Portable shooting equipment

By designing a portable shooting device and combining automated control of the slide and camera driver, the problem of time-consuming and laborious depth-of-field stacking in existing devices is solved, enabling convenient depth-of-field stacking shooting and improving shooting efficiency.

CN223885255UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-06SHENZHEN XISU TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520376792.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-04
Publication Date
2026-02-06
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-04

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Technical Problem

Existing shooting equipment is time-consuming, laborious, and inconvenient to achieve depth-of-field stacking, especially in macro photography where multiple or even dozens or hundreds of photos with different focal planes need to be stacked, and it is not convenient to carry and operate.

Method used

A portable shooting device was designed, including a base, a slide, a camera driver, and a camera controller. The combination of the slide driver and the camera driver enables the automated movement of the slide and the camera, supports the setting of various stacking parameters, and quickly achieves depth-of-field stacking shooting.

Benefits of technology

While maintaining portability, it achieves autofocus and depth-of-field stacking shooting, improving shooting efficiency and simplifying the operation process.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a portable shooting device, which relates to the field of precise instruments and equipment, and comprises a base provided with a first mounting interface; the object placing sliding table is arranged on the base, a sliding table driving plate used for driving the object placing sliding table to move in the direction horizontal to the base is arranged on the base, the object placing sliding table is used for placing a target to be shot, and the output end of the sliding table driving plate is in driving connection with the object placing sliding table; the camera driver is arranged on the base, the output end of the camera driver is in driving connection with a single lens reflex, a microscope lens is carried on the single lens reflex, the microscope lens is arranged above the storage sliding table, and a second mounting interface is formed in the camera driver; and the camera controller is mounted on the first mounting interface or the second mounting interface. According to the utility model, the whole microscopic equipment can support setting of various stacking parameters on the premise of portability, and can control the sliding table to move and the single lens reflex to shoot according to the preset parameters, thereby rapidly realizing depth-of-field stacking shooting.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of precision instrument equipment, concretely relates to a portable shooting device. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the professional macro shooting field, the depth of field stack shooting is a commonly used technology. In macro shooting, because the depth of field is very shallow, it is usually necessary to stack multiple even dozens or hundreds of photos of different focal planes to synthesize a full depth of field photo. For example, a single-lens reflex camera is installed on a moving slide that can support the single-lens reflex camera, and then the user operates the slide to displace a few microns and continuously shoots each time a picture is taken. However, by this shooting method, multiple even dozens or hundreds of photos of different focal planes need to be taken, and the single-lens reflex camera needs to be installed on a slide in a fixed environment, which is not convenient to carry and the way of operating the slide to take multiple photos is very time-consuming and laborious.

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a shooting device that is strong in portability and can realize depth of field stacking shooting. SUMMARY

[0004] Therefore, the utility model embodiment provides a portable shooting device to solve the problem that the existing shooting device is time-consuming and laborious and inconvenient when realizing depth of field stacking.

[0005] According to a first aspect, the utility model embodiment provides a portable shooting device, comprising:

[0006] A base, wherein the base is provided with a first mounting interface;

[0007] A storage slide is arranged on the base, and the base is provided with a slide drive plate for driving the storage slide to move in a direction horizontal to the base, the storage slide is used for placing a target to be shot, and the output end of the slide drive plate is drivingly connected with the storage slide;

[0008] A camera driver is arranged on the base, the output end of the camera driver is drivingly connected with a single-lens reflex camera, a microscope lens is carried on the single-lens reflex camera, the microscope lens is arranged above the storage slide, the camera driver is used for driving the single-lens reflex camera to move in a direction vertical to the base, and the camera driver is provided with a second mounting interface;

[0009] A camera controller is mounted on the first mounting interface or the second mounting interface, the camera controller is electrically connected with the single-lens reflex camera, the microscope lens, the slide drive plate and the camera driver, and transmits corresponding control signals to them respectively.

