A solar panel must be oriented toward the mid-day sun to gather the most available power, which can be easily accomplished using these ball head mounts. Cameras are often oriented so that the sun is behind the camera to prevent lens flare, so the optimum solar panel orientation is commonly in opposite directions. The Cyclapse system separates the camera housing mount from the solar panel mount, to allow optimum orientation of each, and prevent wind on a solar panel from affecting the camera.
