I could not find any videos or reviews on the GoPro Suction Cup Mount used together with the GoPro Swivel Mount so I decided to buy both and do a test/review of them. I used both the GoPro Hero 7 Black and DJI Osmo Pocket for this video. 0:00 - Intro
0:41 - GoPro Hero 7 Mounted on Windshield without Swivel Mount and Explanation of Limitations
1:03 - GoPro Hero 7 Mounted on Windshield WITH Swivel Mount attached and Explanation of New Versatility
1:55 - Cost & Price of Setup compared to other suction cup mounts
2:44 - DJI Osmo Pocket Mounted on Windshield WITH Swivel Mount and Explanation of Setup
5:01 - DJI Osmo Pocket Suction Cup + Swivel Mount Road Test, Mounted Upside Down (and why its a bad idea)
6:00 - DJI Osmo Pocket Suction Cup + Swivel Mount Road Test, Mounted Upright (and why mounting the Osmo Pocket upright is the right way to do it)
9:13 - Switching Osmo Pocket from Road View to Selfie View Mid Drive
10:30 - Reviewing Osmo Pocket Footage in Car
10:55 - Go Pro Hero 7 Suction Cup + Swivel Mount Road Test
14:20 - Switching Go Pro Hero 7 from Road View to Selfie View Mid Drive
15:13 - Reviewing Go Pro Hero 7 Footage in Car
15:55 - Reviewing Footage on my 4k Monitor and Recap
Cameras & Equipment Used:
Sony RX100 V with JOBY GorillaPod
DJI Osmo Pocket
GoPro Hero 7 Black Limited Edition Dusk White
GoPro Suction Cup Mount
GoPro Swivel Mount
GoPro Curved Adhesive Mount
2016 Mazda MX 5 Miata GT Meteor Gray
Lavalier Mic for Audio Without Windscreen
The GoPro Suction Cup mount is a great option to mount your cameras on smooth surfaces such as in your car, but it has a major limitation in that you can not pan the cameras attached to it. If you want to switch the pan axis, you have to remove the mount and re-mount, which can be a pain if you are doing something like driving and want to switch the view. You would have to pull over in your car.
Attaching the GoPro Swivel Mount to the Suction Cup Mount is a way to remedy this problem. With the Swivel Mount you can change the camera's orientation on the pan axis without having to unmount the suction cup. This allows you to be able to more easily change your camera angle while driving where you may only have one hand free.
I tested this combo on both the GoPro Hero 7 Black and the DJI Osmo Pocket. Both cameras exercised great stabilization on this setup when mounted properly. Even when securely and tightly fastened the mount still shakes when driving, but both cameras were able to stabilize anyway. However the DJI Osmo Pocket has to be mounted upright, if mounted upside down there is too much shake for the gimbal to stabilize.
The downside to this combo is the cost, the suction cup is $40 and the swivel mount is $20, but they are well built and it gives you the peace of mind knowing what you are getting. There are suction cup mounts on Amazon and other retailers that have the swivel ball head built in for a cheaper cost(~$40) but the quality is uncertain.
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