Kaidan KiWi, User Manual

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KiWi Panoramic Tripod Head Overview
Thank you for purchasing a Kaidan
KiWi™ Panoramic Tripod Head.
This manual is designed to help you
understand how to use your
KiWi to
create quality panoramas. This docu-
ment will be revised occasionally and
updated versions can be downloaded
from the
KiWi page on the Kaidan
web site.
Kaidan popularized panoramic VR/
QTVR panoramic photography with
our KiWi™ tripod head more than
8 years ago. The new
KiWi contin-
ues that tradition with an affordable,
rugged, lightweight and elegant design
that includes an innovative detent
click-stop mechanism (10, 12, 14, 16,
18, 20 stops are standard; 2 through
28 stops optional), handy
Click-
Disc storage accessory pouch with
number-of-shots chart, built-in bubble
level and an adjustable camera bracket.
The
KiWi is also easily upgradeable
with optional camera brackets to sup-
port fisheye lenses and quick-release
camera mounts.
While the KiWi will be an excellent
choice for many photographers just
getting started in panoramic photog-
raphy, it will also appeal to profes-
sionals who require a compact and
Welcome to the Kaidan KiWi and Panoramic Photography
lightweight travelling companion.
The
KiWi is built around a sturdy
and precise Rotator Base with inter-
changable
ClickDiscs . There are
interchangeable camera brackets that
slide and lock onto the Rotator Base.
The KiWi makes it easy to capture a
sequence of photos that are stitched
to form a complete panoramic image.
It holds the camera in the optimum
portrait orientation, positions the
camera so that it rotates around the
optical center or nodal point of the
lens and provides a repeatable and ad-
justable click-stop indexing mechanism.
The KiWi is designed to handle a
wide range of digital and film cameras
as well as conventional wide-angle and
fisheye lenses. You'll be able to use
any stitching or panoramic application
available, such as those from Apple,
iSeeMedia, iPIX, VR Toolbox, Realviz,
Panotools and Easypano because the
KiWi is adaptable to handle any situa-
tion, camera, lens or software.
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