Mounting The Camera On The Steadycam; Balancing The Slide Components - Walimex Pro StabyFlow Manual De Instrucciones

4. Mounting the camera on the steadycam

• Plug the steadycam with the handle on a
lamp tripod (optional)
NOTE
Ensure stability of steadycam and lamp
tripod.
• Loosen the locking lever for the quick-re-
lease plate.
• Pull the unlocking screw towards the
outside.
• Remove the quick-release plate by pulling
it forward or backward out of the slide.
• Fasten the camera securely on the
quick-release plate.
• Slide the quick-release plate with your
camera back on the slide.
NOTE
Make sure that the unlocking screw thereby
clicks into place.
• With the unlocking screw you can move
the camera forward or back to ease fine
adjustment. (see also point 5)
• Tighten the fastening lever for the quick-re-
lease plate securely.
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5. Balancing the slide components

• Tilt the steadycam forward and back on the stationary lamp tripod.
• Adjust the forward and backward inclination of the camera system by
using the adjustment possibilities of the quick-release plate, so that the
weight is evenly distributed.
• Loosen the locking lever for the quick-release plate.
• With the unlocking screw you can move the camera forward or back to
ease fine adjustment.
• Tighten the fastening lever for the quick-release plate securely.
• You may need to repeat these steps, until the system is perfectly balanced.
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