Steadicam ZEPHYR Manual de usuario
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Operating Manual
p/n LIT-807000
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STEADICAM®ZEPHYR™
Operating Manual
The Tiffen Company
90 Oser Avenue
Hauppauge, New York 11788
631 273-2500
800 645-2522
631 273-2557 fax
www.steadicam.com
www.tiffen.com
Technical Support
1-818-843-4600 ext.17
Manufactured in the United States of America
© 2011 The Tiffen Company, LLC. Written by J. Holway & L. Hayball
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Table of Contents
Overview 4
The Zephyr™Sled 6
Getting Started 8
Attaching the Camera 10
Balancing 12
The Vest 14
The Arm 16
Setting Your Threads 17
Picking Up the Sled 18
Adjusting the Lift 20
Operating a Steadicam®stabilizer will take time and effort. One key to great operating is setting up and
balancing your sled properly. Another is adjusting the vest to your body, and setting the arm to properly lift
the load.
The next steps are learning how to balance yourself with the rig, how to stand and walk, how to prevent
pendular effects as you move, and what each hand is used for.
This manual is to be used to instruct you in setting up and using your Steadicam®Zephyr™ stabilizer system.
If you have not already done so, we strongly urge you to take a 2, 3, or 6-day Steadicam®workshop for
the best possible training and start to your career as a Steadicam® operator (nd more information about
workshops at www.steadicam.com).
The Zephyr™is not a push-button magic stick that instantly creates great images. It’s a precision instrument
that responds to your touch. Although it’s not that difcult to operate, it is a skill that takes a bit of time and
effort to learn. The more effort and practice you put into operating, the better you will be, so it’s important to
develop good habits from the beginning.
Several two-hour sessions will get you started, but an operator can always be more skilled with a
Steadicam®stabilizer and also be more effective and artistic in choosing how to start, move, and stop the
camera. In the beginning, it’s helpful and more fun to have a friend work with you. Take turns practicing
and spotting for each other. Use a second video camera to record your exercises – how you stand and move
is critical for great operating.
STEADICAM®, UltraBrite®, Ultra2® and Scout™are trademarks of the Tiffen Company, LLC.
Basic Operating 22
Advanced Techniques
Dynamic Balancing 24
Low Mode 26
Accessories 28
Cases and Packing 29
The Tiffen Company, 90 Oser Avenue, Hauppauge, NY 11788 • 631-273-2500 • 1-800-645-2522 • www.tiffen.com
Tiffen Steadicam® Operations, Glendale, CA • 818-843-4600 • 1-800-593-3331 • www.steadicam.com
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Overview
The Tiffen Company takes great
pride in producing the world’s
best stabilizers. The Zephyr™
stabilizer continues our tradition
of excellence and innovation,
lling the need for a high
performance, lightweight, and
low-cost rig.
Like all our models, the Zephyr™
stabilizer is designed to be
user-friendly, eld-serviceable,
tool-free, straightforward, and
versatile so the operator can
quickly and easily congure
the sled, arm, and vest to the
best advantage for each shot.
Change the sled length, balance,
inertia, and go to low mode in
a heartbeat. Solid, versatile,
and fast – it’s a breeze with the
Zephyr™system.
The base Zephyr™system starts with a sturdy, two section, indexed
telescoping carbon ber post coupled to a sturdy two-axis vernier
stage for quick and precise balancing. A new solid base is equipped
with independently telescoping monitor and battery rods. The Zephyr™
system comes standard with the Tango™-ready, tool-free gimbal, 16:9
SD LCD Color monitor, and a single battery mount for 12 volts—either
V-Lock or Anton Bauer (AB). 24 volts is optional.
A word about 12 and 24 volts as used in the manual: 12 and 24 volts
typically refer to the nominal voltages required by cameras and
accessories, but the voltage range accepted by the device might be 10 to
16 volts or 20 to 34 volts. Each camera or accessory has its own range
of useful voltages.
Different battery chemistries and numbers of cells typically result in
nominal battery voltages of 14.4 or 14.8 volts, or with two batteries in
series, 28.8 or 29.6 volts. The actual voltage in a battery might be from
11 to 17 volts, depending on charge and battery type. Nominal battery
voltages are always higher than the nominal required by the device, so
that when the battery is almost depleted, it still has more voltage than
that required by the device.
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Some “12 volt” connectors on
the sled may have a regulated
(xed) output of 12 to 14.4 volts,
regardless of the voltage of the
batteries at any given moment.
Included in the base package: the
Zephyr™Iso-Elastic Stabilizer
Arm, Lightweight Zephyr™Vest,
Zephyr™Docking and Balancing
Bracket, 8 add-on Merlin™
weights, wheeled hard case with
handle, 12 volt power cable,
video cable, 2 video adaptors, the
EFP instructional DVD, and the
owner’s manual.
