Apparatus for remotely controlling the positioner of a camera head. At
least one hydraulically-actuated positioner for rotating the camera head with respect
to an axis is fixed to the camera head and to a camera support device, such as
a camera boom. The positioner includes an output shaft whose angular displacement
is responsive to fluid flows transmitted through a pair of associated hydraulic
lines. A valve is associated with each positioner and controls the flow of fluid
within the pair of positioner hydraulic lines. A control unit receives and processes
inputs provided by a camera operator (observing the camera's field-of-view on a
monitor) and outputs generated by the system so that the necessary adjustments
may be controlled by the valves to assume smooth camera movements in either an
aquatic environment or otherwise.