Patent ID: 7283730

Claim:
An optical disc camcorder comprising: a base plate assembly; a pair of rotary shafts; and a camcorder main body having an internal sub-chassis, wherein said base plate assembly is mounted on said sub-chassis, wherein each of said rotary shafts is individually attached to opposite ends of said sub-chassis along a longitudinal axis so that said sub-chassis is swingably attached along a longitudinal axis of said pair of rotary shafts and said base plate assembly rotates axially about each rotary shaft, and wherein a weight is attached to a first portion of said base plate assembly so that the center of gravity of said base plate assembly is shifted towards the first portion, and wherein the first portion of said base plate assembly is located below said pair of rotary shafts so that said base plate assembly freely rotates about said pair of rotary shafts to preserve a constant posture based on the position of the center of gravity of said base plate assembly relative to said pair of rotary shafts.