Zoom TPS-5 Tabletop Tripod Stand for Handy and Video Recorders

Zoom TPS-5: A Tabletop Tripod Sized for Handy Recorders

The Zoom TPS-5 is a tabletop tripod stand built to support Zoom's audio and video Handy recorders on a desk or table. It mounts recorders through a standard 1/4-inch 20 screw, the same fitting on the base of a Q2n-4K, H2n, or H4n Pro, so the recorder threads on directly with no adapter. Standing just over six inches tall, it lifts the recorder off the surface for a cleaner, more open capture. For the podcaster, musician, or vlogger who records at a desk, it is the simple way to plant a Zoom recorder where it hears and sees best.

Zoom TPS-5: A Ball Head That Aims the Recorder

The headline feature is the swivel-adjustable ball head. Loosen it, angle the recorder up toward a speaker, down toward an instrument, or off to the side for a video frame, then lock it in place. That freedom to aim is what a fixed stand cannot offer, and it matters equally for pointing a stereo mic at a source or composing a shot on a video Handy recorder. Rubber feet under the tripod keep it from sliding on a smooth desk while the head is being set. The result is a stable, repeatable position in seconds.

Zoom TPS-5: The Recorder Stand, Not the Mic Stand

Because it carries the 1/4-inch camera screw rather than a 5/8-inch mic thread, the TPS-5 pairs with recorders and other compact audio and video devices instead of standalone microphones. It suits the H2n capturing a rehearsal, the Q2n-4K filming a performance, or an H4n Pro on an interview desk. Its compact height and folding legs make it easy to carry as a travel stand for a run-and-gun kit. Anyone who instead needs to stand a Zoom microphone like the SGV-6 or ZDM-1 on a table should choose the 5/8-inch-thread TPS-4.