[0010] With reference to the first aspect, in a first implementation manner of the first aspect, the camera driver comprises a stepper motor sliding table and a connector, both of which are arranged on the base, an output end of the connector is drivingly connected with the stepper motor sliding table, and an output end of the stepper motor sliding table is connected with the single-lens reflex camera.

[0011] With reference to the first implementation manner of the first aspect, in a second implementation manner of the first aspect, a magnetic quick-release assembly is arranged at an output end of the stepper motor sliding table, the single-lens reflex camera is connected with the magnetic quick-release assembly, and the magnetic quick-release assembly is magnetically connected with the output end of the stepper motor sliding table.

[0012] With reference to the second implementation manner of the first aspect, in a third implementation manner of the first aspect, the single-lens reflex camera is detachably connected with the magnetic quick-release assembly, and the single-lens reflex camera is rotationally connected with the magnetic quick-release assembly.

[0013] With reference to the first aspect, in a fourth implementation manner of the first aspect, the base is a magnetic base, the object sliding table is a magnetic sliding table, and the base is magnetically connected with the object sliding table.

[0014] With reference to the first aspect, in a fifth implementation manner of the first aspect, a third mounting interface for docking with a tripod is arranged on the camera driver.

[0015] With reference to the first aspect, in a sixth implementation manner of the first aspect, a fixing assembly for fixing a target to be photographed is arranged on the object sliding table.

[0016] With reference to the first aspect, in a seventh implementation manner of the first aspect, the single-lens reflex camera is a MaixCAM AI single-lens reflex camera.

[0017] With reference to the seventh implementation manner of the first aspect, in an eighth implementation manner of the first aspect, a human-computer interaction interface is arranged on the single-lens reflex camera.

[0018] With reference to the first aspect, in a ninth implementation manner of the first aspect, a plurality of rubber pads are arranged at a bottom of the base.

[0019] The portable shooting equipment of the utility model, the whole microscopic equipment is moved in portability by relying on the base, under the volume of utmost and lower cost, the shooting task of portability is completed, simultaneously according to the installation position of camera controller on the first installation interface or the second installation interface, the shooting equipment has two working modes, one is the overhead mode of installing the camera controller at the first installation interface position, the overhead mode can be used for shooting static indoor target, for example various microscopic observation samples, another is the horizontal mode of installing the camera controller at the second installation interface position, the overhead mode can be used for shooting outdoor target, through the setting of camera driver, single-lens reflex camera, microscope lens and camera controller on the base, the single-lens reflex camera and the microscope lens carried thereon can move along the direction perpendicular to the base, then through repeatedly driving the microscope lens to move up and down along the direction perpendicular to the base, automatic focusing is realized, through the setting of base-mounted object slide table and slide table driving plate, the target to be shot placed on the object slide table can be controlled to move along the direction horizontal to the base, through driving the target to be shot to move along the direction horizontal to the base, the scene depth stack shooting is realized, the whole microscopic equipment can support setting various stack parameters under the premise of portability, controls the slide table movement and single-lens reflex shooting according to the preset parameter, and the scene depth stack shooting is realized quickly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model or prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment or prior art description, obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to these drawings without paying creative labor.

[0021] Among them:

[0022] Figure 1 One of the structure schematic diagrams of the portable shooting equipment in the overhead mode provided by the utility model is shown;

[0023] Figure 2 Two of the structure schematic diagrams of the portable shooting equipment in the overhead mode provided by the utility model are shown;

[0024] Figure 3 The hardware system architecture of the portable shooting equipment in the overhead mode provided by the utility model is shown;

[0025] Figure 4 One of the structure schematic diagrams of the portable shooting equipment in the horizontal mode provided by the utility model is shown;

[0026] Figure 5The utility model provides a portable shooting equipment horizontal mode under structure schematic diagram two of the utility model provides,

[0027] Figure 6 The utility model provides a portable shooting equipment hardware system framework under horizontal mode of the utility model provides,

[0028] Figure 7 The utility model provides a portable shooting equipment carries the flow diagram of depth of field stack.

