Kaidan KiWi-L Bedienungsanleitung

KiWi™-L / Kiwi™+ User’s GuidePhotographic VRPanoramic Tripod HeadDesigned for the professional,priced for the novice...

Page - 10The spring plunger that provides the detent action can also beadjusted to vary the force of the click action. Use a flat bladescrew driver to

Page - 11Using the KiWi™HOW DO I LOCATE MY NODAL POINT ?This is one of the most frequently asked questions when it comesto QTVR panorama creation. On

STEP 1: THEEASY PART -THE SIDE-TO-SIDEADJUSTMENTOnce your cam-era is fastened toyour pan head,move around tothe front of theunit so you’rel

Page - 13It may help to first locate the camera all the way to the frontor rear and then move it a little bit at a time. This way you’llmore readily s

Page - 14surface, then you can use a bubble level. You should be able tolocate a small level at a hardware store. If your there are nolevel surfaces,

Page - 15TAKING PHOTOS WITH THE KIWI™HOW MUCH OVERLAP?The amount you turn the camera for each shot varies. It isdependent on a number of fa

Page - 16TAKING THE PHOTOS (CONTINUED).You can use the level on your KiWi™ and observe it while youlevel the tripod. Of course, this task is much easi

Page - 17Appendix AList of Lens FOV versus Number of ShotsLens(35 mmequiv)14-15 12 10 818-20 14 12 1022-24 16 14 1227 18 16 1435 20 18 16Disc for50%

Page - 18Camera Adjustment Lug AddendumBecause of the various sizes and camera body profiles, we have included a cameraadjustment lug as an a

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Page - 3Assembling the KiWi™UNPACKING THE BOXThe KiWi-L or the Kiwi + are shipped in a single box and con-sists of two major components. The componen

Page - 4Assembling the KiWi ™ATTACHING THE VERTICAL BRACKETTo assemble the KiWi, simply slide the Vertical Bracket onto theHorizontal Bracket in the o

Page - 5Using the KiWi™ATTACHING YOUR CAMERATo mount your camera, first select the appropriate slot in theVertical Bracket that will best lo

Page - 6Using the KiWi™REMOVING THE FRICTION CAPThe KiWi+ needs to be disassembled in order to install or changedetent discs. The detent discs come in

Page - 7With the components removed from the top side of the hori-zontal bracket, the lower hub and axle assembly can be slidout and removed.At this p

Page - 8With the disc removed, you can insert a different disc to changethe angular detent spacing. Kaidan offers a variety of discs,with detents

Page - 9Push the axle through the bearing and plate as shown below.Reverse the disassembly.Replace the cap by threading the cap onto the axle as shown