A base plate (10, 50) broadly separates suction cups (12) on the bottom face of the base plate for attaching the base plate to a vehicle. A camera-mounting stud (14) extends from the base plate to mount a camera. The keeper plate (16) captures the enlarged head of a camera-mounting stud (14) under a dome (18). Multiple rivets secure the keeper plate to the top face of the base plate, reliably sandwiching the stud head against loss. A camera can be mounted on the threaded shaft of the stud, and the suction cups secure the base plate to a vehicle. Elongated extension rods (26) and swivel rods (30) separate the camera from the base plate. Flexible tethers connected to the camera can restore three-point stability to reduce camera movement while the vehicle is in motion.