A motorized monopole for a camera, comprising: a camera; a motorized monopole for said camera comprising: a hand-held monopole attached to a multi-axis gimbal; a first motor positioned at an end of the hand-held monopole; a first connecting element of the multi-axis gimbal attached to the first motor, the first motor imparting active rotational movement to the first connecting element with respect to the monopole; a second motor positioned at an end of the first connecting element; a second connecting element of the multi-axis gimbal attached to the second motor, the second motor imparting active rotational movement to the second connecting element with respect to the first connecting element; a third motor positioned at an end of the second connecting element; and a camera mounting plate of the multi-axis gimbal attached to the second connecting element via the third motor, the third motor imparting active rotational movement to the camera mounting plate with respect to the second connecting element; characterized in that components of the multi-axis gimbal are positioned such that a camera viewing axis, a horizontal image axis, and a vertical image axis of the camera mounted on the camera mounting plate are not aligned with any of a rotational axis of the first motor, a rotational axis of the second motor, or a rotational axis of the third motor. a camera; a motorized monopole for said camera comprising: a hand-held monopole attached to a multi-axis gimbal; a first motor positioned at an end of the hand-held monopole; a first connecting element of the multi-axis gimbal attached to the first motor, the first motor imparting active rotational movement to the first connecting element with respect to the monopole; a second motor positioned at an end of the first connecting element; a second connecting element of the multi-axis gimbal attached to the second motor, the second motor imparting active rotational movement to the second connecting element with respect to the first connecting element; a third motor positioned at an end of the second connecting element; and a camera mounting plate of the multi-axis gimbal attached to the second connecting element via the third motor, the third motor imparting active rotational movement to the camera mounting plate with respect to the second connecting element; a hand-held monopole attached to a multi-axis gimbal; a first motor positioned at an end of the hand-held monopole; a first connecting element of the multi-axis gimbal attached to the first motor, the first motor imparting active rotational movement to the first connecting element with respect to the monopole; a second motor positioned at an end of the first connecting element; a second connecting element of the multi-axis gimbal attached to the second motor, the second motor imparting active rotational movement to the second connecting element with respect to the first connecting element; a third motor positioned at an end of the second connecting element; and a camera mounting plate of the multi-axis gimbal attached to the second connecting element via the third motor, the third motor imparting active rotational movement to the camera mounting plate with respect to the second connecting element; characterized in that components of the multi-axis gimbal are positioned such that a camera viewing axis, a horizontal image axis, and a vertical image axis of the camera mounted on the camera mounting plate are not aligned with any of a rotational axis of the first motor, a rotational axis of the second motor, or a rotational axis of the third motor.