Spherical joint with leveling and panning capability

A spherical joint comprising:

• a collar extending from a first end to a second end along a longitudinal axis, the collar comprising a cavity;
• a ball head comprising a ball and a first attachment interface, the ball coincident with the cavity of the collar;
• a cup disposed in the cavity of the collar, the cup comprising a cradle, a first engagement surface, and a second attachment interface opposite the cradle, the cradle coincident with the ball;
• a biasing device engaged with the cup, the biasing device applies a biasing force on the cup in a direction of the ball to create a frictional force between the cradle and the ball to resist movement of the ball relative to the cup;
• a clutch disposed in the cavity of the collar between the biasing device and the cup, wherein rotation of the clutch is fixed about the longitudinal axis relative to the collar, and wherein:
• the clutch comprises a second engagement surface that abuts the first engagement surface of the cup;
• and
• the biasing device applies a force on the cup via the clutch to engage the first engagement surface with the second engagement surface;
• a first lock configured to engage the collar and the cup in a first locked position and disengage the collar and the cup in a first unlocked position, wherein:
• while in the first locked position, rotation of the cup relative to the collar about the axis is prevented;
• and
• while in the first unlocked position, rotation of the cup relative to the collar about the axis is permitted;
• and
• a third attachment interface configured to couple with one of the first attachment interface of the ball and the second attachment interface of the cup to couple a vehicular camera with the spherical joint.