{"id":156227,"date":"2022-05-26T07:54:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T12:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=156227"},"modified":"2022-06-01T06:21:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T11:21:21","slug":"5-tools-mount-camera-vertically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/5-tools-mount-camera-vertically\/","title":{"rendered":"Your New Best Friend: 5 Tools to Mount Your Camera Vertically"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Let’s take a look at five products (and methods) you can utilize to mount your cameras for vertical footage.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you’re at all involved with full-time or freelance content creation, then it’s likely someone is asking you (with ever-increasing frequency) to produce vertical video. That means you’ve probably been asking yourself a couple of related questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What’s the best way to mount a camera for vertical footage?<\/li>
  2. Why would I even mount a camera when I can just crop my footage in post?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Let’s address the second question first. Nobody would blame you for considering this course of action. After all, thanks to 9:16 camera overlays and built-in NLE social media tools, vertical content is now only a few clicks away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    However, this approach will prevent you from getting a full sensor readout, and you’ll miss out on the increase in perceived clarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Plus, actually taking steps to film vertically means you can then crop into the shot for a closeup, which (again) would be inherently sharper than cropping into already cropped 16:9 content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So, with all that in mind, back to the first question: What’s the best way to mount a camera for vertical footage? <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Here are five of our favorite answers in the form of products that will make shooting vertically a breeze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Tripod with 90-Degree Tilt <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    Most tripods are capable of a 90-degree tilt.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    If you need a quick vertical-video solution that’s probably already in your kit, you’ll be pleased to know that most tripods<\/a> are capable of a full 90-degree tilt. With this tilt, you can toss your camera on its side and then side-mount the camera on your tripod plate. This quick solution allows your camera to capture the most amount of pixel information possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you take this approach, remember to adjust the mounting plate so that the camera is set 90-degrees out from the standard forward position. Otherwise, when you tilt the head down, the lens will be pointing toward the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    A tripod should be a must-own item for any videographer or photographer. Investing money into a good and durable tripod will last your entire career, if treated well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you need some recommendations on what tripods to buy, we’ve got you covered: <\/p>\n\n\n\n