A slightly better solution would be to get a door hinge and two 1x? lenghts of wood attach the hinge to both pieces of wood and drill a hole where you want the camera to go. get the right size bolt at a hardware store(be very careful in selecting the bolt; you don't want to screw up the tripod attachment threads on your camera) and put the bolt through the hole you drilled on the wood to secure the camera. . . . but you should have a real tripod for this type of stuff. You can pick up a tripod fairly cheaply can't you?