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USER GUIDE
BALANCING YOUR CAMERA
Before mounting your camera to the CineShooter, we strongly recommend balancing your
camera. This ensures optimal performance of your system and avoids potential issues.
Balance becomes more crucial with higher weight payloads. Achieving perfect balance is
ideal, however approximate balance will also help avoid issues on a higher weight payload.
For Standard Mode Shooting:
It is particularly important to achieve balance from
front to back, as well as being mindful of the vertical
center of gravity on your camera to avoid potential
jitters, camera shake, axis "fault errors", or odd be-
havior in motion.
TIPS ON BALANCING
There are several ways to balance your camera, here are three methods.
ON-BOARD TEST
Using an unpowered CineShooter Pan & Tilt Head,
mount your camera to the L-Bracket or H-Frame and
observe any movement along the tilt axis. When
unpowered, the tilt motor has very little resistance and
will help indicate whether your camera build is balanced
enough. A balanced camera won't move the tilt axis. An
unbalanced camera will tilt forward or backward.
If the camera tilts down, it is front heavy.
If the camera tilts up, it is back heavy.
Note:
If your full camera build does not move the tilt axis upon mounting, you are likely within a safe balance and
additional adjustment isn't necessary
It is recommended to use an Arca-Swiss plate coupled with our Kwik Release Receiver. This
allows for an additional range of adjustment, sliding forward or backward to help counter the
balance of your camera. Otherwise, adjust your build by shifting accessories and adding counter
weight to help offset the weight. Repeat the test on the CineShooter until the camera feels
relatively balanced.
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For Roll Mode Shooting:
It is suggested to be mindful of the left to right
balance on your camera while making sure your lens
and sensor align directly on the "tilt" nodal plane.
Also note the height and width of your camera build
to ensure clearance when completing a full roll
rotation.
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