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By Lancashire Lass (Lancashire, UK)
This little gadget would be great if it did what it says on the box, but it doesn't. It certainly looks the part and is substantially built; however, the suction foot does not work very well. I tried the suction cup on a variety of surfaces: my desk (laminated `cherry wood-effect), a metal filing cabinet (ever so slight rough surface), plastic electrical trunking/conduit (quite smooth) and finally I stuck the little blighter to the glass window (quite new, clean and not visibly scratched). In all cases, expect for the glass window, the suction lasted for mere seconds; on the window the thing stuck for 2 hours (I timed it). I was so delighted that the suction cup/foot had held for so long that I pulled on it to see if it was stuck or merely clinging on for dear life - no, to my surprise, it was well and truly stuck. However, within a couple of minutes the whole thing came crashing onto my desk!
Having studied the suction cup/grip and mechanism controlling the `suck' action, it seems to me that the little `push down' catch, which applies the `pull force' necessary to suck the cup/foot away from the attachment surface and thus create a partial vacuum, does not pull the cup/foot far enough away from the attachment surface - in fact it barely applies any suction force at all. If the cup is pushed down onto a clean, smooth surface and then manually pulled to apply the suction force then the cup/foot holds quite well, so the problem is not the cup/foot per se rather the `catch'/pull mechanism.
Before you think I ought to be carted away in a straight jacket.... yes, I do have a life and do not spend my time testing gadgets to their limits, but I also like to get to the bottom of why potentially useful gadgets turn out to be totally useless and a waste of money.
Even though the specifications on the packaging of this gadget say that it can support up to 500 gram loads, I would not entrust even my cheapest little camera to this suction holder system.
In summary, another great idea that doesn't work as specified.
By Pete H (London)
This was for dashboard mounting a v. small camera, but the suction cup will only work on perfectly flat glass or similar, Very smooth impervious material. I have a cheap toy robot that walks up windows better than this. As such I've found that there are stick-on dashboard plates available for Sat-Navs that might work. They could have included one here. The swivel mount itself is reasonable for small cameras.
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The item is cheap enough that's why i gave it 2 stars, but it does not do the job it is disigned for, The ball scoket only allows slight angle movement. At the maxium ajustment points the camera points in the air and not infront of the vehicle. This items is disigned for flat straight windscreens and not angle ones.
By Wonderwall (London)
Ideal for mounting my Flip video camera inside my car. Surprisingly strong suction, but unsure how long it will stay sucked on. Neat/cheap accessory which I'd recommend.
By Daniel L. Soper (UK)
The suction cup is decent on a suitable platform, but the actual ball and socket head is incapable of supporting the weight that is claimed of it.
My camera weighs 470g, according to its manual.
This mount claims to be capable of carrying up to 500g.
Yet the mount will not keep the camera pointing in the right direction, unless that direction is nearly horizontal.
For a much smaller camera, this issue may not arise. But it should be noted that the 500g max that is claimed for this mount is a considerable exaggeration.
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