Manual control system for camera mountings
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1. A camera mounting for supporting and moving a camera supported on the mounting, the mounting comprising:
- a motor system for driving the mounting in directions along and about a plurality of axes;
a pedestal including a base supported on motorised steerable wheel units;
a motorised column, vertically adjustable along a column axis, wherein the platform is coupled to an upper end of the column;
a control unit mounted on the column for rotation about the column axis to energise the motor system;
an arcuate control member coupled to the control unit for applying controlling forces manually to the control unit so that the control unit produces movement of the mounting corresponding to forces applied to the control member;
wherein the control unit includes first force responsive means responsive to forces applied to the control member parallel to the column axis to control the motor system to extend and retract the column along the column axis, and second force responsive means responsive to horizontal forces applied to the arcuate control member to control the motorised wheel units to move the pedestal horizontally and wherein the control unit includes movement responsive means responsive to rotation of the control unit about the column axis for controlling the steering of the motorised wheel units.
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a camera mounting (11) providing a number of axes of movement for a camera supported on the mounting with a motor drive for each axis. A manually operable control system is provided for the motorized drives having a control member (16) and means operable in response to forces applied manually to the control member in the direction of the respective axes to energize the corresponding motor drive or drives for the mounting to produce movement of the mounting proportional to the force applied in the or each axis.
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1. A camera mounting for supporting and moving a camera supported on the mounting, the mounting comprising:
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a motor system for driving the mounting in directions along and about a plurality of axes; a pedestal including a base supported on motorised steerable wheel units; a motorised column, vertically adjustable along a column axis, wherein the platform is coupled to an upper end of the column; a control unit mounted on the column for rotation about the column axis to energise the motor system; an arcuate control member coupled to the control unit for applying controlling forces manually to the control unit so that the control unit produces movement of the mounting corresponding to forces applied to the control member; wherein the control unit includes first force responsive means responsive to forces applied to the control member parallel to the column axis to control the motor system to extend and retract the column along the column axis, and second force responsive means responsive to horizontal forces applied to the arcuate control member to control the motorised wheel units to move the pedestal horizontally and wherein the control unit includes movement responsive means responsive to rotation of the control unit about the column axis for controlling the steering of the motorised wheel units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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