Can you tilt the camera so the lens points all the way down (for overhead shots, or shots of a table for example)
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A full 90 degree angle will take some finesse, but it is possible. This is dependent on the height of the shot you want to accomplish. The key is the adjustable shaft on the tripod, since the arm only allows the camera mount to tilt down as far as 70-80 degrees, give or take. Thus, you'd have to tilt the arm, itself, a little over 180 degrees with the camera mount tilted all the way forward. Lift the shaft from the tripod stand as high as you'd need to, and you have your bird's eye view. If you can't achieve the shot you desire from the height allotted by its shaft from ground level, then consider placing the crane on higher elevation. Best of luck! A full 90 degree angle will take some finesse, but it is possible. This is dependent on the height of the shot you want to accomplish. The key is the adjustable shaft on the tripod, since the arm only allows the camera mount to tilt down as far as 70-80 degrees, give or take. Thus, you'd have to tilt the arm, itself, a little over 180 degrees with the camera mount tilted all the way forward. Lift the shaft from the tripod stand as high as you'd need to, and you have your bird's eye view. If you can't achieve the shot you desire from the height allotted by its shaft from ground level, then... » Read More A full 90 degree angle will take some finesse, but it is possible. This is dependent on the height of the shot you want to accomplish. The key is the adjustable shaft on the tripod, since the arm only allows the camera mount to tilt down as far as 70-80 degrees, give or take. Thus, you'd have to tilt the arm, itself, a little over 180 degrees with the camera mount tilted all the way forward. Lift the shaft from the tripod stand as high as you'd need to, and you have your bird's eye view. If you can't achieve the shot you desire from the height allotted by its shaft from ground level, then consider placing the crane on higher elevation. Best of luck! « Show Less
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Not if the camera is directly mounted to the plate. I mounted an additional tripod head to allow any desired camera angle.
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I'm not sure if it will do what your asking but I can say that it doesn't tilt to 90 it's 2 or 3 degrees off. I solve the problem by gently pushing to 90 or even more but it will reset if you tilt straight down. It's just a silly oversight in engineering I think that the camera was meant to be mounted very high above the observation area.
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Yes you can adjust it to point down. I have mine adjusted to point a little downward.
1685458
Yes it can, I've done it. It's not too hard, but it needs to be balanced more on the opposite side of the lens. But it's the best combination since the wide lens doesn't show much shakiness.
1509513
there are two small allen screws on the top of the frame on each side of the camera. loosen them slightly and adjust the angle- then retighten
961074
I have no problem doing this. It's not going to angle straight down, but maybe 45° or so is doable. Tip: If the top part ever gets a little loose, just look at it closely, you can tighten it up pretty easily and make it rock solid. At first I thought this tripod was junk until I realized you can tighten the top part.
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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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You should be able to do this, but why would you want to? Focusing would be difficult and it will drastically reduce the amount of light getting through the lenses. Then there is the increased motion factor.
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Take a close look and you will see the lens assembly can tilt from 0 degrees (horizontal) to about 30 degrees downward
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Yes, as long as you are using a the tripod, you can tilt it straight down. If you find the tripod too flimsy, the connector/holder will attach to a regular tripod. I have the Samsumg Nexas S with the heavy duty case and found the stand was too flimsy. ( I already have two other tripods)
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Yes, the head I have can tilt and rotate in order to set the camera at an angle you so desire.
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Yes, using the shift function, which can be used in any direction, two frames can be captured from one position and stitched together. they stitch together perfectly when camera has been leveled. The tilt function allows you to correct distortion when angling the camera which enables you to capture more of a subject. The lens has its limits and experimentation will be needed for each individual scene
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no. However you can only tilt the camera up and down while setting it up but not remotely.
1983927
Yes..you can take your thumb and move the angle of the camera forward or backward. It will pivot on the center section.
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It does have a tilt head, and I believe that you would be able to rotate such that your camera would be parallel with the table (rotate 90 degrees down), but I have not done this so it might not tilt the full 90 degrees. It also come with an offset mount so if you have a long lenses the center of gravity is still stable. Overall its a good mini-tripod.
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Andy,Yes. If I understand correctly, you can tilt the top to where it is on the side and your camera is sideways which would allow you to shoot portrait.
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Yes there is a ball joint swivel at the camera base .... So you can fine tune the adjustment