The Parrot Teleprompter Kit, Portable Teleprompter for iPhone

This little device works much better than expected. To be honest, I thought I was getting Version 2, with its better phone support, but it's not a deal-breaker. I love the fact that it's so compact; it sits very easily into a relatively small camera bag alongside a DSLR and shotgun microphone, making for a sweet little grab-bag for videos.

Purchased this from Amazon Global and what a great service that is! It cost £11 for delivery and import charges from the US and only took 5 days to arrive! It is a really neat and compact design which weighs next to nothing. It has pretty much every size of lens adapter you can think off so should fit pretty much every camera filter mount. They are quick and easy to swap and the Teleprompter comes on and off easily allowing you to leave the adapter in place while you take some shots then pop the Teleprompter back on hassle free when you are ready for your piece to camera. It fits my iPhone 7plus while its still inside its Otterbox defender case with ease. The glass has little if not no effect on the colour of your footage and there is no light bleed from the lens mounting due to the mounting method. Something to note is in the US the remote comes with the remote as standard. It does not include the remote for the UK due to the lithium ion battery. There are lots of teleprompter options out there for more money that are no where near as good as this.

Super lightweight and easy to use, I use it with a Sony ZV-1 and adapter for the lens rings. The remote is fine but the app is pretty awful. However the actual teleprompter is seriously good. Use Nanoprompter instead for the app. Combine this with a smallrig arm and clamp and you've basically got a portable studio.

I needed a teleprompter to help with my instructional videos, as stopping every few lines to consult my tablet was really inefficient. After 15-20 mins of working out how to create my own DIY rig, I decided it wasn't worth the effort. Having done some more research, it was gonna look like I would have to cough up at least £160 for a 1/2 decent teleprompter. Then I found this. I was won over initially because it didn't require being mounted onto something large, which I would probably knock as I walked past. Plus it was a cheaper alternative for something I'd never tried before. The packaging looks and feels good. I was impressed with the amount of rings that came with it that are used to mount the box to the camera lens. I found one that worked perfect with my stock Canon 700D lense. All the rings are made from metal, and the box is made from plastic, which is a little disappointing but I guess it saves on both cost and weight. I wasn't sure how well I could read the text from the size of a mobile, but it's fine from about 2-3m away. Besides, you don't really need the text to be on a wide screen, because then you end up looking away from the lens. Once attached to the camera the whole thing is quite sturdy, but you can knock it our alignment it you're not careful. For my first teleprompter, I think this is fantastic.

Fantastic product. I have another teleprompter which I used up until now but this is so portable and easy to set up I couldn't recommend it more

Great teleprompter for the price, a little small so the talent needs to be close to the camera and cant control the screen remotely that I know of so you just set it and let it rolling.

OMG, what an amazing product, my vlogging skills have now gone through the roof, no more ummms or arrrs or awkward silences. Make sure you buy the MK2 as I have with this one

The system works okay and easy to install but when shooting the screen text can be seen crawling up. It’s pointless for professional use.

Used this for productions I do for my company and it allowed me to show scripts for interviews on the lens for the talent to not have to memorize it. Due to the size, it is unobtrusive but is a bit small for talent who are aging or have eye issues, but it is very cool as it's size makes it not possible to see the talent reading left to right. If your talent is younger or your somewhat close to them during production... this thing is great and the software for your phone (which you need to make this work) is free to download and is packed with features. I bought the additional remote and it is great too! I have recently upgraded to full size production teleprompter but this I will keep for smaller shoots.

Lorsque je l'ai acheté c'était super, même si ouvrir le clapet et y glisser le téléphone en même temps est compliqué tout seul (car le clapet est très serré). Mais au bout de quelques mois, le prompteur a commencé à pencher, ça doit être le matériau: plastique: pas très solide...Dommage...

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Single best piece of equipment for creating your own podcast videos hands down. The price point compared to similar items made the Parrot Teleprompter seem too good to be true. It it doesn't matter how low the price is if the product doesn't work, right? But this one does! I read the reviews and took a chance and ordered it. Two days later I was unboxing it and marveling at quality build and the number of adapters included to fit just about any lens. Note: The 77mm adapter comes attached to the back cover that protects the unit when not in use. It looks like it's one solid piece but it does screw off... just not easily. The 77mm adapter is the one I needed and was I frustrated by not finding one among all of the individually packaged adapters. I even searched online to purchase one separately. I finally noticed there was one image on the website that showed the back cover separated from the ring. I tried separating the ring from the back and it didn't budge at first. It REALLY looks like it's one solid piece. The size and shape make it difficult to get a good grip on the two pieces to provide the torque necessary to unscrew them but perseverance paid off after several attempts. Setup was easy and soon I was ready to experiment. I bought the remote control and I think it is essential to having a good experience with the teleprompter. I will review the remote separately but let me note here that the remote could use more explicit setup instructions too. I actually thought it was defective and ordered a replacement. Thank goodness for Amazon Prime because the replacement was on it's way before I even boxed up the return. I moved to getting my script loaded into the app. That wasn't as easy as it seemed either. Another issue that would disappear with more explicit instructions. Unless you want to type in your script using the tiny keypad on your phone, which seems gruelling and time consuming, you'll want to type it up on your computer and then transfer it to your app via Dropbox or File Explorer. It's super cool that Parrot has automated the process with Dropbox for us. Follow the steps inside the setup menu and in less than a minute you'll establish a direct connection between your Parrot app and a special folder on Dropbox where you can save all of your scripts. All that was easy. The missing bit of information in the instructions is that your script needs to be saved in a *.txt format. Mine was saved as a Word document and it showed up as a million different symbols in the teleprompter. I called Parrot and spoke to Darrell (I believe) and he, very kindly, set me straight. Once I had all that figured out I setup my first experiment. Without the remote it was difficult. Speaking in a normal voice with a normal pace, which is what one would want to do in a video podcast, we naturally speed up and slow down depending on the content. No matter where I set the speed it was either too fast or too slow depending on the flow of the script. The remote really is essential for a polished performance. Having said that, the app works perfectly. The teleprompter is easy to read and incredibly helpful. The phone clamp is a little loose so you have to make sure your phone is seated properly but that is no problem. I imagine it would be impossible to make a universal fit, fit perfectly. Yesterday my replacement remote arrived. At first I thought it was another dud and called Parrot for help. By the way, they are awesome. Friendly, helpful and very professional. It turned out that the power button isn't meant to remain lit and the connect button on the back must be depressed by the tip of something much smaller than a fingertip or fingernail- but not sharp. Darrell suggested the end of a paper clip but I was reluctant to use that. I was afraid the thin plastic cover over the button would puncture. I used a closed ball point pen and that worked. Including this step in the instructions would make this issue a non issue. Making the button easier to use would be even better. Once I had it paired with my phone I reset my experiment. Fantastic! With the remote in hand I could start, stop, pause, speed up and slow down the script as much as needed to generate the perfectly timed script. Knowing I was in complete control of the speed helped me relax and focus on the content which made for a much more natural delivery. I gave the Parrot Teleprompter five stars despite the initial difficulties because the issues are with the instructions NOT the product. I would encourage the company to revise the included instructions and include a few FAQs and tips for the initial setup. Aside from that the five stars are definitely well deserved. I just don't think a better option for the price is available.

Excellent product. It is compact and user friendly.