Foveal
Customizable 2-Axis Fine-Adjustment Camera Mount
On this page:
Motivation 
Features
Specifications
Options
Prices and Delivery
Dimensional Drawings, CAD Files
Mounting Plate Options
Camera Mounting Alternatives
When You Need Something More Than Our Standard Fine Adjustment Mounts
|
Foveal FM0_2a Fine-Adjustment 2-Axis Customizable Camera Mount
|
| On this page: |
Motivation
Features
Specifications
Options
Prices and Delivery
Dimensional Drawings, CAD Files
Mounting Plate Options
Camera Mounting Alternatives
|
Motivation
If the hole patterns we offer in the other Fine Adjustment mounts do not suit your needs, you can order the FM0_2a which has no camera mounting holes and drill your own.
Or we can drill holes to your specification.
Features
The 2-Axis Fine-Adjustment Camera Mount may be supported with the base down or the base up. In either position, the plate the camera attaches to can be either below or above the camera.
When coarse adjustments are unlocked, there is sufficient friction to hold the camera in position. Coarse position can be set by hand.
Fine adjustments are made using a hex wrench, allowing for extremely fine positioning.
Independent adjustment of each axis means each adjustment does not affect the other.
All adjustments and locking are made with a single 3/32 inch hex wrench. Reconfiguration is done with a 9/64 inch hex wrench.
Once the mount is locked, the camera does not move.
While not as robust as the Rigid Mounts, the Fine-Adjustment Mount will work very well in applications where the mount will not be subjected to extreme disturbances. They are also suitable for mounting other types of instruments and sensors.
For a more robust, three axis mount that features fine adjustment and locking of the pan, tilt, and roll axes, see the Foveal 3-Axis Rigid Camera Mount.
| On this page: |
Motivation
Features
Specifications
Options
Prices and Delivery
Dimensional Drawings, CAD Files
Mounting Plate Options
Camera Mounting Alternatives
|
Specifications
|
Model FM0_2a 2-axis
FM0 Drawings
Prices and Delivery
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials | black anodized 6061-T651 aluminum, stainless steel hardware, nylon | ||
| Weight | 15 ounces | 425 grams | |
| Dimensions | |||
| Overall Height | 3.69 inches | 9.53 centimeters | |
| Overall Width | 4.18 inches | 10.62 centimeters | |
| Overall Depth | 3.00 inches | 7.62 centimeters | |
| Maximum Camera Dimensions | |||
| Width at Base | 2.00 inches | 5.08 centimeters | |
| Overall Width | 2.75 inches | 6.98 centimeters | |
| Coarse Position Range | |||
| Pan | 360 degrees | ||
| Tilt | Up to 360 degrees | ||
|
depending on the camera size and
the amount it overhangs the mounting plate. |
|||
| Fine Position Range | |||
| Pan | ± 5 degrees | ||
| Tilt | ± 5 degrees | ||
|
Custom Designs are available.
Choose One:
| |||
| Height | 0.25 inches | 0.63 centimeters | |
| Width | 3.00 inches | 7.62 centimeters | |
| Depth | 3.00 inches | 7.62 centimeters | |
|
Rectangular Mounting Plate Dimensions
Drawing
| |||
| Height | 0.25 inches | 0.63 centimeters | |
| Width | 5.00 inches | 12.70 centimeters | |
| Depth | 2.00 inches | 5.08 centimeters | |
|
L-bracket Mounting Plate Dimensions
Drawing
| |||
| Height | 1.25 inches | 3.17 centimeters | |
| Width | 3.00 inches | 6.72 centimeters | |
| Depth | 2.25 inches | 5.71 centimeters | |
| On this page: |
Motivation
Features
Specifications
Options
Prices and Delivery
Dimensional Drawings, CAD Files
Mounting Plate Options
Camera Mounting Alternatives
|
Options
|
Fine Adjustment Knobs (FAK) Option
Prices and Delivery
|
|---|---|
| When the need is not set it and forget it but instead the mount frequently needs to be finely adjusted, we offer knobs for the fine position adjustment screws. | |
|
High Vibration Environment Kit (HVEK) Option
Prices and Delivery
|
|
| This option helps ensure that the pan, tilt and roll adjustments do not change in the face of frequent or constant vibration. Please call before ordering. | |
|
Pan and Tilt Protractor Dials (PTD) Option
Prices and Delivery
|
| We offer the FM0_2a, Mounts with Protractor Dials on both the Pan and Tilt Axes so the angles can be read out. See the complete description at Foveal Mounts with Pan and Tilt Protractor Dials. |
| On this page: |
Motivation
Features
Specifications
Options
Prices and Delivery
Dimensional Drawings, CAD Files
Mounting Plate Options
Camera Mounting Alternatives
|
Prices and Delivery
United States dollarsFOB New Jersey, United States
7% Sales Tax to customers in New Jersey
Call 973 822-2085
Questions? Call 973 822-2085
| On this page: |
Motivation
Features
Specifications
Options
Prices and Delivery
Dimensional Drawings, CAD Files
Mounting Plate Options
Camera Mounting Alternatives
|
Dimensional Drawings, CAD Files
Dimensions in inches.
