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Vertical mounting

Unlock the vertical quick release plate safety lock

, push the plate  with the mounted 

camera into the slot

, lock the safety lock

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once the camera is roughly balanced.

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Remove: 

Please refer to the remove steps for horizontal mounting. Unlock the quick release 

plate safety lock

, remove the quick release plate while pressing anti-drop column

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4. Gimbal Balancing

Please balance the gimbal before shooting. Make sure the camera and 

lens are ready for shooting, and the gimbal is powered off or in sleep 

mode before balancing. 

It is recommended to hold up the camera 

first, then move the slide arm, cross arm and vertical arm.

Take horizontal mounting as a example.

Tutorial Videos

4.1 Balancing the tilt axis

4.1.1 Balancing the vertical tilt

a. Toggle the tilt lock levers 

 to the unlocked 

position,  and loosen the slide arm lock knob

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b. Rotate the tilt axis so that the camera lens is 

pointing upward. Check the direction which the lens 

tilt to.
c. If the lens is tilt to one side, then the camera is that 

side heavy, move the slide arm

 to the opposite 

direction, until the camera is steady pointing upward.
d. Tighten the slide arm lock knob

 while holding 

the camera.

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4.1.2 Balancing depth for the tilt axis

a. Rotate the tilt axis so that the camera lens 

is pointing forward. Check the direction which 

the lens tilt to.
b. If the lens is tilt to one side, then the camera 

is that side heavy, unlock the quick release 

plate safety lock

  and the move the quick 

release plate to the opposite direction, until the 

camera is steady pointing forward.
c. Lock the quick release plate safety lock

while holding the camera.

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The tilt axis is balanced when the camera is steady while tilted up or down by 45° .

4.2 Balancing the roll axis

a. Toggle the roll lock

 levers to the unlocked 

position, check the direction which the lens tilt 

to.
b. If the lens is tilt to one side, then the camera 

is that side heavy, loosen the cross arm lock 

knob

 and the move the cross arm

 to the 

opposite direction, until the camera can stay 

still and horizontal to the ground.
c. Tighten the cross arm lock knob

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The roll axis is balanced when the camera can 

stay still and horizontal to the ground.

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4.3 Balancing the pan axis

a. Toggle the pan lock

 levers  to the unlocked 

position. Hold the tripod, and tilt the gimbal 

forward until it horizontal to the ground.
b. If the lens is tilt to one side, then the camera 

is that side heavy, loosen the vertical arm lock 

knob

 and the move the vertical arm

 to 

the opposite direction, until the camera can 

stay still and horizontal to the ground.
c. Tighten the vertical arm lock knob

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The pan axis is balanced when the camera can 

stay still and horizontal to the ground.

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