Best Overhead Camera Setup for YouTube (Arkon Mount Review)

That's truly a great tool to use! Been looking for that type of tool instead of a C Stand etc. Great tips here! Thanks!

A smallrig to fix a camera with a big lens : impossible, i just can fix a quite small mic.

Hello dear.
Please, I need this tripod
Pls can I purchase and you ship to me?
I will appreciate your redponse

Any suggestions that don't clamp to a table? I do art and the table will wobble....

better off jerry-ringing one when it has supports on left and right so you dont have to deal with a bar in front of you or having to flip the video 180 degrees because you have the camera recording wrong way round.

Works with phonr???

One thing that you didn't mention is that the camera will always be shaking because it's attached to the table and everytime you put your hands or something on table, it will shake.

This is probably a dumb question. Do you flip the video so it's not upside down when you edit the video?

nice slide into the frame, loved it 👍🏼

I needed this one.

235 bucks haha you guys are insane.

Do you have a video for the best mount that clips to the table/desk? I don’t want overhead videos for my channel.

What's the difference between Arkscan and Arkon?

Is it possible to put this rig on a tripod that has wheels? I want to find a way to be able to roll the setup around.

Bro that first shot 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Hi - does anybody knows where yo buy ring light to this setup?

Wow from $170 in 2021 to now costing $223 in 2023... Hello Inflation...

So, I don't want to tie up my phone shooting videos. I would like to sit and record while watching what I am recording on my computer. This set up would also be used to run live online classes. I 'd like to see my students while making sure I can see my work surface..

The clamp isn't $13 any more though it's now around $20

It's the perfect seismometer.

The link you shared doesn’t work..

I love this

I can see the camera shaking when you either touch the table or you put something down onto the table or pick it up from the table. I think best case scenario is to have the mount not attached to the table.

This would require a super steady desk, otherwise a little desk shake, would show up on the video and require a lengthy post process to stabilize the image.

can you recommend a very light vesa arm for the monitor (3.5-5kg)?

No free shipping to UAE :-(

any suggestions for something much lighter, just to hold my iphon? i like the clamping setup style
. Thank you :)

I dont recommend any tripods that are adjusted on the same table you work on. When the table shakes, everything else shakes too. I have a very stable table, but still whenever I switch pens, that little movement makes the table shake... I prefer having the tripod or holder or whatever one is using adjusted on something close to the table.

The best product ever ! Thanks for sharing this man. You simply rock

Thanks for your review! This is just what I was looking for as I begin my art streaming journey! I used your coupon as well! thanks!

Nice camera mount for filming, thanks for the review.

When doing an painting video and tapping on a canvas, what will prevent the table from wiggling causing the camera also wiggle also???

Have you done a vid on lighting the top down shot?

Can it do portrait orientation?

Hello. I thought I asked this question before, but I guess I neglected to hit the comment button. I am trying to film in my very small kitchen. I have a tripod which is quite heavy duty. I cannot connect anything to the counter top which is actually a stainless steel counter height table on wheels; reason being is that the camera will shake from any activity done on the counter, like using the stand mixer. I can't afford an expensive setup atm, so I am wondering what would I need to convert the tripod into a stable overhead camera rig? Thanks!

I just use a microphone boom arm with a mic thread to 1/4 adapter for overhead shots. They are designed to hold up weight (does just fine with my m50 and m6) and they are really cheap (maybe $40 - I just had one around).

Hey where are you guys located I have a better design for a stand

Anyone know where to purchase this item in the UK?

How does this compare to the slik creator studio top down version?

How prevent shakes when using top down mount to the table.

I currently use a 🗜 mount that I love for my iPad/iPhone for overhead filming. I never have issues with it wobbling unless I actually hit the mount itself accidentally which rarely happens so I don’t expect this will wobble in use. But I haven’t decided if this is what I want. I’m in the middle of studio remodel and I’m adding an M50 Mark ii for videos and looking for the best setup for my overheads which is my primary video style.

You had me from the second you slid into frame! Well done!

Not useful for video work. The table surface will move and that movement is transferred into the ARKON mount and onto your video. Better off with a couple of C-Stands, grip arm, Gobo and 3/8"-16 adapter to mount head and camera. Allows for both isolation and more versatile coverage.

Does this work with iPhones

I already like you. :)

Mount doesn’t match the Amazon link

Very informative video. Care to share which Arkon Overhead Camera Mount model did you use in this video? tks

Does this camera stand support the Logitech c920