There is provided a mounting assembly comprising: a base against which the photographic device is placeable in use, the base comprising an engagement structure arranged in use to provide engagement of the base with the support; a connector engaged with the base in use and arranged in use to removably connect to the photographic device; and an extension plate securable to the base in a plurality of positions and removably securable to a side element, an amount of overlap of the extension plate and base being determined by the position in which the extension plate is secured to the base, the position of the side element relative to the base thereby being movable.

The present disclosure discloses a stabilizer configured to be rotatable about a pitch axis and a roll axis for stabilizing a photographing device. Said stabilizer includes: a handle with a pitch axis motor, on a side face of which is provided with a first coupling part; a connection arm, on the distal end portion of which is provided with a holder driven by the roll axis motor and on a side face of which is provided with a second coupling part coupled with said first coupling part, such that said connection arm can move towards the distal direction or the proximal direction relative to said handle, and can move into a storage configuration with reduced storage space.

The invention relates to handheld devices for stabilizing film and video recording equipment (film cameras, video cameras and other recording devices), which compensate for shaking and vibrations from the hands or shoulder of the operator when filming in motion and allow the smooth movement of video equipment. A device for stabilizing video equipment comprises a base and a movable platform connected to one another by at least one hinge mechanism that is configured on the basis of the relationship expressed in formula (I), where x is the distance from the upper horizontal surface of the platform to the point of intersection of the axes of a hinge mechanism; K≤0.5; Vi=ai×bi×ci; ai is the length of a three-dimensional parallelepiped; bi is the height of a three-dimensional parallelepiped; ci is the width of a three-dimensional parallelepiped; n is the total number of hinge mechanisms. The technical result lies in reducing the dimensions and weight of the stabilizing device.

An image capturing apparatus that realizes both of efficient heat dissipation and size reduction of an image capturing apparatus body. The image capturing apparatus includes an imaging board having an image sensor mounted thereon, a main circuit board that has heat generating devices mounted thereon and is arranged substantially in parallel to an imaging surface of the image sensor on a rear side of the imaging board, a duct unit disposed on a rear side of the main circuit board, and a cooling fan that draws outside air into the duct unit. The duct unit has a duct base opposed to the main circuit board and disposed substantially in parallel to the main circuit board, and a duct plate disposed obliquely to the duct base at a predetermined angle. The cooling fan is mounted on the duct plate.

This disclosure relates to a handheld camera mount and reflector system. The reflector system includes a collapsible rod member having a collapsible reflector attached at one end of the rod. A handle is connected at the other end of the rod. A camera mount is attached to the rod between the reflector and the handle. The surface of the reflector can be adapted to adjust reflectivity, diffusion and color spectrum.

The invention relates to a head mounted image capture device (101) for capturing facial motion of a user. The device (101) includes a helmet (102) including a front portion (103) for resting on the user's forehead, a back portion (104) for resting on the back of the user's head and side portions (105) each for resting on the sides of a user's head (H). Each side portion (105) includes a respective arm (106) which supports a respective camera (107). The device (101) also includes an articulated structure (109) connecting the front portion (103) to the back portion (104) for approximating the profile of the head (H) of the user.

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of photography and videography equipment, and in particular to a rotating assembly, a supporting stand, and a photographing device. The rotating assembly comprises a head adjusting structure including a first button, a first toothed disc, a second toothed disc, and a first elastic member. The first toothed disc is fixedly connected with a first head connector. The first elastic member is configured to enable teeth on the second toothed disc to mesh with teeth on the first toothed disc. The first button is configured to overcome an elastic force of the first elastic member under the action of an external force, so that the teeth on the second toothed disc are disengaged from the teeth on the first toothed disc. The angle of the first head connector fixedly connected to the first toothed disc is adjusted by using the first button, the first toothed disc, the second toothed disc, and the first elastic member, so that the angle of an external device, such as an image acquisition apparatus, mounted to the first head connector can be adjusted without using a separate head, which contributes to cost saving.

An image pickup apparatus having extendibility. The image pickup apparatus includes a front case that forms an apparatus appearance, a rear case that forms the apparatus appearance with the front case, and panel members. At least one of the front case and the rear case has arms that extend in a direction approximately parallel to an optical axis of the image pickup apparatus and that are united with at least one of the front case and the rear case. The front case and the rear case are connected through the arms. The panel members are fixed to the front case and the rear case so as to cover openings formed in a state where the front case and the rear case are connected through the arms.

An accessory for an image capture device is disclosed that includes: a body; a rotatable first support that is configured for connection to the image capture device; a second support that is pivotably reconfigurable between stowed and deployed configurations; and a third support including first and second legs that are pivotably connected to the body such that the third support is reconfigurable between collapsed and expanded configurations. In the stowed configuration, the second support is concealed within the body, and in the deployed configuration, the second support extends outwardly from the body to facilitate connection of the accessory to an ancillary product. In the collapsed configuration, the third support defines a grip for the image capture device, and in the expanded configuration, the body defines a third leg that cooperates with the first and second legs to provide a freestanding base for the image capture device.

The present invention relates to an accessory for controlling a camera incorporated into a portable electronic device, such as a smartphone. The accessory comprises a controller configured to control the camera. The controller may be configured to initiate camera control by sending a camera control command to the portable electronic device. Alternatively, a user may initiate a camera mode on the portable electronic device and the accessory may then be used to control the camera. The accessory may comprise a reconfigurable camera grip or removable camera controls, whereby portable electronic devices such as smartphones can then be gripped and operated by a user similar to traditional cameras.