone XS Max

Any mount that attaches directly to your monitor will let you get your phone webcam close to where the built in webcam is, providing a good angle for your calls. The main variable with these types of mounts is how they attach to your computer and your phone. Of the direct mounts I tried, the best option for desktop users was the sticker/magnet mount pictured above. You stick it to the back of your computer and can add the magnet to the back of a cheap phone case to quickly attach and remove your phone for calls. (Keep reading to see why you don’t want to stick it directly to your phone.)

Ils sont beaucoup moins encombrants que les trépieds, mais ils ne conviennent probablement pas aux ordinateurs portables si vous prévoyez de vous déplacer, car le support doit rester attaché à votre ordinateur et empêchera votre ordinateur portable de rentrer dans un étui. Vous pouvez essayer de décoller et de recoller votre support à chaque fois que vous utilisez votre webcam, mais cela réduira l'adhérence et risque que votre iPhone et le support tombent et soient endommagés.

Magnetic & MagSafe mounts

Produits testés:

  • Belkin iPhone Mount with MagSafe, UK £29.95, US $29.99
  • AUOTO Clip de support magnétique universel à montage latéral, Royaume - Uni £ 11.99, produit américain similaire $ 15.99
  • Support de téléphone universel IMstick, UK £ 20, US $ 25.25

Magnets, how do they work? However they do, they make it really easy to attach and remove your iPhone from its webcam mount. Some mounts were so simple they consisted of two magnets; one for the back of your iPhone, the other for the back of your monitor or laptop. You just stick your iPhone to your computer, and grab it off when your call ends. And while the Belkin mount reviewed here does not attach to a laptop with magnets, it uses Apple's MagSafe functionality to make attaching your iPhone quick and easy. A drawback for all of these, however, is that their angle is restricted to the angle of your screen.

Useful only for iPhone and MacBook users, Belkin’s MagSafe mount debuted alongside the release of macOS Ventura’s Continuity Camera feature. While there is of course plenty to say about how Continuity stacks up against Camo, I've also been looking forward to putting this mount through its paces to see how it compares to the other solutions explored in this guide. One thing that already puts it ahead of the other mounts in this category is not having to attach magnets like silver leeches to my laptop.

As expected, the Belkin connected firmly to the circular MagSafe zone in the middle of both the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro Max that I used for this test. I liked that it could easily be oriented in either landscape or portrait orientations, though changing from one to the other required removing the setup from the laptop screen and either twisting the mount firmly or removing entirely to reorient it. Rotating the phone while it was mounted - as the video on the Belkin site shows - could not be replicated without knocking the whole arrangement from its perch. And though the MagSafe connection is strong, it doesn’t snap to any particular axis. Sometimes when it looked like the mount was attached exactly parallel to the orientation of the phone, I found when mounting it on the screen that it was off kilter, and had to readjust. Not a huge deal, apart from the illusory Belkin visuals.

Placing the mount on top of the screen is fairly straightforward, with a small plastic foot that folds out and hooks onto the top of your laptop. I tested the mount on both a 14-inch MacBook Pro and a 13-inch MacBook Air, and found - unsurprisingly - that it fit more snugly on the thicker frame of the Pro. That said, it did not feel especially precarious on the narrower Air.

On both laptops, it was simple to line up the camera lens with the centre of the screen, a big advantage over the side-mounting solutions for maintaining a good eyeline. Still, since it works only on MacBooks, it would be impossible for all but the shortest users to avoid capturing video from an unattractive low angle (this was slightly better when the phone is mounted in portrait, since the camera lens was higher).

 Having the mounted phone placed below you may be fine for informal video conversations, but for professional purposes I would recommend that you place the laptop on some books or a box to raise the phone lens to eye level.
Having the mounted phone placed below you may be fine for informal video conversations, but for professional purposes I would recommend that you place the laptop on some books or a box to raise the phone lens to eye level.

Raising your laptop as shown above is also about practicality - it keeps the screen of your laptop as close to vertical as possible, something I found to be fairly important when using all of the mounts in this category. As you’d expect from hanging something as substantial as an iPhone to the top or side of your MacBook screen, the centre of gravity shifts quite dramatically as the screen moves away from perpendicular.

In the spirit of science, I attempted to measure the precise angles at which the screens of both laptops began to collapse backward with either of the two iPhones mounted. Using a goniometer, I found that for the combination of MacBook Pro/iPhone 13 Max, the widest angle at which it remained steady for me was about 113°. With the iPhone 13, that expanded just a bit to 119°.

Knowing these angles has two upshots. First, if you tend to work with your laptop literally in your lap, with the screen leaning back fairly far (unflattering angle be damned), the mount and phone combination will yank the screen all the way back, with the laptop possibly headed for the floor. Second, even when working with your laptop situated firmly on a desk in front of you, it is important to remember the physics at play. Twice in one morning I pulled the screen slightly forward to reach something behind the laptop, only to have it slam loudly shut like a bear trap, with my phone (mount firmly attached) rocketed into my lap. No harm done to the laptop, though I don’t like the idea of subjecting it to such violence on a regular basis.

