There's side effects, like the way it clipped off the 2 corner pockets. To get them back, I would have to back the camera up a little bit more to get everything in frame. If I did that, then you would start to see my lights in frame, which is sort of distracting.
Good question, though. I...
I made an ESPN -style overhead camera mount above my pool table for under $10.
I have a 9-foot table, and a 4 shade light, so the camera is not above the table's geometric center, but I'll take what I can get.
The camera I'm using is a GoPro Hero3 Black Edition. I'm using a Joby flexible mini...