[0029] In the drawing: 10 - base, 20 - article slide, 30 - slide drive board, 40 - camera driver, 50 - single-lens reflex camera, 60 - microscope lens, 70 - rubber pad, 80 - magnetic quick release assembly, 90 - camera controller. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] To make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the utility model clearer, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model will be described clearly and completely in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model below, obviously, the described embodiments are a part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by the person skilled in the art without creative labor are within the protection scope of the utility model.

[0031] In the professional micro distance shooting field, depth of field stack shooting is a commonly used technology. In micro distance shooting, because the depth of field is very shallow, usually, different focal plane photos of multiple even dozens or hundreds of photos need to be stacked to synthesize the full depth of field photo. For example, a single-lens reflex camera is installed on a support single-lens reflex camera moving slide, then every time a picture is shot, the user operates the slide to displace several microns and continuously shoots. However, by this shooting mode, different focal plane photos of multiple even dozens or hundreds of photos need to be shot, the single-lens reflex camera needs to be installed on a slide in a fixed environment, which is inconvenient to carry, and the operation of the slide to shoot multiple photos is very time-consuming and laborious.

[0032] In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a shooting device which is strong in portability and can realize depth of field stack shooting.

[0033] In order to solve the above problems, a portable shooting device is provided in the specification, which aims to provide an automatic depth of field stack shooting device, support setting various stack parameters, can control the slide movement and single-lens reflex shooting according to the preset parameters, quickly realize the depth of field stack shooting, so as to solve the problems of time-consuming, laborious and inconvenience when the existing shooting device realizes the depth of field stack. Please refer to Figure 1 、 Figure 2 、 Figure 4 And Figure 5 , the micro device comprises:

[0034] a base 10 for providing mounting positions for other components in the microscope device and for supporting the components, wherein the base 10 is provided with a first mounting interface for mounting the camera controller 90.

[0035] Preferably, the first mounting interface is arranged on a back surface of a main working surface of the base 10 for mounting other components.

[0036] a slide 20 arranged on the base 10, and the base 10 is provided with a slide driving plate 30 for driving the slide 20 to move along a direction horizontal to the base 10. In the embodiment, the slide 20 is used for placing a target to be photographed, i.e., the slide 20 provides a slide space for placing the target to be photographed.

[0037] The direction horizontal to the base 10 includes a transverse direction and a longitudinal direction horizontal to the base 10. Taking an example that the base 10 is placed on a horizontal plane, when the slide driving plate 30 is working, the slide 20 can be driven to move along the X-axis direction or the Y-axis direction, so that when the slide 20 places the target to be photographed, the slide 20 and the target to be photographed placed thereon both change the relative position in the horizontal direction relative to the base 10 under the driving of the slide driving plate 30.

[0038] Preferably, the slide driving plate 30 can be a cross slide driving source such as a double-screw slide, and when the slide driving plate 30 is working, the slide 20 connected to the output end of the slide driving plate 30 can be driven to move along the direction horizontal to the base 10.

[0039] a camera driver 40 arranged on the base 10, and the output end of the camera driver 40 is drivingly connected to a single-lens reflex camera 50, and the single-lens reflex camera 50 is provided with a microscope lens 60 arranged above the slide 20, and the camera driver 40 is used for driving the single-lens reflex camera 50 to move along a direction vertical to the base 10, i.e., the camera driver 40 can drive the single-lens reflex camera 50 to move along the vertical direction of the base 10. In the embodiment, the microscope lens 60 is used for microscopic magnification of the target to be photographed, and the camera driver 40 is provided with a second mounting interface for mounting the camera controller 90.

[0040] the camera controller 90 mounted on the first mounting interface or the second mounting interface, and the camera controller 90 is electrically connected to the single-lens reflex camera 50, the microscope lens 60, the slide driving plate 30, and the camera driver 40, and transmits corresponding control signals to them respectively.