In conclusion, I appreciated the convenient size and quality build of the Belkin mount, and if I conducted mostly informal video calls on my MacBook, I could see myself just keeping it attached to my iPhone for easy transport and quick deployment (the integrated ring/kickstand is also a nice touch, though it doesn’t really factor into how I carry and use my phone on a daily basis). But what keeps this mount from being a solid recommend across the board is the fact that it required extra care to keep my laptop from slamming open or shut, as well as its specificity to iPhones (and only the later MagSafe generations) and MacBooks. Just as Camo works across platforms and devices, our ideal mount would be useful for both desktops and laptops, and both new and older iPhones and Android devices.

The other mounts in this category also score points for ease of use and compactness, but they leave little room for variability - once you’ve stuck the magnets in place, that’s where you need to keep your webcam. And though these magnets held pretty well, there was a very small amount of wobbling when typing on a laptop (realistically, no more that you’d get when using the built-in webcam). Like the Belkin, they're best used with the screen as close to vertical as possible; however, for these you'll also need to keep magnets stuck to your phone (or phone case) and computer. If this idea fills you with horror then you’ll want to look for a different type of attachment.

If you’re going to stick anything on your laptop, a magnet will be less bulky than a car mount, but be aware that they might be difficult to remove.
Si vous allez coller quoi que ce soit sur votre ordinateur portable, un aimant sera moins volumineux qu'un support de voiture, mais sachez qu'il peut être difficile à retirer.

I stuck the magnet to a silicone case for my iPhone, rather than directly to the phone or to a leather case (because stickers will probably damage the leather, and I didn’t want to risk marking my phone), and here’s what happened when I removed the magnet:

Good thing I didn’t stick it directly to my phone! I removed this eventually with a little bit of oil, but it wasn’t fun.
Good thing I didn’t stick it directly to my phone! I removed this eventually with a little bit of oil, but it wasn’t fun.

J'ai réussi à faire fonctionner ce support magnétique avec un iMac. Un gros inconvénient de ce support était qu'il n'était pas possible de fixer l'iPhone à l'arrière, vous ne pouvez donc utiliser la caméra selfie qu'avec ce support. Vous ne pouvez pas non plus régler l'angle de l'iPhone lorsque vous utilisez ce support, de sorte que l'image est légèrement décalée d'un côté.

I had to use the Selfie camera rather than attach it backwards (the left shows the attachment you want) so the quality of the picture was reduced.
J'ai dû utiliser la caméra Selfie plutôt que de la fixer en arrière (la gauche montre la pièce jointe que vous souhaitez), de sorte que la qualité de l'image a été réduite.

The second magnetic mount I tried was much more flexible. The IMstick phone mount was made up of one magnet attached to a wire, and a metal disk to stick to the back of your phone.

Vous devez coller au moins un aimant pour que cela fonctionne, que ce soit sur votre téléphone ou votre ordinateur, mais l'autre peut être maintenu en place par le fil. Vous pouvez voir comment j'ai attaché le support à mon ordinateur à l'aide du fil ci-dessous.

It’s a little hard to see in the picture on the left, but I attached the mount to my computer by looping the wires over the front and around the back.
C'est un peu difficile à voir sur la photo de gauche, mais j'ai attaché le support à mon ordinateur en bouclant les fils à l'avant et à l'arrière.

C'est une assez bonne option si vous voulez de la flexibilité ou si vous avez une situation de montage délicate. Cela ne prend pas beaucoup de place, et bien qu'il soit un peu fastidieux de configurer la monture, une fois que vous l'avez fait, il est facile de rentrer et de sortir votre téléphone.

J'avais l'impression que mon téléphone était sécurisé, mais j'ai remarqué qu'il vacillait un peu plus que le support qui utilisait à la fois des autocollants et un aimant, j'ai donc préféré le support FLOVEME à celui-ci, bien que si vous voulez déplacer un peu votre webcam , vous préférerez peut-être celui-ci.

Supports fendus

Produit testé: support de téléphone portable YUYITEK, UK £ 14.99, US $ 14.99

These let you rest your phone in place, rather than holding it securely. As such, they’re easy to get your phone in and out of, but they will wobble when you type. I found it was more difficult to get a good angle when using this slotted holder than with any other mount, as the phone couldn’t be adjusted as easily with these mounts, and would often fall into a different position, anyway.

Using this slotted holder with the phone in landscape and portrait. It takes a bit of maneuvering to get the phone at the right angle, and you risk jogging it out of the holder as soon as you start typing.
Using this slotted holder with the phone in landscape and portrait. It takes a bit of maneuvering to get the phone at the right angle, and you risk jogging it out of the holder as soon as you start typing.

