FLYCAM HD HA NDHELD VIDEO STABILIZER
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S l i g ht l y bo t t om he a v y , i t wi l l be b ot h s t a bl e a n d e a s i e r t o c on t r ol .
C he c k t he v e r t i c a l ba l a nc e by us i ng t hi s dr o p t i m e t e s t .
B A L A N C I N G T H E V E R T I C A L A X I S
The sled should be tied up to the docking adapter of your stand or similar so that you can start
the fore & after balancing adjustments by centering the camcorder over the central post. To do
this:
Loose side screws of head plate and bottom screws of the bottom plate.
Look at Flycam HD Handheld video stabilizer from the side. If the camcorder lens is tipped up
or down, move the camcorder forward or backwards until the center of balance is situat-
ed over the central post.
Then, look at the Flycam HD Handheld video stabilizer from the front. If the post is not ver-
tical, adjust bottom plate until the center post is vertical.
You can also adjust weight discs closer to & further away from the sled as per requirement
till the post is not vertical.
The stability of the Flycam HD Stabilizer depends on it being slightly bottom heavy. If it is top
heavy, it will tilt more. If it is too bottom heavy, it will be sluggish and hard to aim.
Make sure that everything is tight and position yourself behind the stand.
Grasp the center post near the base and move the center post from vertical to horizontal.
Hold it there. Be sure that it will not hit the stand when you drop the center post and put
your free hand to catch the center post when it drops.
Count how many seconds it will take to fall to vertical. Try using a stopwatch.
If the drop time is less then 2 seconds, it is too bottom heavy. You need to move the
bottom mass closer to the post.
If the drop time is more than two seconds, it is top heavy.
