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A camera support device for elevating a camera above its operator. The device provides a stable support and allows the operator to manually control the camera's field of view. The device comprises a support base, a rotatable telescoping pole and a tiltable camera mount at the top of the pole that may be manually controlled. The tilt control of the camera mount is preferably provided by a spring lever which biases the camera platform to rotate forward. A cable is attached to the camera mount and is used to apply resistance to the spring lever and to rotate the camera backwards. The lower end of the cable is attached to a control arm connected to the pole at a location that is accessible by the operator. The camera's field of view may be manually raised or lowered by lowering or raising the control wire respectively. In addition, the camera may be manually panned left or right by rotating the pole accordingly. The use of manual control over the camera's field of view is often preferable to the use of motor controls, and particularly, where the camera and support device are to be used to film or record events over a large area, a significant distance from the camera.

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