So, I never expected that a discussion about the desire for a simple mount that can tilt on a horizontal axis would be described as nonsense or erupt into such a kerfuffle. I apologize for my part in the distraction that followed. The upshot was that I never quite got to conclude the discussion I was trying to initiate in the first place, which was to talk about how many of us would welcome a small discreet, adhesive mount with a ball joint similar to the small adhesive two axis mount JooVuu already sells.
I'm sure all of us who are considering the purchase of the JooVuu-X are interested in a stealthy windshield mount to complement the stealthy nature of the camera itself. Clearly, from the commentary many people would like to have a small mount that is adjustable on any axis and as versatile as possible, along with being highly secure on the glass, no matter what kind of abrupt shock our vehicles may encounter..
Currently, there is really only one small adhesive-attached tripod style dash cam mount on the market, a generic from China. It was designed for the average rectangular box shaped Chinese dash cam that has been on the market since the early days but it is much too tall to achieve the kind of stealthiness many of us are after and the base is too wide for some. As a result the camera hangs down too low from the mount and ends up being far more visible than it really needs to be. Such a mount was never designed for a small stealthy, matchbox shaped dash cam along the lines of a Mobius, C3 or the JooVuu-X. Nevertheless, it's virtually the only choice if you want a small adhesive backed mount with a universally adjustable ball and socket style tripod thread mount.
What I would love to see is a similar trimmed down version this mount that can achieve the same results but would be miniaturized to match the nature of a matchbox type camera like JooVuu-X or Mobius. The idea would be for a mount that would be small, stealthy, simple, sturdy and inexpensive to manufacture and purchase. While a "game changer" mount is something we would all love to see in the future and a strong magnetic mount may also be highly desirable, here the plan wouldn't be to reinvent the wheel, just make it more compact and stealthy. So the concept would be to mimic the basic design of the currently available mount but eliminate the tall protruding stanchion base, trim down the tripod platform stanchion, employ a thinner screw down ball retainer cap and make the base footprint smaller.
Here is a Pshop concept mock-up of what it might look like in comparison to the commonly available tall ball and socket mount we see everywhere in the marketplace.
Although I would love to see a multi-axis mount like this included with the purchase of a JooVuu-X at some point in the future (the new V2-PRO SGZC12SG ships with three different mounts) it could be sold as a modest priced aftermarket accessory and of course, it would work for many other cameras like the Mobius as well. I think a small mount like this could prove quite popular since there is nothing else like it available. I know I'd buy a bunch of them straight away and would be happy to buy one to go with my anticipated purchase of the X.
So, my goal here is simply to continue the discussion, hopefully without any disruptions this time.
