Otter Box Defender Tripod Mount
After getting an iPhone 4s so I could have a good backup camera with me at all times, I wanted to make sure I didn't immediately break the thing. The Otter Box Defender case is about the best protection you can get against droppage, but it makes your phone much bigger. With most iPhone tripod mounts relying on your phone being naked (which is ridiculous), I looked for something that was affordable and could hold the girth of the iPhone+Defender goliath. After a bout of despair, I noticed the Defender came with a plastic holster that could be re-purposed as a tripod mount. Problem solved!PARTS LIST
Otter Box holster (comes with Otter Box Defender)
1x 1/4" machine screw, 1 3/4" long
2x 1/4" washers
1x 1/4" coupling nut, 3/4" long
TOOLS NEEDED
vise (optional)
drill
various drill bits
screwdriver
7/16" wrench
For camera rigs that may work well with your smartphone, check out the Table Dolly Junior, Trolley Dolly and Mini Camera Stabilizer.
Comments
here's a film i made using your method with a slight change and used thee iphone as a action sport camera like a GoPro .
it turned out quite good except the part the iphone flew of the grip lol survived though ill definitely use this method again .
check out the video comments much appreciated :D
I really like this build, but I don't think it's going to work with my case. I was thinking of building something like a small A-clamp mounted to a suction cup or something along those lines. How do you feel about that? Any thoughts?