Answers.Body: <p><em>(This is an alternative to mounting a camera above a game board.)</em></p>
  
  <p>If it proves difficult to mount and operate a camera above the board, consider using a mirror as an alternative.  The camera can be placed on a normal tripod, and a mirror can be mounted above the board on a 45-degree angle.  The camera then shoots the image in the mirror.</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/qqs1z.png" alt="mirror over game board"></p>
  
  <p>The image will need to be flipped vertically in post-production to avoid showing a mirror image of the board.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: This has the advantage that the camera operator can adjust things without having to climb a ladder.
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Answers.Text: It's a good suggestion. It swaps the issue of placing the camera to placing the mirror. I don't know which is more difficult to do.
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Answers.Text: @xiaodai I'm not sure which is more difficult either! But mirrors usually have a wood frame which should be able to rest in a homemade stand more easily than a camera (depending on the design of the camera).  And as stib pointed out in his/her comment, the camera operator doesn't have to climb a ladder.
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Answers.Text: Just remember to flip the image horizontally with your editing software, or the board will appear reversed.
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Body: <p>Are there special equipment to fix a camera in a top down view?</p>
  
Tags: <camera><grip>
Title: What's the best way to video chess/go/baduk/weiqi board from above (i.e. top down view)?
UserDisplayName: xiaodai
ThreadText: # What's the best way to video chess/go/baduk/weiqi board from above (i.e. top down view)?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-02-06)
  
  Are there special equipment to fix a camera in a top down view?
  
  **Tags:** camera, grip
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-02-06. Score: 3
  
  *(This is an alternative to mounting a camera above a game board.)*
  
  If it proves difficult to mount and operate a camera above the board, consider using a mirror as an alternative. The camera can be placed on a normal tripod, and a mirror can be mounted above the board on a 45-degree angle. The camera then shoots the image in the mirror.
  
  ![mirror over game board](https://i.sstatic.net/qqs1z.png)
  
  The image will need to be flipped vertically in post-production to avoid showing a mirror image of the board.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: This has the advantage that the camera operator can adjust things without having to climb a ladder.  
  > **username_0**: It's a good suggestion. It swaps the issue of placing the camera to placing the mirror. I don't know which is more difficult to do.  
  > **username_1**: @username_0 I'm not sure which is more difficult either! But mirrors usually have a wood frame which should be able to rest in a homemade stand more easily than a camera (depending on the design of the camera).  And as username_2 pointed out in his/her comment, the camera operator doesn't have to climb a ladder.  
  > **username_3**: Just remember to flip the image horizontally with your editing software, or the board will appear reversed.  
  
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