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Vertical mounting
Unlock the vertical quick release plate safety lock
⑤
, push the plate with the mounted
camera into the slot
⑥
, lock the safety lock
⑤
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
⑤
, remove the quick release plate while pressing anti-drop column
⑦
.
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
①
to the unlocked
position, and loosen the slide arm lock knob
②
.
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
③
to the opposite
direction, until the camera is steady pointing upward.
d. Tighten the slide arm lock knob
②
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
①
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
①
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
①
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
②
and the move the cross arm
③
to the
opposite direction, until the camera can stay
still and horizontal to the ground.
c. Tighten the cross arm lock knob
②
.
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
①
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
②
and the move the vertical arm
③
to
the opposite direction, until the camera can
stay still and horizontal to the ground.
c. Tighten the vertical arm lock knob
②
.
The pan axis is balanced when the camera can
stay still and horizontal to the ground.
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