Video editing glossary

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• Mounts & accessories 1/4-inch thread The standard tripod screw thread used on cameras, tripods, lights and accessories worldwide. Action cameras use adapters or built-in threads to connect to it.

A

• Mounts & accessories Adhesive mount A flat or curved base with strong adhesive that sticks permanently to helmets, boards and vehicles, giving a low, solid mounting point for an action camera.
• Mounts & accessories Anti-fog insert Small absorbent strips placed inside a camera housing to soak up moisture and stop the lens fogging in cold air or water.

B

• Mounts & accessories Backpack strap mount A clamp that attaches an action camera to a backpack shoulder strap, giving a steady chest-height POV for hiking, ski touring and city walks.

C

• Mounts & accessories Camera tether A short cord that connects a camera or mount to a fixed point, so it does not fall away if the mount breaks. Cheap insurance for water and speed.
• Mounts & accessories Car mount Any mount that puts a camera in or on a car, from dashboard and headrest mounts inside to suction and magnetic mounts outside, for road trip footage.
• Mounts & accessories Chest mount A harness that straps an action camera to the rider's chest for a lower, steadier POV showing hands, handlebars or skis along with the terrain ahead.
• Mounts & accessories Chin mount A mount on the chin bar of a full-face helmet that places the camera low and in front of the face, giving an immersive rider POV for moto, MTB and snow.
• Mounts & accessories Clamp mount A spring or screw clamp that grips poles, branches, railings and handlebars, with a flexible arm to aim the camera. One of the most versatile mounts.
• Mounts & accessories Cold shoe A simple slot mount without electrical contacts, found on camera cages and frames, used to attach microphones, lights and small monitors.

D

• Mounts & accessories Depth rating The maximum water depth a camera or housing is rated to survive without leaking, such as about 10 m for a bare action camera or 60 m in a dive case.
• Mounts & accessories Dive housing A sealed, pressure-rated case that lets an action camera or phone go deeper underwater than its own waterproofing allows and keeps the image sharp.
• Mounts & accessories Dog harness mount A harness that lets a dog wear an action camera on its back or chest, capturing the run, the swim or the trail from a pet point of view.
• Mounts & accessories Dual battery charger A charger that tops up two or more spare camera batteries at once, outside the camera, so a fresh rotation is ready for the next session.

F

• Mounts & accessories Floating hand grip A buoyant handle for an action camera that floats if dropped in water, made for surfing, snorkeling, paddling and filming from boats.
• Mounts & accessories Follow cam Footage filmed by someone riding behind or beside the athlete, keeping them in frame from a third-person view that a POV camera cannot capture.

G

• Mounts & accessories Goggle mount A clip that attaches an action camera to the strap of ski, snowboard or motocross goggles, giving a true eye-level POV of what the rider sees.
• Mounts & accessories Gooseneck mount A flexible, bendable arm that holds a camera at an adjustable angle and position, used with clamps or bases for creative and hard-to-reach shots.

H

• Mounts & accessories Handheld grip A short handle for holding an action camera steadily by hand, often doubling as a mini tripod. Ideal for walking shots, vlogs and quick angles.
• Mounts & accessories Handlebar mount A clamp that fixes an action camera to the handlebars of a bike, motorcycle or scooter, filming forward at the track or back at the rider from a fixed point.
• Mounts & accessories Helmet mount An adhesive, strap or chin bracket that fixes an action camera to a helmet, so the shot moves with the rider's head and shows where they are looking.
• Mounts & accessories Helmet side mount A mount on the side of a helmet that holds the camera next to the head, giving a POV view with part of the helmet edge or shoulder in frame.

K

• Mounts & accessories Kayak mount A mount that fixes a camera to a kayak deck, gear track or rail, filming the paddler, the bow cutting through water or rapids ahead.

L

• Mounts & accessories Lens protector An extra layer of glass or a cap over an action camera lens that takes scratches and impacts instead of the camera, cheap to replace when damaged.

M

• Mounts & accessories Magnetic mount A mount with a strong magnet base that sticks to steel surfaces like car bodies, railings or gym equipment, for quick, tool-free camera placement.
• Mounts & accessories Mounting fingers The interlocking two- and three-prong mounting system with a thumbscrew used by GoPro and many other action cameras and accessories.

P

• Mounts & accessories POV footage Video filmed from the body of the person doing the action, usually with a head, chest or mouth-mounted action camera, so viewers see what they saw.

R

• Mounts & accessories Red filter A red or magenta lens filter for underwater filming that restores the warm tones water absorbs, so blue-green footage looks closer to natural color.
• Mounts & accessories Roll bar mount A clamp that fixes a camera to round tubing such as a roll cage, UTV bars, a boat tower or a quad frame, for steady vehicle and off-road angles.

S

• Mounts & accessories Seatpost mount A clamp that attaches a camera to the seatpost of a bike, usually facing backward to film riders following you or the trail you just rode.
• Mounts & accessories Selfie stick A telescopic pole that holds a camera at arm's length or farther to film yourself, often paired with 360 cameras that erase the stick from the shot.
• Mounts & accessories Ski pole mount A clamp that attaches an action camera to a ski pole, turning it into a handheld stick for filming yourself, friends or the slope while skiing.
• Mounts & accessories Suction cup mount A mount that holds a camera to smooth surfaces like car windows, hoods or boat hulls with a vacuum cup, giving vehicle angles without drilling or tape.
• Mounts & accessories Surfboard mount An adhesive or leash-plug mount that fixes an action camera to the deck of a surfboard, usually on the nose facing back at the surfer.

T

• Mounts & accessories Tank mount A camera mount on the fuel tank of a motorcycle, often with suction or magnets, giving a low view of the rider body, controls and the road ahead.
• Mounts & accessories Tripod A three-legged stand that holds a camera steady. For action cameras, small tripods give static angles, time-lapses and fixed views of training sessions.

U

• Mounts & accessories Underwater dome port A large curved window for an action camera housing that corrects underwater lens effects and enables half-above, half-below water split shots.

V

• Mounts & accessories Vented helmet strap A strap mount that threads through the vents of a bike helmet to hold an action camera on top, without adhesive and easy to move between helmets.

W

• Mounts & accessories Wrist mount A strap that holds an action camera on the wrist, back of the hand or forearm, popular for surfing, swimming and climbing POV shots.