Sachtler Video 18 Plus, Руководство пользователя

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Video 18 Plus
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3.3 Positioning of the camera
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Hold the camera by securing the pan arm. Apply the
horizontal brake and release the vertical brake.
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Turn the counterbalance knob to position 5
(Video 18 Plus) or position 7 (Video 20 Plus) and see
that the springs engage by tilting the camera through
the horizontal position.
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Turn the vertical drag setting to “0” position.
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Should the camera be extremely front or back heavy
the following procedure has to be performed: Hold the
camera in a horizontal position by securing the pan
arm. Open the lock of the sliding balance plate (push
back red lever underneath the balance plate as far as
possible). Compensate for a backheavy setup by sliding
the balance plate forwards and for a frontheavy setup
by sliding backwards.
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Lock the balance plate by pulling the red lever into its
initial position.
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Turn the counterbalance knob to that number which
best compensates for the weight of the camera, i.e. for
as little movement upward or downward in any position.
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Standing to the side of the camera hold the tripod
adaptor plate from underneath to perform the fine
adjustment. Open the lock of the sliding balance plate
(push back red lever underneath the balance plate as
far as possible). By sliding slightly forward and back-
ward you will find the position in which the camera will
remain in the horizontal position.
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Lock the balance plate by pulling the red lever into its
initial position.
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Select the damping level for your tilt movement via the
vertical setting. In the correctly chosen position the
camera should not perform any independent tilt move-
ments from drag position “3” upwards.