[0041] The camera controller 90 is a core controller of the shooting device, which is configured to transmit a single-lens reflex camera signal to the single-lens reflex camera 50 to complete a single-lens reflex shooting task of a user, transmit a microscope camera signal to the microscope lens 60 to complete a microscope observation task of the user, transmit a slide table moving signal to the slide table driving board 30 to drive the slide table 20 to move by the slide table driving board 30, so that the target to be shot placed on the slide table 20 can also move to assist in completing the microscope observation task, and transmit a camera moving signal to the camera driver 40 to drive the microscope lens 60 carried on the single-lens reflex camera 50 to move by the camera driver 40 to quickly realize the depth of field stacking shooting.

[0042] In the embodiment, the microscope lens 60 is detachably arranged on the single-lens reflex camera 50, so that the single-lens reflex camera 50 can be used for normal shooting, and the microscope lens 60 can be mounted on the single-lens reflex camera 50 to perform microscope shooting.

[0043] Preferably, the camera driver 40 can be a stepper motor slide table, and an output shaft of the stepper motor slide table is perpendicular to the base 10. A connector matched with the stepper motor slide table is electrically connected with the single-lens reflex camera 50. The camera driver 40 includes the stepper motor slide table and the connector. The connector and the stepper motor slide table are arranged on the base. An output end of the connector is drivingly connected with the stepper motor slide table. An output end of the stepper motor slide table is connected with the single-lens reflex camera 50. When the connector works, the output shaft of the stepper motor slide table can be driven to rotate, and the single-lens reflex camera 50 and the microscope lens 60 carried thereon are driven to move along a direction perpendicular to the base 10. For example, when the camera driver 40 works, the single-lens reflex camera 50 and the microscope lens 60 carried thereon can be driven to move along the Z-axis direction.

[0044] Preferably, the camera controller 90 is a MaixCAM AI single-lens reflex camera, so that the microscope device has an AI vision function and has a human-computer interaction interface (for example, a touch screen) for user control. The size of the single-lens reflex camera 50 is relatively small, for example, the size of the whole machine is controlled to be 5×10×15 cm, and the portability is relatively strong.

[0045] Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 6In the embodiment, the photographing device has two working modes according to the installation position of the camera controller 90, one is a downward shooting mode in which the camera controller 90 is installed at the first installation interface position, and the downward shooting mode can be used to shoot static indoor targets such as various microscopic observation samples, and the other is a horizontal shooting mode in which the camera controller 90 is installed at the second installation interface position, and the horizontal shooting mode can be used to shoot outdoor targets. The third installation interface is arranged on the camera controller 90 and used to dock with a tripod, so that the user can easily shoot in the horizontal shooting mode when the entire photographing device is placed on the tripod.

[0046] Please refer to Figure 3 In the downward shooting mode, the target to be shot can be placed on the object sliding table 20, and the target to be shot can be moved synchronously when the object sliding table 20 moves, so that automatic focusing can be performed. Specifically, the camera controller 90, the single-lens reflex camera 50, and the microscope lens 60 are turned on, and the target to be shot is placed on the object sliding table 20, so that the microscope lens 60 can obtain an initial image of the object. After the user clicks any position on the human-computer interaction interface of the camera controller 90 that the user wants to focus on, the camera controller 90 calculates the Laplacian value, that is, the definition, of the image of the square within the N-pixel edge length around the focusing point. Then, the camera controller 90 outputs a corresponding camera moving signal to the camera driver 40, and the camera driver 40 drives the single-lens reflex camera 50 and the microscope lens 60 carried thereon to slide downward along the Z-axis direction by a small distance, and the specific value of the distance is determined by the camera moving signal. At this time, if the image shot by the microscope lens 60 becomes clear, the camera controller 90 continues to output a corresponding camera moving signal to the camera driver 40 to control the camera driver 40 to drive the single-lens reflex camera 50 and the microscope lens 60 carried thereon to continue to slide downward along the Z-axis direction. Otherwise, the camera controller 90 generates another sliding control signal, which makes the camera driver 40 drive the single-lens reflex camera 50 and the microscope lens 60 carried thereon to slide in the opposite direction, that is, along the Z-axis direction. The camera controller 90 generates a camera moving signal to drive the microscope lens 60 to slide upward and downward until the microscope lens 60 finds the Z-axis value at which the definition of the target area is the highest and stops, so that the automatic focusing is completed.

