Can you shoot items from up top? In other words,can I position my camera to look straight down? The item would be laid down on the side across opening
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It's basically a cube with an opening... so you can orient the opening wherever you want it by positioning the cube that way.
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You should be able to point the camera lens anywhere in the room after it is mounted on the stand. Remember that the camera lens is in the corner of the iPad and will "see" only what it is pointed to. The stand can rotate in any direction, but can't hang over the edge of a shelf to allow the camera to shoot straight down. Otherwise, it can look pretty much everywhere.
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If you use it as a stand, it won't make a perfect 90 degree angle, and the weight of the camera will cause it to tip over. However, you can attach it to a pole or something to accommodate the side mount.
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Yes it can be hung upside down.I prefer them that way. Depending on which app you have to view it. I like Mr. Cho 's app. Go to manage camera .then a long press on the camera of your choice with a long press.you will get edit camera. Then to more options (lower left) then you will find rotate and go 180. You may need to invert pan and tilt directions also. All in that window. Note there are three areas to set camera utilities. May take you awhile to find them . but they are there just stay with it . good camera and good app.
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I do not know off hand. But I wonder if you could turn the camera so that is is upside down
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not really, i mean you could if you taped it there or something but if you turn the camera sideways the picture will be sideways. of course there are apps that you can fix that with but no generally it isnt going to work very well
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it doesn't no; if you are concerned with it interfering with other optics, the camera actually rotates in the mounting housing so it can be mounted either top, side, or bottom and still get the picture right side up.
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Thanks, Jim. Creative should tell Amazon to update the product description, then, since it doesn't mention tripods.If I had a camera like this that was flat on the bottom, I wouldn't mind standing it up.
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Depending on what you are using it for. I have found that if I need to use the camera pointed in an upward position, it doesn't work very well. Your camera is secure, but the weight of the camera seems to shift it downward. If you just need to go straight or downward to keep things still, it works fine.
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Yes and No. No you can not move the camera but YES it would not be "too hard" to shift the view down with a tiny glued on mirror. We used to do this with camera's in rockets. since the camera is not looking straight forward it would be a tricky "mounting" to get the right angle (would need a larger mirror probably 2 inches across) but it is doable.
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You can shoot from front of disto or set it to shoot from bottom of disto. If that was what you were after. Not sure if you can adjust for tripod thread.
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yes, you can mount from a ceiling but the camera will be rotated 90 degrees, basically laying on it's side.The ball joint won't allow it to rotate enough for the camera to be oriented correctly, but it would not bother me in the slightest.
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I don't do much portraiture but you can shoot completely live from the LCD screen. In playback, photos taken vertically (portrait) will be displayed right-side-up however you hold the camera (in other words, it's like a smartphone display, whether you hold it sideways or normal, the top of your image will always be on the top of the view screen.)I hope this helps!
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Yes, you can....just tried it out...just unscrew the hook at the end of the center column, release the tension ring and invert the center column. This truly is a nice tripod. Hope that answers your question:)
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Yes you can. However it is a single screw mount at the bottom of the mounting knob the also goes into your camera which has a small footprint. So if you are shooting video there is little lateral stabilization if you pan by putting pressure on your camera instead of your tripod pan/tilt arm. And it will wobble a bit because of the small footprint. I don't use mine anymore.
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dangling like a bat? it should be fine. it's hard to explain but, the partial ball joint/spin/slot arrangement allows you to cover most angles. the sensor spotlights I have used recently have a similar arrangement. there are cables running through there so it's probably best to get it approximately aligned before mounting the base and then you can tweak it from there. my cameras point mostly away from the base but you can set it up to go ~90 degrees from the surface going sideways or up and down. you just have to spin the slot first if you are doing steeper angles. take a little care with the lock screw though. if you notch the ball joint you will end up with some play in that spot. dangling like a bat? it should be fine. it's hard to explain but, the partial ball joint/spin/slot arrangement allows you to cover most angles. the sensor spotlights I have used recently have a similar arrangement. there are cables running through there so it's probably best to get it approximately aligned before mounting the base and then you can tweak it from there. my cameras point mostly away from the base but you can set it up to go ~90 degrees from the surface going sideways or up and down. you just have to spin the slot first if you are doing steeper angles. take a little care with... » Read More dangling like a bat? it should be fine. it's hard to explain but, the partial ball joint/spin/slot arrangement allows you to cover most angles. the sensor spotlights I have used recently have a similar arrangement. there are cables running through there so it's probably best to get it approximately aligned before mounting the base and then you can tweak it from there. my cameras point mostly away from the base but you can set it up to go ~90 degrees from the surface going sideways or up and down. you just have to spin the slot first if you are doing steeper angles. take a little care with the lock screw though. if you notch the ball joint you will end up with some play in that spot. « Show Less
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I have a Canon of similar size and weight and it isn't really possible to use it vertically if you are simply resting the feet on a flat surface. It is totally possible to use it to take vertical picts if you are wrapping the feet around something like a railing, a limb or similar. It's all a balance thing. It is plenty strong.