camera mount

Photography stabilizing hardware

A camera mount is the system that attaches a camera to a support—a tripod, stabilizer, drone, or vehicle.

The mount determines how the camera connects and moves: The director wanted a camera mount that could pan smoothly.

In photography, mount also refers to the interface between a camera body and its interchangeable lenses, with different manufacturers using proprietary mounts.

Related
  • tripodStabilizing support structure
  • stabilizerThing ensuring steadiness
  • gimbalPivoted rotational support
  • bracketSupport or category
  • rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle

clamp · suction cup · ballhead · dolly · jib · arm · pan · tilt · swivel · quick-release · plate · shoe · hotshoe · slider · steadicam · crane · boom · suction

Categories
Opposites
camera support method

camera mounthandheld

Designed for palm use

hand-holding · freehand · unstabilized · unsupported · off-the-shoulder

attachment vs. detachment

camera mountunmounted

Not fixed in place

detached · free-floating · unsecured

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