I’m starting to do more videos reviews of products and needed to find a way to do better top down videos. This was my previous setup:
![Marco Tran The Simple Entrepreneur Using Tripod for Top Down Vidos](https://cdn.marcotran.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Marco-Tran-The-Simple-Entrepreneur-Using-Tripod-for-Top-Down-Vidos-576x1024.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
I had a tripod connected to an extension arm and the YI 4K+ camera attached to the end. This is the camera that I have:
It worked out OK, but it did take up a bit of room. Using this setup meant I wasn’t able to sit down in front of the camera but I instead I had to stand up and do the video reviews that way.
I came across the the SmallRig clamp with a 1/4″ screw ball when I noticed it on sale. Here’s how the SmallRig looks like:
![Marco Tran The Simple Entrepreneur SmallRig Clamp](https://cdn.marcotran.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Marco-Tran-The-Simple-Entrepreneur-SmallRig-Clamp-1024x576.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
![Marco Tran The Simple Entrepreneur SmallRig Clamp Side](https://cdn.marcotran.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Marco-Tran-The-Simple-Entrepreneur-SmallRig-Clamp-Side-1024x576.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
So with this SmallRig clamp, you can clamp it to the edge of a desk, pole or in my case I plan to clamp it to the microphone stand. You can check out this video my review.
This is how the final setup looks like:
![Marco Tran The Simple Entrepreneur SmallRig Clamp Microphone Stand Setup](https://cdn.marcotran.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Marco-Tran-The-Simple-Entrepreneur-SmallRig-Clamp-Microphone-Stand-Setup-1024x576.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
If you need one of these you can get it below:
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I am an entrepreneur based in Sydney Australia. I was born in Vietnam, grew up in Italy and currently residing in Australia. I started my first business venture Advertise Me from a random idea and have never looked back since. My passion is in the digital space, affiliate marketing, fitness and I launched several digital products. You will find these on the portfolio page.
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