Kaidan QuickPan Panoramic Tripod Head manual Camera Mounting Compact Camera Bracket

Camera Mounting - Compact Camera Bracket

Mounting your camera on the camera brackets

For the Compact Camera Bracket, shown at right, select the ap- propriate mounting hle in the bracket that will best locate the tripod mounting thread on your particular camera.You may need to reposition the camera knob to another hole in order to achieve this. Carefully unscrew the knob out of the threaded hole, being careful not to crossthread the knob. Replace the knob into the appropriate hole by reversing the procedure.

The camera knob is a 2 piece knob, with an inner and outer knob. Before installing the camera knob in the bracket, turn the inner knob clockwise into the outer knob until it won’t turn anymore. Install the knob into the appro- priate hole then into the tripod mounting hole of your camera. Turn the inner knob into the cam- era until it bottoms out, then turn the outer knob clockwise until the camera is tight on the bracket. Don’t worry about getting the camera level at this time, as this

QuickPan IV Rotator with Compact Camera Bracket and optional Twin-Axis Adapter. Quick Release Plate not shown.

is a task you’ll need to do when you’re ready to shoot.

The left-right adjustment to center your lens over the pivot point is accomplished by loosening the purple knob and sliding the camera bracket in and out along the Twin- Axis Adapter. Be sure to tighten the knob to lock the bracket in place.

The fore-aft adjustment is made by loosening the other purple knob on the Twin-Axis Adapter and then moving the entire assembly along the arm of the Rotator Base.

The Compact Camera Bracket can also be equipped with a Quick Release Plate. Compared to the Standard Bracket, the Compact Bracket has no camera shoes or lugs to retain the camera.There- fore, the Compact Camera Bracket is best used in combination with the Quick Release option.The main advantage to the Compact bracket is the smaller size and lighter weight.