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Flycam Vista-I Stabilizing Arm & Vest 

(VSTA-I-AV )  

 

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Instruction  Manu al  

Summary of Contents for Vista-I

Page 1: ...s document may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise except as may be expressly permitted by the applicable copyright statutes or in writing by the publisher Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ...stomer Satisfaction in all that we do We back our sales with a 1 year warranty from the date of purchase and work hard to resolve any problems in the unlikely event one should arise With our commitment to continuous improvement and your Feedback building on our reputation of providing affordable quality products is PRIORITY 1 Table of Contents ...

Page 3: ...stomer service and office staff that take great pride in all that they do Our mantra of continuous improvement has been the guiding principle of how we conduct our business since day one Once you have the opportunity to experience your new Flycam Vista I Stabilizing Arm Vest we hope you will agree that we craft quality products at a competitive price Products designed to meet and exceed the standa...

Page 4: ...ng complete comfort and functionality for extended productions and long continuous shots The arm has a manually adjustable tension steel spring which maintains the position of the stabilization system depending on the combined weight of camera and handheld stabilizer YOUR NEW VISTA I STABILIZATION SYSTEM COMES IN TWO STORAGE CONTAINERS Flycam Vista Arm FLYCAM C5 VISTA DV Vest What s In The Box Ple...

Page 5: ...f body types For safety quick release snap locks and buckles allow the vest to be removed quickly FLYCAM VISTA ARM Our innovative lightweight single arm design has a manually adjustable steel tension spring that maintains stabilizer position in relationship to the total load carried Easy to operate exceptionally smooth and quiet it can carry cameras weighing up to 12 pounds The single articulating...

Page 6: ...Knob Fore And After Adjustment Knob Camera Mounting Plate locking Knob Side To Side Adjustment Knob THE POST The FLYCAM C5 has a built in telescopic post used to help balance the camera and accessories Loosen the control knob to adjust the height as you attempt to balance and then re tighten for safety You may have to do this a few times to get it right THE GIMBAL CONTROL UNIT Our Gimbal control u...

Page 7: ...ith the yoke bearings Adjust the yoke bearings equally i e loosen one and tighten the other the same amount and do it in small increments If it gets worse you chose the wrong one to loosen If is gets better keep going until it is perfect Do not rebalance fore and aft at this stage THE BASE PLATFORM The base platform moves fore and aft as well as side to side al lowing you to quickly adjust the hor...

Page 8: ... plate and tighten it Insert the camera plate into the base plate At the base of your FLYCAM where the base platform con nects is a lever control that allows you to lengthen or short en the stalk to help achieve proper balance Loosen to ad just the stalk up and down and make sure to re tighten to secure BALANCING OF FLYCAM C5 HEAD ...

Page 9: ...ition After mounting the camera onto the FLYCAM C5 add the balancing weights to match the weight of the camera as shown above Before beginning the balancing process check the following Camera is securely attached to head plate Lens cap has been removed and secured Bracket mounts have been tightened properly Weights are added successfully All the screws are tightened securely Monitor mount and Batt...

Page 10: ... bottom heavy it will be both stable and easier to control CHECK THE VERTICAL BALANCE BY USING THIS DROP TIME TEST A DROP TIME OF 2 2 5 SECONDS IS PREFERRED Note Recheck the balance by looking at the sled If necessary use the side screws and the bottom plate screws to make required adjustments CUSTOM FITTING YOUR DV VEST Having put your vest on insert the hooks of the 26 long straps into the appro...

Page 11: ...o and can be easily replaced or adjusted to suit individual needs Our DV vest can be used with all professionals arms incl Steadycam Tiffin Glide cam and Sachtler ASSEMBLING OF VISTA ARM Insert the male part of the socket attached to the vista arm into the female part of the socket attached to the vest Adjust the steel spring tension to maintain a preferred position on the stabilizer factoring in ...

Page 12: ...tanding the unit upright helps to alleviate stress on the system PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT SHOOTING TIPS Walking the Line This is an exercise designed to help you operate your FLYCAM C5 more accurately and easily Using masking tape or gaffer s tape create a cross mark on a flat and even wall This cross mark will be used for framing purposes Now on the floor leading up to the cross mark tape a straigh...

Page 13: ... be perfect You ll get one that s too slow and then you ll add a pair and it will fall too fast When that happens take off the last pair of weights that you added Tighten down the weights so they don t slide around To get the count perfect slightly lower the center post that attaches the Base Platform with the weights until you get the one one thousand two one thousand count to the vertical positi...

Page 14: ... transit accident misuse neglect lack of care of the product or service by anyone other than our company We are not liable for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the use of the unit or occurring due to any breach of this warranty Replacement parts of the product will be provided at nominal cost covering the cost price of the replacement parts only to the customers after the Warrant...

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