Le support à fente se fixe à l'ordinateur avec un clip très robuste. J'ai pu attacher ceci à mon iMac, mais étant donné l'arrière incurvé de l'ordinateur, le laisser là pendant une longue période pourrait le faire se déclencher de manière inattendue. Je ne voulais même pas essayer d'utiliser ce clip avec mon ordinateur portable, car la fixation du clip est si serrée qu'elle semblait endommager l'écran.

I didn’t try this slotted holder on my laptop, as I felt the clip could cause damage to the screen. Reviewers of this product seemed to have the opposite problem.
Je n'ai pas essayé ce support à fente sur mon ordinateur portable, car je sentais que le clip pouvait endommager l'écran. Les évaluateurs de ce produit semblaient avoir le problème opposé.

Cardan

Produit testé: stabilisateur portatif à cardan Zhiyun Smooth 4 3 axes, UK £ 89.00, US $ 99.00

I tried out this gimbal with a 16 inch Macbook Pro and an iMac.
J'ai essayé ce cardan avec un Macbook Pro 16 pouces et un iMac.

I tried using a gimbal as a webcam, but it was a pretty impractical choice. The height of the gimbal isn’t adjustable, so you’ll either end up with your camera too high, or too low for your screen (as the image above shows, this works a little better with a laptop than a desktop, but neither is ideal). Yes, your gimbal will keep your phone stabilised while it’s being held, but, provided you're not moving your webcam around while you're talking, there really isn’t any benefit to this feature for webcam purposes. Additionally, the gimbal I used periodically turned itself off, causing the phone to drop down, and inserting an iPhone XS Max into the gimbal kept triggering SOS calls. You’d also need to keep your gimbal charged in advance of your calls.

Si vous avez déjà un cardan et que vous êtes catégorique sur le fait que vous ne voulez pas encore un autre accessoire technologique, essayez certainement, mais vous voudrez peut-être commencer par un appel décontracté plutôt qu'une réunion importante .

Stations d'accueil et claviers intelligents pour iPhone

Produits testés:

  • Apple lightning dock US $49.00, UK, £49.00
  • Apple Smart Keyboard Folio UK £ 179.00, US $ 179.00

Si vous avez une station d'accueil pour votre iPhone, vous pouvez l'utiliser, ou vous pouvez utiliser un iPad si vous avez un étui qui fonctionne comme un support. Aucun ne vous donnera un très bon angle, mais les deux fonctionnent. Vous devrez également utiliser la caméra selfie pour ces deux options, sauf si vous trouvez un moyen d'élever votre appareil au niveau de la tête.

Both of these options might work a little better on a laptop, but there’s no getting around the unflattering angle.
Ces deux options pourraient fonctionner un peu mieux sur un ordinateur portable, mais il est impossible de contourner l'angle peu flatteur.

Fortune / bricolage

Et si vous avez besoin d'un support de webcam maintenant et que vous n'avez rien de ce qui précède? Nous avons fait un peu d'expérimentation et avons découvert que le meilleur stand de fortune peut être pavé avec une pile de livres et une tasse de café / boîte en carton:

I made this stand in about 3 minutes by cutting a slot in the top of a coffee cup. You could also use a small cardboard box.
J'ai fait ce support en environ 3 minutes en coupant une fente dans le haut d'une tasse de café. Vous pouvez également utiliser une petite boîte en carton.

It’s bulky, it doesn’t look great, and your phone might wobble around a bit if you’re doing a lot of typing, but it’s a quick and easy solution to start using your phone as a webcam today.

Vous avez un meilleur stand de fortune? Vous avez trouvé une meilleure monture? Faites-le nous savoir dans les commentaires ci-dessous.

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commentaires (19)

SmallRig also makes a variety of mounts and cages that can work if you are using a spare phone and want something more permanent. Their magic arm combined with any number of other desk, ceiling, tripod mounts can be perfect for any situation.

I found my old Samsung NOTE and S20 Ultra make amazing cameras - even with cracked screens :-)

One note for me, I found that some tables/mounts are prone to shock and can make the camera bounce... just something to be aware of.

Thank you Dean! We put a stabilization mode into Camo (it's under the "framing" options) to deal with issues we saw in wobbly tables and standing desks.

The two best mounts I've found (for me) are from Doolkin on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09WTD517N/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A303MVJ19XSJH1&th=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BHKH74WC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A303MVJ19XSJH1&psc=1

The first has a great feature in you can remove the arm and buy another magnet and use it on multiple devices. The one issues is that you may not get as much adjustment on the angle so make sure you mount it after testing the angle.

