Balancing The Head - Vinten Vision 100 Operator's Manual

Balancing the head

Balancing the Vision 100 head achieves two objectives. Firstly, when a head is correctly balanced
the operator will need a minimum amount of even effort to move the head. Secondly, once bal-
anced, the head and its payload can be set to any tilt position and the head will maintain this po-
sition with 'hands off'.
Prior to balancing the head ensure that the pan bars and any ancillary equipment have been fitted
in order to prevent upsetting the balance once it has been achieved.
1 Release the tilt brake (7). Turn the balance knob
falls away from horizontal under the weight of the camera.
2 Release the slide clamp
horizontally. Apply the slide clamp (10).
3 Turn the balance knob
is tilted and released.
NOTE: If the digital balance setting of the particular payload is known, press the
switch (13)
setting.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until perfect balance is achieved, when the camera will remain set
at any angle from +90° to –90° without falling away or springing back. Re-apply the tilt
brake (7).
NOTE: Maximum tilt angle is less than 90° for heavy payloads with high C of G - see
balance graph.
Press the switch (13)
this particular payload.
(10) and slide the camera backwards or forward until it balances
(16) clockwise until the camera does not fall away when the head
and turn the balance knob until the digital display
and make a note of the digital display (14). This will facilitate rebalancing
(16) counter-clockwise until the head
(14) shows that
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