Panoramic camera support
A support for an imaging device includes a first rotatable assembly supportable by a support that rotates in a generally horizontal plane and a horizontal locking member. The imaging device includes a second rotatable assembly that rotates in a generally vertical plane. imaging device includes an interconnection structure that interconnects the first rotatable assembly to the second rotatable assembly such that the second rotatable assembly is rotatable around the first rotatable assembly at an elevation higher than the first rotatable assembly and offset laterally from the first rotatable assembly. imaging device includes the first rotatable assembly including a panning structure that rotates the support in the generally horizontal plane and a leveling base that is rotatable in a non-coplanar manner relative to the panning structure.
1 . An assembly comprising:
(a) a first rotatable assembly supportable by a support that is configured to rotate in a first plane and a first locking member suitable to selectively impede said rotation of said first rotatable assembly in said first plane;
(b) a second rotatable assembly that is configured to rotate in a second plane;
(c) an interconnection structure that interconnects said first rotatable assembly to said second rotatable assembly such that said second rotatable assembly is rotatable around said first rotatable assembly at an elevation higher than said first rotatable assembly and offset laterally from said first rotatable assembly, where said interconnection structure includes a horizontal structure and said interconnection structure includes a vertical structure;
(d) said first rotatable assembly including a panning structure that rotates with respect to said support in said first plane; and
(e) wherein a tilt of said first rotatable assembly is adjustable relative to said support to enable said first plane to be aligned with a horizontal plane;
(f) wherein said tilt is adjustable when a second locking member is disengaged, and said tilt is not adjustable when said second locking member is engaged.
2 . The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a leveling base that is rotatable in a non-coplanar manner relative to said panning structure to enable said adjustment of said tilt of said first rotatable assembly.
3 . The assembly of claim 1 wherein said first rotatable assembly includes a threaded opening therein in a vertical orientation suitable to be secured to a threaded member supported by a tripod.
4 . The assembly of claim 3 wherein said first rotatable assembly includes a pair of opposed openings therein in a horizontal direction suitable to receive an elongate member there through to rotate said first rotatable assembly to selectively secure to said threaded member and selectively unsecure from said threaded member.
5 . The assembly of claim 1 wherein said leveling base includes an upper cone shaped base member.
6 . The assembly of claim 5 wherein said panning structure includes an upper cone shaped panning member.
7 . The assembly of claim 6 wherein said upper cone shaped base member and said upper cone shaped panning member are suitable to being engaged with one another.
8 . The assembly of claim 7 wherein said upper cone shaped base member and said upper cone shaped panning member are engaged with one another in a manner that varies the force required to modify said tile of said panning base with respect to said leveling base in a non-coplanar manner.
9 . The assembly of claim 8 wherein said varies the force is as a result of selectively rotating a knob.
10 . The assembly of claim 9 wherein said knob includes an opposing pair of openings therein.
11 . The assembly of claim 5 wherein said leveling base includes an upper cone shaped base member having a tapered angle.
12 . The assembly of claim 1 wherein said first locking member encircles said first rotatable assembly.
13 . The assembly of claim 12 wherein said first locking member engages with a compressible O-ring.