Flycam HD-3000 - Balancing the Horizontal Axis

FLYCAM HD HANDHELD VIDEO STABILIZER 6
B A L A N C I N G T H E H O R I Z O N T A L A X I S
When your Flycam HD Hand held video stabilizer is properly assembled, you can start the test
and setup of the horizontal balance. Horizontal balance allows the camera to remain level
during operaon with the Central Post in a vercal posion unless o axis framing is desired.
When tesng for horizontal balance start from a at and level surface like a table. This will allow
Flycam HD Hand held video stabilizer to hang freely as you hold it. If your Flycam HD Handheld
video Stabilizer is correctly balanced on its horizontal axis, then it will be both level & upright,
with the Central Post in a perfect vercal posion.
Warning: If you do not have enough weight on the Base Plaorm the enre FLYCAM could ip
upside down. Should this movement start to happen be ready to catch the stalk before a
complete 180 degree occurs. This type of unwanted movement requires more weight to be
added to the base with addional weight discs.
Another way to accomplish horizontal balance is to move the center of gravity of the camera by
re-bolng the camera to a dierent area of the Head and Boom Plate, either front to back or
side to side.
Should Flycam HD Handheld video stabilizer be front heavy, loosen the screws on the sides of the
Head Plate and gently slide Head Plate back unl opmum balance is achieved.
Tilng to the back means the load is tail heavy requiring the plate to be adjusted forward on the
head.
Always secure the screws aer any adjustments.
If you cannot achieve front to back axis balance with this method, then try remounng your
camera to a dierent hole on Head Plate. Having achieved horizontal balance for the front to
back axis, ghten the screws on the Head Plate.
If the Flycam HD Hand held video stabilizer leans to the right, then loosen screws on the boom
of Boom Plate and then gently slide the boom Plate to le. If it leans to the le from the
operator’s point of view, then adjust the boom Plate to the right. A bit at a me unl balance is
achieved.
Secure all screws aer adjustments are made.
It may be necessary to recongure front to back adjustments once correct side-to-side
ne-tuning has been accomplished.
Another opon to consider is moving the Counter Weight discs back & forth on the Base
Plaorm by sliding them either closer to or further away from the Center Post via the built in
base slots. Make sure to ghten the discs down should you move them.