A "camera mount " is anything that holds a camera. Your shoulder is, in fact, a camera mount. In the next couple pages we will consider a wide variety of mounting equipment—ranging from tripods to "steadicams."

TRIPOD:

The tripod is the most common form of mounting equipment. You have probably seen tripods for sale at your local discount store for $40, but those inexpensive tripods don't work well for video—for reasons we will explain.

Amazingly, professional tripods can cost thousands.