The second one has a mount that allows you to swivel it all the way around which means I can use either the selfie camera or the back cameras! But, it is a sticker mount and isn't removable to move to another device. That may not be a big deal but I've messaged the manufacturer and asked them to combine the two. That with Camo Studio would be AMAZING.

Its not an amazon find, and its often out of stock - but for 24.99 canadian this mount/ring light combo from Ikea is pretty solid - ive been using it for a while, and the ring and arm use 1/4" - 20 threads, so in theory you could use them with a ton of photography clamps etc.

https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/p/lanespelare-ring-light-with-phone-holder-30514357/

Hello,

Just as this article does, I was also looking to find the "best" way to mount a phone on a laptop or monitor. I guess the difference is that I was not willing to buy and try all the mounts available out there :). Nonetheless, thanks for the great, in-depth review.

All that said, I thought I would develop one myself, starting with a few requirements. It has to work in any setting: primarily on laptops and monitors but also on standup tables and workbenches, in the car, on a server rack, on a wall and other furniture. It must be usable with any type of phone, whether in a case or without one. It must have exactly zero tightening knobs or levers. It must be cool - for some reason (I am guessing the reason is cost) all mounts I've seen are monochromatic or in a gray scale at best. Anyone with enough patience and some minimum engineering skills :) should be able to make one at home using common materials. The design must be easy to update and the changes easily implemented.

The result is a 3D-printed phone mounting system. If you're curious to see, I placed some pictures on my web site: https://rail-mounted.com/.

There's a contact page on that site if you want to let me know your thoughts.

Thanks, gabriel

Great article and a lot of helpful suggestions, just none of them worked for me.

I ended up using some velcro locking strips I had around the house.

I was able to cut a strip in half and mount my iPhone SE (1st gen) on top of my monitor. This is a clean look and no wobble. Also, low cost.

Thank you so much for this article. Buying anything is such a hassle for me, and this is exactly the sort of homework I do before getting anything. Appreciate it!

An expensive alternative but one worth considering if you want to add a mic and you are using an M1 based Apple computer is the Sennheiser MKE 200 Mobile Kit

Another vote for Mountie. Been using for over a year with my iPhone 11 then 12 and never had any issue with it pulling my Macbook screen down. I usually mount it to the top so that the camera is directly above the Facetime camera. Fantastic.

This is seriously one of the most thoughtful articles I have seen any brand/company post. This is exactly what I was looking for. Having just paid for lifetime premium, I was looking for a more permanent solution to attach a spare phone to my LG 5k display. I ended up choosing the FLOVEME Sticker mount, as it was perfect for my use case.

In general, I am blown away at the attention to detail and app quality, both on iOS and MacOS, with Camo. I am excited for more amazing development from this team on this product. I hope more and more people support your team. Great work

Hi - have you checked out the Mountie or Mountie+ by Ten One Design?

I've had my eye on them for a while now, and having just signed up for Camo today also treated myself to a Mountie. Will let you know how well it works once it arrives in a few weeks.

Thank you, please do! We're wary of devices like Mountie that clip to the screen. As we noted in the article, these pulled our laptop screen down or pulled the laptop over, and they put the device to one side of the screen, rather than just above the eyeline. That said, if you have one of the smaller phones and one of the larger laptops, it'd probably be fine. Just don't damage that screen!!!

I've been using a selfie-stick velcro-strapped to my monitor stand (LG 5K) It's a little wobbly when adjusting, but it's height-adjustable and I can flip the phone around easily.

I don't usually comment on articles, but this one was so well written and really helped me, thank you so much!

Hey cool -- I was messing around with my own setup for videos/blogging and was thinking there has to be other ways to use my old iPhone as a webcam.

Currently using a desk mount - but intrigued by what you put on the monitor mounts and mechanical arms.

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Really helpful article. Thank you so much!

Thank you! 👍

This article rules -- super great stuff!

Thank you! 🙂

Brilliant article - put me, I hope, on the right track!

An incredibly well-researched and resourceful article. Thank you for saving us hours of time from being drowned in endless “recommendations” and marketing websites

Great article, but an important note about your TL;DR recommended flex arm. The clip that hold your phone is pretty shallow and if you have a case of any substance at all on your phone, you'll struggle to keep it in there. Mine is relatively minimal, but thick enough that if I jiggle my desk a bit, my phone will sometimes come shooting out of it. Taking my case on and off negates a lot of the convenience of the spring-loaded clip in the first place.

Studio Neat's Glif is a bit pricey, but impossible to beat for quality and function and works with any case you could imagine: https://www.studioneat.com/products/glif

I took apart a $5 gooseneck lamp and glued a 1/4" tripod thread to make a Gif-based mount I'm pretty pleased with overall. FWIW.

Thank you! Great tip. 🙂

Another webcam mount: https://www.amazon.com/AboveTEK-Aluminum-Folding-Display-Reception/dp/B074PFVVBH

Thank you!


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