Introduction; Pro-5Plus Pan And Tilt Head - Vinten PRO-5Plus Operator's Manual

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The protouch PRO-5
Loc single-stage tripod, a floor spreader and a soft case.
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PRO-5 pan and tilt head
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The PRO-5 pan and tilt head
cameras, up to 4.5 kg (9.9 lb) in weight. It embodies fluid drag assemblies for pan and tilt motions
with brakes on each axis to lock the head in any position. A levelling bubble is fitted to the rear of
the head and a quick-release, side-loading adjustable slide plate is provided for camera mounting.
A single fixed pan bar is supplied.
Balance
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The PRO-5 pan and tilt head's two-step balance system is set for payloads up to 4.5 kg (9.9
lb) at a centre of gravity (C of G) height of 55 mm (2.2 in.) or may be deselected for free tilt rotation.
The graph (Fig. 4) shows the relationship between C of G height and payload for optimum per-
formance.
Pan and tilt drag
Both the pan and tilt mechanisms incorporate fluid drag assemblies to ensure smooth movement
of the camera about these axes and are fitted with control knobs
Pan and tilt brakes
Brakes (10) (13) on each axis are provided to lock the head in any position
Levelling bubble
To enable the head to be levelled, a levelling bubble
Camera mounting
The camera is attached to the head by means of a slide plate (17), which is provided with a spring-
loaded locating pin (16)
stowed in the camera mounting platform (3). The slide plate
side-loading clamp mechanism, and a clamp
The release button (14)
Pan bar
Pan bar mounting points
mounting platform. The pan bar
available on the mount serrations. A single fixed pan bar
be fitted.

Introduction

system from Vinten comprises of a PRO-5
(Fig. 1) is designed to support the latest professional digital video
and 1/4 in. (2) and 3/8 in.
(15)
allows removal of the slide plate
(9) are located at the rear of the head, on either side of the camera
(5) is attached using a pan bar clamp, with angular adjustment
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pan and tilt head, a Pozi-
(1) (8) to adjust the drag setting.
(7) is fitted to the rear of the head.
(4) screws. When not in use, the screws are
(17) is loaded from above into the
is provided to hold the slide plate in position.
(17) from the head.
(5) is supplied. A second pan bar may
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