Patent ID: 6027258
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: F16M

Abstract:
A camera mounting system facilitating mounting a camera on a movable object and minimizing pointing error due to motion of the camera and an operator, the camera having a center of mass, comprising:a panning support member including accommodation for mounting a camera, rotatable about a pan axis of rotation, said panning support member being carried by the movable object and having a center of mass, and the combination of the panning support member and the camera having a center of mass, the camera panning support member enabling the camera to be mounted so that the axis of rotation of the panning support member intersects the center of mass of the combination of the camera and the panning support member;a pair of operator hand grips connected to the panning support member, the hand grips being positionable with respect to the axis of rotation so as to be equidistant from the axis of rotation and lie on a straight line intersecting the axis of rotation.