Portable digital video camera configured for remote image acquisition control and viewing

An integrated point of view digital video camera, comprising:

• a camera including a lens and an image sensor, the image sensor capturing light propagating through the lens and representing a scene, and the image sensor producing image data of the scene;
• a processor for receiving the image data directly or indirectly from the image sensor;
• a global navigation and location determination device operatively connected to the processor to provide location tracking of the digital video camera as the image sensor produces image data of the scene;
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• firmware operating on the processor and configured to produce digital video camera information in association with image content corresponding to the image data representing a scene.

An integrated point of view digital video camera, comprising:

• a camera housing containing a lens and an image sensor, the camera housing having a length, and the image sensor capturing light propagating through the lens and representing a scene having a level orientation;
• a mounting mechanism adaptable for secure mounting of the camera housing to a support having an off-axis orientation with respect to the level orientation of the scene, the mounting mechanism including first and second mounting pieces rotationally coupled to assume an adjustable orientation relative to each other and thereby provide rotational positioning adjustment of the camera housing;
• one of the first and second mounting pieces comprising a rotatable plug mount having a circumferential edge, and the other of the first and second mounting pieces comprising a base mount having a circular opening and opposite side walls through which aligned slots are formed, the rotatable plug mount set through the circular opening in the base mount, and the circumferential edge of the plug mount and the opposite side walls of the base mount having circumferential sawtooth edges and sawtooth-receiving edges in ratable relationship for bidirectional ratcheted rotational motion of the plug mount when it is set through the circular opening in the base mount;
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• a slidable locking member sized to fit within each of the slots in the base mount and, when inserted in the slots, slidably extend through and project outside of either one of the side walls, the locking member having a locking end piece with a serrated surface configured to engage and thereby lock the plug mount in place.