[0047] Please refer to Figure 7The shooting device supports setting various stacking parameters, controls the moving of the object placing slide 20 and the shooting of the single-lens reflex camera according to the preset parameters, and quickly realizes the shooting of depth-of-field stacking. Specifically, a user connects the shutter line at the bottom of the slide to the single-lens reflex camera 50, clicks the lifting button on the human-computer interaction interface of the camera controller 90 to control the single-lens reflex camera 50 to the shooting starting point and confirm the starting point, then clicks the lifting button on the human-computer interaction interface of the camera controller 90 to control the single-lens reflex camera 50 to the shooting ending point and confirm the ending point, next, the user inputs the shooting number, stabilization time, slide return difference and other parameters on the human-computer interaction interface of the camera controller 90 and clicks to start shooting, the camera controller 90 calculates the sliding distance of the object placing slide 20 according to the set parameters, waits for stabilization, triggers the shutter line to shoot and automatically moves step by step until the shooting is completed.

[0048] Preferably, the driving source of the slide driving plate 30 can be an 8mm stepper motor, so that the stroke of the X-axis and the Y-axis can be controlled at about 30mm to complete the step-by-step movement.

[0049] In the embodiment, the output end of the stepper motor slide of the camera driver 40 is provided with a magnetic quick-release assembly 80, the single-lens reflex camera 50 is connected to the magnetic quick-release assembly 80, and the magnetic quick-release assembly 80 is magnetically connected to the output end of the stepper motor slide. Through such a setting, the magnetic quick-release assembly 80 can be detachably connected to the output end of the stepper motor slide, so that the magnetic quick-release assembly 80 can be replaced conveniently.

[0050] In the embodiment, the single-lens reflex camera 50 is detachably connected to the magnetic quick-release assembly 80, and the single-lens reflex camera 50 is rotatably connected to the magnetic quick-release assembly 80. Through such a setting, the single-lens reflex camera 50 and the microscope lens 60 can be replaced and maintained conveniently, and the user can wipe the microscope lens 60 and change the parameters of the single-lens reflex camera 50 more conveniently and quickly by rotating the single-lens reflex camera 50 on the magnetic quick-release assembly 80.

[0051] In the embodiment, the base 10 is a magnetic base, and the object placing slide 20 is also a magnetic slide, so that the base 10 is magnetically connected to the object placing slide 20. Through such a setting, the object placing slide 20 becomes a replaceable slide, so that the user can maintain the slide conveniently.

[0052] In the embodiment, the object placing slide 20 is provided with a fixing assembly for fixing the target to be shot. The fixing assembly can fix the target to be shot, so that the microscope device can automatically focus and automatically splice. The object placing slide 20 is also provided with a cover plate. The cover plate can keep the flat surface on which the target to be shot is placed clean, and is suitable for some special microscopic observation tasks.

[0053] The bottom of the base 10 is further provided with a plurality of rubber pads 70, so that the entire microscopic device is conveniently and stably placed.