|
Model FM0_2a-SMP3 (with Square Mounting Plate)
|
| Click to enlarge pictures and drawings. |
|
CAD files STEP format
FM0_2a-LMP.stp.zip FM0_2a-RMP.stp.zip FM0_2a-SMP3.stp.zip |
| On this page: |
Motivation
Features
Specifications
Options
Prices and Delivery
Dimensional Drawings, CAD Files
Mounting Plate Options
Camera Mounting Alternatives
|
Mounting Plate Options
There are four mounting plate options for the FM mounts.
- no mounting plate The pan pivot has two 8-32 threaded holes in it.
- -SMP3 Square Mounting Plate suitable for general mounting to flat surfaces.
- -RMP Rectangular Mounting Plate for general mounting or T-Slot framing systems.
- -LMP L-bracket Mounting Plate specifically for T-Slot framing systems.
3 x 3 inch
|
5 x 2 inch
|
Rectangular Mounting Plate
|
L-bracket Mounting Plate
-LMP |
L-bracket Mounting Plate
|
|
|
FM0_2a-RMP |
|
FM0_2a-LMP |
|
CAD files STEP format
FM0_2a-SMP3.stp.zip |
CAD files STEP format
FM0_2a-RMP.stp.zip |
CAD files STEP format
FM0_2a-LMP.stp.zip |
||
| On this page: |
Motivation
Features
Specifications
Options
Prices and Delivery
Dimensional Drawings, CAD Files
Mounting Plate Options
Camera Mounting Alternatives
|
Camera Mounting Alternatives
Adjusting camera mounts can become tedious in tight or inconvenient spaces. We have made the Fine Mounts customer-configurable, so alternative placements of the adjustment screws are possible.
| For example, it may be more convenient to have the pan and tilt coarse- and fine-adjustment screws available from the back of the mount. As this drawing shows, they can be moved. (Moving the pan and tilt screws are independent operations. We do not know why one would want to, but they can be on opposite sides.) |
|
Note that these mounts can be configured with the tilt-axis L-bracket raised
above the pivot.
In this position, a small camera can be hung above the pan axis.
Also, the tilt axis locks can be repositioned so the tilt L-bracket hangs outside the pan-axis base. This can accommodate larger cameras and a wider selection of tilt positions. |
| Click to enlarge pictures and drawings. | |
| Here are some examples with small- and medium-sized cameras. |
| Note also that there is an alternate pivot point on the tilt L-bracket, offset 0.5 inch. In this position, even larger cameras can be accommodated. |
| Click to enlarge pictures and drawings. | |
| Here are some examples with medium- and large-sized cameras, and examples where the camera needs to be lifted a well above the base of the mount. |
| Also, many cameras have mounting screws on top of the case, which means they can be hung from the top directly. |
| Click to enlarge pictures and drawings. | |
| One customer needed to mount the camera from the rear. |
| And there are a few cameras where the mounting screw is on the side. The pan adjustment, which normally changes the pan angle now changes tilt, and the former tilt adjustment changes the pan angle. |
| Click to enlarge pictures and drawings. |
If you need to verify a particular configuration, please contact us.
For a more robust, three axis mount that features fine adjustment and locking of the pan, tilt, and roll axes, see the Foveal 3-Axis Rigid Camera Mount.
| On this page: |
Motivation
Features
Specifications
Options
Prices and Delivery
Dimensional Drawings, CAD Files
Mounting Plate Options
Camera Mounting Alternatives
|
For information on purchasing Foveal 2-Axis Fine Camera Mounts please contact us ...
By e-mail at
info@Foveal.com
Or call
Foveal Systems
+1 973 822-2085
B & B Model Shop Services, Inc. is a partner in the design and construction of the Foveal Fine Camera Mounts.
|
Copyright © 2000 - 2010
Foveal Systems, LLC.
All rights reserved.
|
|
|
www.FovealSystems.com/fm0_2a.html 2009/10/21