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Find hole in the plate that is as close to threaded tripod mount on your camera as possible
(while you are still holding your camera's center of gravity to the center of plate). Attach your
camera (or quick release, if you have one). Tighten it down so it won't accidentally rotate.
Re-attach top plate to the stabilizer. Center it, but don't worry about getting it absolutely
perfect.
Remove most of the weights from Base Platform, but leave one on each side.
Insert the central post as far as it can go and tighten so it won't slide out.
Hold the handle normally and turn stabilizer so that it is horizontal to the ground. Let go of
the stalk while keeping a firm grip on handle and count how long it takes to return to vertical
again. You should be able to count a good, ‘One-one thousand, two-one thousand’, before it
rights itself. With only two little weights it might take considerably longer.
Add one pair of weights at a time and repeat ‘horizontal to vertical’ test, until it falls at the
correct rate. It will probably not be perfect.
You'll get one movement 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 perfect count, slightly lower Central Post that attaches the Base Platform with the
weights, until you get the ‘one-one thousand, two one thousand’ count to vertical position.
Fine-tune the left-right, forward-backward balance. You will have to go back and forth
between the two directions to get the balance just right. Loosen the screw sets that allow the
sled to move left and right. Adjust the top plate so that it is centered and tighten down the
screws.
Repeat for forward-backward balancing.
Check to see if your camera is sitting level. If not, repeat the necessary steps until it does.
Practice walking movements ensuring your body motion is not transmitted to your hands and
then to stabilizer and camera.
Fine-tune the left-right, forward-backward balance. You will have to go back and forth
between the two directions to get the balance just right. Loosen the screw sets that allow the
sled to move left and right. Adjust the top plate so that it is centered and tighten down the
screws.
Repeat for forward-backward balancing.
Check to see if your camera is sitting level. If not, repeat the necessary steps until it does.
Practice walking movements ensuring your body motion is not transmitted to your hands and
then to stabilizer and camera.
