hey guys what's up and welcome back to
the channel now if you are new here
thank you for stopping by and do
consider subscribing to the channel for
more content like this. today I am going
to be reviewing this portable
teleprompter right so this is not a
sponsored video and I've actually been
using this product for the last two
years now actually bought this because a
client had requested it on set and I
looked into the cost of renting one for
a couple of days and it turned out that
the cost of rental for about three days
would actually purchase this so I
decided to just buy one instead and that
was a good call because I've used this a
ton of time since I've actually bought
it this teleprompter was made by
teleprompter pad and it comes with this
carrying bag as well as a remote control
that you can use with their app so
they've got a free app that is
compatible with Android and iOS devices
that you can download from the App
Stores. now this product is designed for
smaller handheld cameras like DSLRs and
camcorders the assembly is quite easy
and once it's put together it looks like
this and there's a link in the
description to show you how you can
assemble this from scratch now the frame
on this is made from metal so it's just
metal components throughout and that
gives you confidence when you're gonna
be putting your you know DSLR your
expensive cameras on here and you're
gonna have your tablet or whatever on
there as well, so that gives you confidence
that this is not going to break out and
flake out on you so the camera is
mounted on this platform here and it's
secured by a screw underneath here, there
is flexibility depending on your camera
and lens setup so you can adjust to suit
using these various holes underneath
here this whole setup is then mounted to
a tripod via the mounting plate which
you attach here and then you attach this
whole setup on to your tripod I would
definitely recommend using quick release
plates for a camera and also to mount it
to the tripod especially if you're gonna
be switching out this setup often now
the mirrored screen sits on a hinge and
it gives you 90 degrees of freedom and
this allows you to adjust your angle of
viewing and it also allows you to fold
it out of the way when you're not using
it so it's perfect for storage the hood
is attached to the lens with a
drawstring and just a word of caution
try not to draw the string around the
focus ring especially if you're gonna be
using autofocus now if you have a camera
with a flip-out screen that might be an
issue because what's gonna happen is
that the screen and the hood is gonna be
blocking that monitor so you won't be
able to see yourself so you might have
to figure out a workaround where you
might get an external monitor even
mounted at the top or at the front so
you can see what you're doing if you
really need to and the final piece of
the puzzle is to place your smartphone or
your tablet into position and just bear
in mind that a maximum size for your
tablet would be 8 by 10 inches or it
might not be able to fit in here so the
next thing you need to do is switch to
mirror mode on your auto cue app and
you're good to go now I'm not going to
delve into the apps in this video but
I'm gonna link out to a couple of apps
one from teleprompter pad Pro which I
say it is free another one that I use
that's called prom smart Pro I'll link
to them in the description below
right so the three main things that I
like about this teleprompter is one the
build quality very sturdy happy with
that - it's the ease of use on setup
it's pretty easy to setup and it's easy
to take down and the third thing is a
value for money this thing wasn't as
expensive as a lot of the other
competitors out there that offer the
same thing or something similar right so
there are a couple things to look out
for try not to lose the securing screw
that came with this because it's
slightly shorter than the ones that you
have knocking about in your camera bag
and it makes a huge difference it stops
the camera from spinning on top here
because the plate is not that thick the
second thing is to try to avoid using
this in direct sunlight or it could be a
pain to try to read the screen it might
not even be readable at all depending on
the angle of the Sun in relation to the
screen and that wraps up this review
guys I've added the links to all the
hardware and all the apps that I use
with this particular setup if you found
this video helpful go tap that like
button leave any questions or comments
in the comment section and I'll see you
on the next video peace