Miller Camera Support Equipment

Robert Eric Miller, an Australian engineer from Sydney, invented the fluid head for motion picture cameras for which he was granted an Australian patent in 1946 and US patent in 1949. He founded Miller Camera Support Equipment in 1954, manufacturing fluid heads and tripods. The same year, he developed the Miller Viscosity Drag. This invention greatly improved image quality in films by applying user-variable dampening to the pan and tilt movements of the camera.

Miller products are widely used in Australia, and since 1958, have been exported to the US, Europe and Asia.

Location

Miller Camera Support Equipment headquarters and manufacturing are based near Sydney, Australia. The company also has service facilities in London and in New York, plus branch offices in Canada, California, Hong Kong, China, and various European countries.

Main current products

Fluid heads

75mm bowl

DS range: DS5, DS10 and DS20. Introduced in 1992.

Compass range: Compass 12, Compass 15 and Compass 20. Introduced in 2009.