Options for the Zephyr™stabilizer
include a 7” high denition
monitor, 24 volts, and a compact
vest, plus batteries, chargers,
cases, stands, power and video
cables, low-mode kits, vehicle
mounts, and other professional
accessories. Visit www.tiffen.com
for more details.
The monitor and the batteries are
adjustable in and out, which, along
with the add-on Merlin™weights,
creates many choices for viewing,
balance, and inertial control.
All of the above features are
integral to the Zephyr™stabilizer
design, ready to be used when
needed.
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Camera mounting
platform
Dovetail
lock
The Zephyr™sled
The Zephyr™Sled
Fore-aft
adjustment
knob
Stage
connectors
Post
Post clamp
Side to side
adjustment
knob
Gimbal
clamp
Add-on
weights
Add-on
weights
Clamp for sliding monitor
and battery rods
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Gimbal
handle
Battery mount
Gimbal
Registration pin
for monitor rod
Registration pin
for battery rod
1/4-20 threads
for mounting
accessory weights
HD BNC
connector
additional LEMO
power connector
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Getting Started
Prepare the stand and docking bracket
Set up the stand and docking bracket:
Prepare the sled for the camera
• Set up your stand at about chest
height.
• Use one or more sandbags to
stabilize the stand.
• Put the docking bracket on the
stand and tighten the docking
bracket locking knob.
• Push the button at the end of the
aircraft pin and pull the aircraft pin
out of the yoke.
Adjust the monitor position:
• Position the monitor and battery
sliding rods as shown. If required,
you may need to temporarily
remove the locating pin for
the monitor rod to achieve this
extension.
• Add the accessory weights to the
rods as shown. For starters, use
1 middle and 1 starter weight on
each tube.
• Tilt the monitor to about 45 degrees.
Adjust the gimbal position:
• Slide the gimbal close to the top of
the center post, but always leave
enough space between the gimbal
and the stage to accommodate the
docking yoke (about 1in/25mm).
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Adjust the battery position and
attach the batteries:
• Attach the battery onto the battery
mount. Be sure the safety catch is
engaged.
Dock the sled in the docking
bracket:
• Hold the sled upright, with the
monitor (front) to the left. Place the
center post into the bracket so the
bottom of the stage rests on the
yoke.
• Push the aircraft pin back through
the yoke, securing the post in the
bracket.
dovetail
lock
fore-aft
adjustment
knob
side to side
adjustment
knob
Remove the dovetail from the
stage and set aside:
• Loosen the dovetail locking knob
until the dovetail can be tilted out
sideways.
• Safety stops on the dovetail keep
the dovetail from sliding off the
stage when the dovetail locking
knob is loose.
• The stops also prevent the dovetail
from being inserted into the front
or rear of the stage. Therefore, do
not attempt to slide the dovetail into
place from the front or back.
Back of stage:
• Camera power connector. 3 pin
LEMO: EGG.0B.303.
• Standard denition (PAL/NTSC)
composite video in. BNC
V-lock battery
AB battery
Front of stage:
• HD BNC
• Two expansion ports for future
options and accessories.
• Additional power connector.
3-pin LEMO: EGG.0B.303.
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Attaching the
Camera
Attaching the camera to the sled
We attach the camera to the sled via a dovetail plate. With the Zephyr™stabilizer,
this plate has safety stops on the ends, and several holes for mounting screws. We
want to attach the dovetail to the camera so that we have the widest possible range of
adjustment, both fore-aft and side to side.
We start this process by nding the
camera’s center of gravity (c.g.) or
balance point, then properly position the
dovetail plate relative to the camera’s c.g.
Finding the camera’s c.g.:
• If you like, remove the battery from
your camera if it has an auxiliary
power input, either 12 or 24 volts.
With a very heavy camera (15+
pounds/6.8kg or so), this is a good
idea, but it’s not necessary or
advisable with a very light camera.
• Attach all accessories, matte boxes,
obie lights, etc. and load the tape
or lm. If the camera has a quick-
release plate (tripod adaptor), leave
it on the camera.
• Balance the camera fore-aft on a
rod or pencil (as shown) and mark
the balance point with a piece of
tape.
• Repeat for side to side.
Attaching the dovetail plate:
• Examine the dovetail. Turn it over to
locate the three rows of large and
small slots, and the stops.
• Remove the screws that are stored
at the front of the dovetail.
• Place the dovetail against the
bottom of the camera (or quick
release plate) and move the dovetail
fore-aft until the second slot from
the rear is over the camera’s c.g.
This position is not intuitive, so
pay close attention to this detail.
• Now move the dovetail as little as
possible until one or more screw
holes are accessible. Choose
holes as far apart as possible for
maximum stability.
• Insert the screws and tighten with a
screwdriver.
Finding the camera’s side to
side center of gravity.
Finding the camera’s fore-aft
center of gravity.
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