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User ’ s Guide - V0 . 9 - 27 June 2002 QuickP an III Pa n o r a m i c T r ipod Head[...]

QuickP an III P anor a mic Tr ipod Head Ov er view Th an k yo u purchasing a Kaidan QuickP an III P anoramic Tripod Head. Th i s m an ua l is design ed to help you understand how to use your Quic kPan III to create quality panor amas. T his document will be revised f ro m t ime to t ime and updated v ersions can be downloaded f r om the QuickP an I[...]

Th e QuickP an III F amily Twin - A x is Camera Br acket The T wi n- Axi s Ca mera Bracket is designed to support most digit al an d f ilm camer as that are equipped with f isheye lenses, or for those users who desire or appreciate two independent slid- ing and locking axes of adjustment . The tw o in- dependent axes of adjust ment positions the le[...]

Th e QuickP an III F amily Pr o Q uic k Release Camera Br acket The Pr o Quick Release Camera Brac ket is designed to support most digit al and film cameras that are equipped with f isheye lenses, or for those users who desire or a ppreciate two independent sliding and lock- ing axes of adjustment with the conv enience of a quic k relea se mount i [...]

Rot at o r B ase Installing Indexing Rings 1) Slide the Indexing Ring onto the Rotator Base from the bot- tom, keeping the port ion of the Indexing Ring with the degree la- bel faci ng up until it makes con- tact with the br ass p lunger . T he brass plunger will eventually snap into the hole that in the side of the In dexi ng Ring. 2) Rotate the I[...]

Standar d Camer a Br ack et - Camer a Mounting Mounting y our camera on the Standard Camer a Brack et To m o u n t y o ur camer a, first select the appropriate s lot in the V er tical Cam- era Br acket that will best locate the tri- pod mounting thread on your camer a. Yo u m a y n e e d t o r e position the Cap- tive Camer a Knob . To r e m o v e [...]

Mounting y our camera on the Spherical Bracket Th e Sp he ri cal Camera Mounting Bracket has a rotating swing arm which is held into position by large blac k locking knob . Th e kn ob al l o w s you to posi ti on the ar m and y our camer a from plus 90 ° to minus 90 ° . Mounted on the swing arm is an adjust- able camera mount. This mount can be a[...]

Tw in- A xis Camer a Br acket - Camer a Mount ing Mounting y our camera on the Tw in- A xis Camera Br acket Select the appr opriate slot in the bracket that will best locate the tripod mounting thread on y our particular camera. Y ou m a y need to r eposit i on the camera knob to another slot in or- der to achiev e this. T o remove the knob simply [...]

Nodal P oint Th is is one of the most frequently asked questions when it c omes to stitcher-based panorama cr eation. Once you understand the basics , you ’ll be able to easily locate the nodal point for any cam era and lens combination. Simply put , the nodal point is the point inside your camer a where the light r ays con verge and f lip over .[...]

Nodal P oint (continued) Step 2: For e- A ft A d j u stment Th is st e p is most easily ac complished out of doors. Find a vertical edge or line, such as a door way o r ed ge of a building. P osit ion your camer a and trip od ab ou t 2- 1/ 2 f eet awa y , or as close as possible with the edge still in focus when y ou look through the vie wfind er .[...]

Nodal P oint (continued) the proper setting since the vie wfind er is a se para te opti cal pa th that doesn’t r eally “ see” the same image as the f ilm. Instead, yo u’ll have to start with the brack et all the w ay to the front and take pairs of test shots. Each pair will have the ver t ically alig ne d objects in the lef t an d then the [...]

Shooting P anor amas How much Overlap? Th e a m ount you turn the camer a for eac h shot varies. It is de pendent on a number of factors such as the field of v i ew (the angle) of your camera and lens , as well as which pr ogr am you intend to use. For example, in their Quic kT ime VR Au tho ri ng Studio , Apple recommended that the images should o[...]

Shooting P anor amas (c ont inued) How do I b egi n? Yo u c a n also shim the camera/head to comp ensate f or suc h misalignment err ors as wel l. A few l ayer s of t ape is usually all that it takes. Le t me also reiter ate what' s not as important as some people think. Th e o v erall level of the head/camera is not as critical in order to pr[...]

Wa r r a n t y and P roduct Ret ur n Inf or mat ion Copyright © 2002 Kaidan, Inc. All Rights Reser v ed. First Edition, June 2002. QuickP an is a trademark of Kaidan, Inc. Other pr oducts mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respectiv e companies. P atents Pending. Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not [...]