4
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Attach clamp onto the table, and tighten the
provided knob to secure. Then attach the
handle onto the clamp; it helps achieve Bal-
ance in just seconds and saves your profes-
sional time.
If you wish to use table clamp then please use following sequence of pictures and text.
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After mounting the camera onto the FLYCAM
10 put the weights according to the camera's
weight.
BALANCING REVIEW
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Proper system balance can only be accomplished once your camera has been set up with the necessary
accessories and is ready to shoot. It includes batteries, lenses, media cards, an LCD viewfinder/monitor,
a fast
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release plate, on
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camera lighting, and all the other equipment you'll need for your recording ses-
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Remove the Flycam's top plate and position your camera so that the center of gravity is as close to the
center of the plate as possible (basically, hold the camera in your hand until it feels balanced left and
right, forward and back).
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Find the hole in the plate closest to your camera's threaded tripod attachment (while keeping your
camera's center of gravity to the center of the plate). Attach your camera (or quick release mount if you
have one). Tighten it up so it doesn't rotate accidentally.
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Re
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attach the top plate to the Flycam. Center it, but don't worry about getting it absolutely perfect yet.
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Remove most of the weights from the Base Platform, but leave one on each side.
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Insert the center post as far as it will go and tighten so it won't slide out.
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Hold the handle normally and turn the Flycam so that it is horizontal to the ground. Let go of the stalk
while keeping a firm grip on the handle and count how long it takes to return to vertical again. You
should be able to count a good, "One
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one thousand, two
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one thousand", before it rights itself. With
only two little weights it might take considerably longer.
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Add one pair of weights at a time and repeat the "horizontal to vertical" test until it falls at the correct
rate. It will probably not be perfect.
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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.
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Tighten down the weights, so they don't slide around.
