Steadicam

The term steadicam has several senses:

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• In the strictest sense, it refers to a stabilizing mount for a motion-picture camera, which mechanically isolates the movement of the camera from that of the operator, providing a very smooth shot even when the operator is moving quickly over an uneven surface.
• Many familiar with the general concept use it to refer to the combined assembly of mount and camera.
• "SteadiCam" is a registered trademark for certain steadicams.

For the remainder of this article, "steadicam" will be used in the first sense.

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