Review on 📸 Movo Desk Ring Light with Stand, Phone Holder, and VXR10 Video Microphone - Compatible with iPhone and Android Smartphones, Ideal Smartphone Video Recording Kit for Vlogging and YouTube Equipment by Greg Mack

Overall this is a good product and I am very happy with how easy it is to work with the types of videos I shoot. Here are some specific observations: When pinching something, the "hands" should be vertical. When they're horizontal, the weight of the phone pulls your hand down and it won't stay in place. In many cases, when you use an external microphone with an Android phone, the default camera app (or any other app) doesn't recognize it. another external microphone). You need a third-party camera app that can use external microphones. There are a number of paid and free ones. -- Personal preference, but I would like the mic boom to be longer, at least another 6 inches. -- Light is good for reducing shadows in close-ups. I only use the brightest setting, but I like having several different settings to choose from. The phone clip works well (note the issue with the mount and the weight of the phone). It works best when the phone is not in a case and very large phones may not fit. --- The clamp is strong, but you need at least 3 inches of surface area for it to have a firm and stable grip.-- Power Supply The cord for the light is quite long, but it is a USB plug and does NOT come with a wall adapter . -- Buttons to control the light *tiny*. -- Two different cables for an external microphone: straight and coiled. . However, none of them are very long. I wish the mic was at least twice as long as designed as the mic port is on the top of my phone and the mic grip is so short you have no choice but to position the mic under the phone. IMPORTANT! Most phones with a headphone/microphone jack use the TRRS standard. The microphone included in this kit uses a TRS connector. Therefore, most phones do not recognize the microphone when connected to the phone. You need a TRS-TRRS adapter like this: https://www.amazon.com/Movo-MC3-Microphone-Adapter-Smartphones/dp/B01N9CJDVE.