[0054] The portable shooting device of the utility model, the entire microscopic device is moved in portability by relying on the base 10, and under the premise of extreme volume and low cost, the shooting task in portability is completed, and according to the mounting position of the camera controller 90 on the first mounting interface or the second mounting interface, the shooting device has two working modes, one is a shooting-down mode of mounting the camera controller 90 at the first mounting interface position, and the shooting-down mode can be used for shooting static indoor targets, such as various microscopic observation samples, and the other is a horizontal shooting mode of mounting the camera controller 90 at the second mounting interface position, and the shooting-down mode can be used for shooting outdoor targets. Through the arrangement of the camera driver 40, the single-lens reflex camera 50, the microscope lens 60 and the camera controller 90 on the base 10, the single-lens reflex camera 50 and the microscope lens 60 carried thereon can move along the direction perpendicular to the base 10, and automatic focusing is realized by repeatedly moving the microscope lens 60 up and down along the direction perpendicular to the base 10. Through the arrangement of the object placing sliding table 20 and the sliding table driving plate 30 on the base 10, the target to be shot placed on the object placing sliding table 20 can be controlled to move along the direction horizontal to the base 10, and the target to be shot is driven to move along the direction horizontal to the base 10, so that the depth-of-field stacking shooting is realized. The entire microscopic device can support setting various stacking parameters under the premise of portability, control the sliding table to move and the single-lens reflex camera to shoot according to the preset parameters, and quickly realize the depth-of-field stacking shooting.

[0055] The apparatus embodiments described above are merely illustrative, wherein the units described as separate components can or can not be physically separate, and the components displayed as units can or can not be physical units, i.e., can be located in one place, or can be distributed on a plurality of network units. Part or all of the modules can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the embodiment scheme. Those skilled in the art can understand and implement without creative labor.

[0056] Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that each embodiment can be realized by means of software and a necessary general hardware platform, and of course, can also be realized by hardware. Based on such understanding, the above technical solutions can be embodied in the form of a software product, which can be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as a ROM / RAM, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc., and includes a plurality of instructions to make a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) execute the method described in each embodiment or some part of the embodiment.

[0057] It should be finally pointed out that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, but not to limit them; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments can still be modified, or some technical features therein can be replaced equivalently; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A portable photographing apparatus, characterized by comprising: The utility model relates to a camera control system, including: The base is equipped with first installation interface on it; The article slide platform sets up on the base, and the base is equipped with the slide platform drive board for driving the article slide platform moves along the direction of the base horizontally, and the article slide platform is used for placing the target to be shot, and the output end drive connection of the slide platform drive board has the article slide platform; The camera driver sets up on the base, and the output end drive connection of the camera driver has the single-lens reflex camera, and the single-lens reflex camera is carried with microscope lens, and the microscope lens sets up in the upper of article slide platform, and the camera driver is used for driving single-lens reflex camera moves along the direction perpendicular to the base, and the camera driver is equipped with second installation interface on it; The camera controller is installed on the first installation interface or the second installation interface, and the camera controller is electrically connected with the single-lens reflex camera, the microscope lens, the slide platform drive board and the camera driver and transmits corresponding control signals to them respectively.

2. The portable photographic apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by The camera driver includes stepper motor slide platform and connector, and the connector and the stepper motor slide platform are arranged on the base, the output end drive connection of the connector has the stepper motor slide platform, and the output end of the stepper motor slide platform is connected with the single-lens reflex camera.

3. The portable photographic apparatus according to claim 2, characterized by The output end of the stepper motor slide platform is provided with magnetic quick-release assembly, and the single-lens reflex camera is connected with the magnetic quick-release assembly, and the magnetic quick-release assembly is magnetically connected with the output end of the stepper motor slide platform.

4. The portable photographic apparatus according to claim 3, characterized by The single-lens reflex camera is detachably connected with the magnetic quick-release assembly, and the single-lens reflex camera is rotatably connected with the magnetic quick-release assembly.

5. The portable photographic apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by The base adopts magnetic base, the article slide platform adopts magnetic slide platform, and the base is magnetically connected with the article slide platform.

6. The portable photographic apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by The camera driver is equipped with third installation interface for interfacing with tripod.

7. The portable photographic apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by The article slide platform is equipped with fixing assembly for fixing the target to be shot.

8. The portable photographic apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by The camera controller adopts MaixCAMAI single-lens reflex camera.

9. The portable photographic apparatus according to claim 8, characterized by The camera controller is equipped with human-computer interaction interface.

10. The portable photographic apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by The bottom of the base is provided with a plurality of rubber pads.