Mounting Of The Camera And/Or Plate; Counterbalancing Of The Camera - Sachtler DV 10 SB Benutzerinformation

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3.4 Mounting of the camera and/or plate

The DV 10 SB is delivered with the Touch & Go camera
quick locking system.
Á Apply the horizontal and vertical brake.
Á Hold the camera and /or plate with one hand.
Á Grasp the locking lever with your thumb and index
finger and pull down the red safety button.
Á Move the locking lever as far as possible to the left
and take out the camera and /or plate.
Á Attach the camera plate to the camera (see also chap-
ter 5.1) around the camera´s centre of gravity.
Á By mounting the camera and/or plate again it will lock
automatically and the locking lever will snap back
audibly into its initial position.

3.5 Counterbalancing of the camera

Á Before adjusting the counterbalance of the camera, the
center of gravity of the camera must be centered preci-
sely over the axis of the fluid head.
Á Lock the vertical brake, adjust the vertical setting of the
fluid damping to "0" and adjust the knob for the coun-
terbalance setting also to "1".
Á Secure the camera with one hand and open the verti-
cal brake.
Á Should the camera be front or back heavy open the
lock of the cameraplate/balanceplate (undo red wing
screw slightly on the side of the fluid head; keep the
camera secured with one hand).
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DV 10 SB