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  2. Tripod head - Wikipedia

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    Left-to-right: Ball head, one-way tilt head and three-way tilt head. A tripod head is the part of a tripod system that attaches the supported device (such as a camera) to the tripod legs, and allows the orientation of the device to be manipulated or locked down. Modular or stand-alone tripod heads can be used on a wide range of tripods ...

  3. Sniper equipment - Wikipedia

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    The M40A3, a bolt-action sniper rifle used by the United States Marine Corps.Introduced in 1966, the M40 was built up from a Remington 700 bolt-action rifle.. The major components of sniper equipment are the precision sniper rifle, various optical scopes and field glasses, specialized ammunition and camouflage materials for the sniper’s body and equipment.

  4. Tripod (photography) - Wikipedia

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    Some ball heads also have a separate panoramic rotation joint on the base of the head. The head has two main parts, the ball, which attaches to the camera, and the socket, which attaches to the tripod. The camera is attached to the ball by means of quick release plate or a simple UNC 1/4"-20 [7] screw. The socket encloses the rotating ball and ...

  5. Ball head - Wikipedia

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    A ball head is a metal or plastic apparatus placed on top of a tripod that increases stability and provides faster, more accurate rotation of the camera for the photographer. They are lighter than traditional three-way pan-tilt tripod heads. [citation needed] With fewer parts and a much simpler mechanism, ball heads are usually preferred by ...

  6. Weapon mount - Wikipedia

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    A shooting saddle typically uses a tripod head but, instead of mounting the weapon directly to the tripod, the saddle is mounted to the tripod head and the rifle is cradled within the saddle. These saddles began to appear in the late 2000s as a solution to provide a stable shooting platform for snipers and marksmen who may need to take a shot ...

  7. Heckler & Koch PSG1 - Wikipedia

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    The sighting system uses the multipurpose Weaver rail mount rather than the Picatinny rail for affixing sighting systems which can be purchased separately. This same scope mounting system is used on the HK21E, HK23E, and G41 (discontinued) series. The barrel is weighted at the muzzle to aid stabilization of barrel whip to enhance accuracy.

  8. Camera stabilizer - Wikipedia

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    The camera and lens are mounted in a remote controlled camera holder which is then mounted on a moving dolly, such as rail systems, cable suspended dollys, cars or helicopters. For example the Newton stabilized remote head [ 9 ] is broadly used to stabilize moving TV cameras at live broadcast of sports and events.

  9. Panoramic tripod head - Wikipedia

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    Panosaurus panoramic tripod head — One of the most popular panoramic heads. Panohero panoramic tripod head — One of the smallest panoramic heads — for action cameras. Nodal Samurai A homemade panoramic tripod head bracket for around $2. Panoramic Tripod Head setup guide Guide on YouTube: How to find the Nodal Point (no parallax point) of ...