Panasonic Varicam 35, Operating Manual

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Chapter 3 Preparation — Attaching and removing accessories
Attaching and removing accessories
Eye cup/eye piece filter
The eye cup and eye piece filter can be removed. Always use the camera with these attached.
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a: Eye cup
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Eye piece filter
Attaching a tripod
When mounting the camera on a tripod, use the optional tripod adaptor (SHAN-TM700).
Fig. 1 Fig. 2
Tripod adaptor
Pan head
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Mount the tripod adaptor on the tripod. (Fig. 1)
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Mount the camera on the tripod adaptor. (Fig. 2)
Slide the camera forward along the grooves until you hear a click.
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Select an appropriate hole in the adaptor, taking into account the center of gravity of the camera and tripod adaptor combined.
Also, make sure that the diameter of the selected hole matches the diameter of the pan head screw.
Removing the camera from the tripod adaptor
While holding the red lever down, move the black lever in the direction of the arrow, and slide the camera backward to remove it.
Red lever Black lever
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If the tripod adaptor pin does not return to its original position after the camera has been removed, hold the red lever down and move the black lever in
the direction of the arrow again, in order to return the pin to its original position.
The camera cannot be mounted if the pin remains in the center. Be careful.