Stepper Motor with AA batteries

You might consider going with a smaller stepper motor like below. The offset output shaft indicates the motors have internal reduction gears (the gearing should prevent rotation drift when not energized). If the SLR cam has a good bearing mount, the motor probably can rotate it. Also the smaller size should make for a lower profile mount.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/5V-Stepper-Step-Motor-Driver-Board-ULN2003-28BYJ-48-For-Arduino-High-Quality-/271473069262?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item3f350e4cce