ChargerCity SLR Smartphone Hot Shoe Flash Camera Mount (1 of 5)

I know a number of you are using the DSLR Controller app and the TP-Link wireless hack I posted awhile back to control and monitor your camera. The problem is that there aren’t a lot of cheap simple ways to mount the TP-link or your phone (unless you count velcro). I try to keep an eye out for new mounting options as they show up and found the DSLR Smartphone Hot Shoe Mount adapter (above) for a little less than $15.

ChargerCity SLR Smartphone Hot Shoe Flash Camera Mount (3 of 5)

The Smartphone Hot Shoe Mount comes with a 1/4 20 shoe adapter with a ball head and spring loaded clamp. Unfortunately the adapter clamp doesn’t quite open up enough to hold a Nexus 7 tablet in place but it is large enough to hold a 5 inch Smartphone for those HTC and Samsung users.

If you want to use the adapter on a rig or friction arm, the shoe adapter on the bottom of the unit has female threads making it easy to adapt. That combined with the ball head gives you a lot of adjustment flexibility.

ChargerCity SLR Smartphone Hot Shoe Flash Camera Mount (4 of 5)

While most of the Smartphone Hot Shoe Mount is made out of plastic it does seem to be reasonably solid. The clamp feels nice and sturdy and the adjustment thumb nut on the ball head snugs up nice and tight. This isn’t something you’ll want to take into extreme conditions but for $14.95 it feels reasonably solid.

ChargerCity SLR Smartphone Hot Shoe Flash Camera Mount (5 of 5)

The rubberized grip and spring tension on the adapter clamp give it a solid hold on my rather heavy Droid 4. If I have some time tonight maybe I’ll give this a shake test with one of my old broken android phones and see how good of a grip it really has. Even if it doesn’t stand up the Smartphone Hot Shoe Mount still seems like a reasonably decent option for the price.

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