Adjustable l-bracket

A camera mounting assembly for adjustably mounting a camera on a vertical support comprising:

• (a) a base member having an upper portion configured to support a lower surface of the camera and a lower portion forming an opposite pair of lower inclined edges;
• (b) a side member forming an opposite pair of side inclined edges;
• (c) a fastening element configured to detachably fasten together said side member and said base member such that when the lower surface of the camera is supported by the base member, at least a portion of the side member is aligned with a side surface of the camera and configured such that a pair of moveable jaws of a quick-release mechanism is selectively engageable with the lower inclined edges and side inclined edges to adjustably mount the camera in a landscape orientation and a portrait orientation, respectively, while maintaining the camera in a generally centered position over the vertical support, said fastening element comprising a rotatable member accessible from a side surface of said base member when said lower surface of said camera is supported by said base member where rotation of said rotatable member detachably interconnects said side member to said base member when said camera is supported by said base member, said base member and said side member configured in such a manner that when said base member supports said lower surface of said camera said rotatable member is accessible from said side surface of said base member to detach said side member from said base member, said base member being free from extending along a substantial portion of said side surface of said camera when said camera is supported by said base member and said side member is detached from said base member;
• (d) said side member capable of lateral movement to a plurality of lateral positions in a generally perpendicular direction with respect to a central axis of the length of said base member in such a manner that said side member is capable of being secured to said base member at said plurality of lateral positions with respect to said base member as a result of selectively rotating said rotatable member to secure to said side member to said base member.