{"id":11978,"date":"2026-10-21T05:04:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T03:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2026\/10\/21\/could-this-tiny-affordable-tabletop-tripod-be-an-ideal-smartphone-vlogging-setup\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T05:04:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T03:04:56","slug":"could-this-tiny-affordable-tabletop-tripod-be-an-ideal-smartphone-vlogging-setup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2026\/10\/21\/could-this-tiny-affordable-tabletop-tripod-be-an-ideal-smartphone-vlogging-setup\/","title":{"rendered":"Could This Tiny, Affordable Tabletop Tripod Be an Ideal Smartphone Vlogging Setup?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nofilmschool.com\/media-library\/king-instant-pod-ip-350.jpg?id=68485907&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1500&amp;coordinates=160%2C0%2C160%2C0\"><\/p>\n<p>While it likely can&#8217;t handle an ARRI ALEXA or a Blackmagic URSA Cine, this tiny, affordable desktop tripod might be a surprisingly easy way to take on small vlogging and video projects.<\/p>\n<p>Designed to be as about as tiny and lightweight as possible, this new desktop tripod from the Japanese company Asanuma Shokai looks to be a nice option to consider for your smartphone setups, particularly for those who are shooting vlog-style or desktop types of projects.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s check out this tiny, affordable, yet likely capable desktop tripod and its unique automatic leg-spreading support.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>The King Instant Pod IP-350<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"b548f582fb05cbbcbd1ab303b6acda3a\" style=\"display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"auto\" lazy-loadable=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9bKosjYJAxk?rel=0\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Again, this isn\u2019t major filmmaking gear, but it\u2019s a fun little desktop tripod that could serve the right purposes for the right projects. What\u2019s most unique about this tiny tripod is its automatic leg-spreading mechanism, which spreads the legs when it touches the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The legs will extend automatically, which should help with quick access and setup. The tripod will also come with a smartphone holder that will allow it to be used as a tabletop tripod, a camera grip for selfies and video recording, or perhaps a lighting stand\u2014or pretty much anything else you could imagine.<\/p>\n<p>The tripod also includes a Bluetooth-enabled remote shutter for smartphones and features 360-degree rotation in its ball head, so the phone&#8217;s angle should have a full range of flexibility.<\/p>\n<h3>Price and Availability<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"4d3249a6b11b3caf9fa666d114455d3c\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" id=\"20307\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nofilmschool.com\/media-library\/image.jpg?id=68485894&amp;width=980\"><\/p>\n<p>Overall, a solid, yet not groundbreaking, piece of small gear that could be worth the low-end investment, as it\u2019s set to retail on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asanumashoukai.co.jp\/c\/store\/tripod\/small-tripod\/4906238830197\" target=\"_blank\"><u> company\u2019s website for just under $30,<\/u><\/a> with units expected to start shipping soon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Author: Jourdan Aldredge<br \/>\nThis article comes from <i>No Film School<\/i> and can be <a href=\"https:\/\/nofilmschool.com\/king-desktop-tripod\" target=\"_blank\"><b>read on the original site.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While it likely can&#8217;t handle an ARRI ALEXA or a Blackmagic URSA Cine, this tiny, affordable desktop tripod might be a surprisingly easy way to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_customify_content_layout":"","_customify_sidebar":"","_customify_page_header_display":"","_customify_disable_header":"","_customify_disable_header_top":"","_customify_disable_header_main":"","_customify_disable_header_bottom":"","_customify_disable_page_title":"","_customify_disable_content_vertical_padding":"","_customify_disable_footer_top":"","_customify_disable_footer_main":"","_customify_disable_footer_bottom":"","_customify_breadcrumb_display":"","_customify_header_transparent_display":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[38,37,43,42,39,40,44,41,36],"class_list":["post-11978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video-news","tag-editing","tag-film","tag-guide","tag-info","tag-news","tag-tips","tag-topics","tag-tricks","tag-video"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Brokenmount","author_link":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/author\/sysop\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/category\/video-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Video and Film News<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"While it likely can&#8217;t handle an ARRI ALEXA or a Blackmagic URSA Cine, this tiny, affordable desktop tripod might be a surprisingly easy way to&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11978\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}