Camalot

| Camalot (Chouinard)
#1 to #4
1987

| The original Chouinard Camalots using U-stem design and 7075-T6 aluminum cams and three part plastic sleeve. Those cams used ball shaped swages attaching the axle housing to the cable stem, and those when weighted could cause cracking in the axle housing compromising the strength of the piece. The ball design was changed in later units.{{cite web |title=Chouinard Camalots 1st Generation |url=https://verticalarchaeology.com/2016/02/18/chouinard-camalots-1st-generation/ |website=Vertical Archaeology |date=18 February 2016}}

US patent number [https://patents.google.com/patent/US4643377A 4643377].

| First Black Diamond Camalots with single plastic molded sleeve and slight changes to axle housing to prevent cracking affecting the original cams.

| Camalot junior
#0.5 to #0.75
1991-2000

| Last U-stem design Camalot was using injection molded Zyntel thumb loop. The original 1991 version didn't have sewn slings, which were introduced in 1994.{{cite web |title=History of Black Diamond Cams |url=https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/120348747/history-of-black-diamond-cams |website=Mountain Project |access-date=11 April 2022}}

| Camalot
#1 to #5
1994

| First T-stem design Camalots switched to 6061-T6 aluminum alloy and introduced sewn nylon slings. Sizes #1 to #4 were first released in 1994, #5 in 1995 and #3.5 & #4.5 in 1999. Initially 1994 cam used continuous plastic sleeve which had no trigger keep, preventing the trigger from sliding up into the cam lobes. This was corrected in 1995 by adding an aluminum ring to the sleeve, and further refine this in 2000 by adding a small injection molded ring in place of the aluminum ring.

| Micros replaced 1991 juniors and switched to a single T-stem design. Smallest micros used single-axle while larger ones use the iconic double axle design.

| Camalot C4
#0.4 to #6
2005

| 4th version of the single stem Camalot which intruduced thumb-loops and changed sizes of cams larger than #3.

Camalots #3.5, #4, #4.5 and #5 were replaced with resized #4, #5 and #6. US patent number [https://patents.google.com/patent/US7959118B2 7959118]/[https://patents.google.com/patent/US7959119B2 7959119]

| Designed for placements in very small cracks, with a single axle and a narrow, three-lobed head. US patent number [https://patents.google.com/patent/US7275726B2 7275726]/[https://patents.google.com/patent/US7278618B2 7278618]

Spring 2013{{Cite web|url=http://www.climberism.com/gear-talk-new-black-diamond-camalot-x4/|title=Welcome climberism.com - BlueHost.com|website=www.climberism.com}}

- 2020{{Cite web|title=Camalot X4 - Black Diamond Climbing Gear|url=https://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en_US/climbing-cams-stoppers-nuts-hexes/camalot-x4-BD2622030000ALL1.html|access-date=2020-10-30|website=Black Diamond Equipment|language=en}}

| With smaller heads and flexible cable stems, X4 were designed for placement in very small cracks. The X4 were discontinued with the released of the Z4. US patent number [https://patents.google.com/patent/US9079065B2 9079065]/[https://patents.google.com/patent/US9302154B2 9302154]

| Camalot X4 Offsets
#0.1/#0.2 to #0.5/#0.75
2014 - 2020

| A version of the X4 with heads of two different sizes for flaring cracks or other asymmetric placements. Available in sizes #0.1/#0.2, #0.2/#0.3, #0.3/#0.4, #0.4/#0.5, #0.5/#0.75. Now discontinued with the released of the Z4.{{Cite web|title=Camalot X4 Offset - Black Diamond Climbing Gear|url=https://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en_US/climbing-cams-stoppers-nuts-hexes/camalot-x4-offset-BD2622110000ALL1.html|access-date=2020-10-30|website=Black Diamond Equipment|language=en}}

| a lighter-weight version of the C4 with a core made of dyneema instead of steel. The 25-30% weight reduction come at the cost of higher prices and shorter lifespan.{{cite news |last1=Schneiter |first1=Mike |title=Black Diamond Camalot Ultralight Review |url=https://gearinstitute.com/gear-review/black-diamond-camalot-ultralight/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |work=Gear Institute |date=15 May 2018}}

US patent number [https://patents.google.com/patent/US20150290499A1 2015/0290499]

| Camalot C4
#0.3 to #8
2019

| Version of the 2005 model, updated in early 2019 to modernize and lower the weight. In April 2020, Black Diamond introduced the #7 and #8 C4s, the largest and most expensive Camalots ever built.{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en_US/7-8-camalot.html|title=Rock Protection | Climbing Protection | Black Diamond Climbing Gear}} The cams were initially teased with an April Fool's Day video of Alex Honnold supposedly placing a "#21" C4.{{cite news |title=Black Diamond Introduces a #21 Camalot, World's Largest Cam |url=https://gripped.com/news/black-diamond-introduces-a-21-camalot/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |work=Gripped Magazine |date=1 April 2020}}

| A replacement for the X4 and C3 as Black Diamond's small-sized cams. Available in sizes #.0, #.1, #.2, #.3, #.4, #.5, #.75.{{Cite web|url=https://gearjunkie.com/black-diamond-z4-camalot|title = Black Diamond Launches Z4 Camalot: What You Need to Know|date = 10 June 2019}}

| Similar to the older discontinued X4 Offset this newer version a combination of the two different sized head from the X4 Offset and the compact lobes of the Z4. Available in sizes #0.1/#0.2, #0.2/#0.3, #0.3/#0.4, #0.4/#0.5, #0.5/#0.75.{{Cite web|title=Camalot Z4 Offset - Black Diamond Climbing Gear|url=https://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en_US/climbing-cams-stoppers-nuts-hexes/camalot-z4-offset-BD2622490000ALL1.html|access-date=2020-10-30|website=Black Diamond Equipment|language=en}}