Flycam Flycam 5000 FLCM-5000-Q User manual

Handheld Video Stabilizer
I N S T R U C T I O N M A N U A L
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FLYCAM Handheld Video Stabilizer 2
I N T R O D U C T I O N
Your Flycam comes unassembled. This step-by-step user’s guide is designed to show how to
assemble, maintain and use your new . Properly cared for it should provide years of service while
adding a dimension to your work that is sure to please.
I N T H E B OX
Please inspect the contents of your shipped package to ensure you have received all that is
pictured and listed below.
Note: 1. If you have purchased Flycam 5000 (FLCM-5000-Q), you will receive all the items
menoned below:
Note: 2. If you have purchased Flycam 3000 (FLCM-3000-Q), you will receive all the items
menoned above (Except of Table Clamp) :
Accessories Table Clamp
Head, Mid & Boom Plate
Quick Release
Central Post
Base Plaorm with 16 weight
disks
Handle

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H E A D A S S E M B L Y
 Head Plate
 Mid Plate
 Boom Plate
These three individual pieces are shipped as one assembled unit.
Note: Included in the hardware package
are two dierent sized V-shaped
adaptors used to aach the camera to
the head plate. Choose the one that is
suitable for your camera. A locking pin
located at the front of the adaptor
prevents camera rotaon on the head.
Head Plate Boom Plate
Mid Plate
‘ V ’ S H A P E D A D A P T O R S I N C L U D E D I N H A R D WA R E K I T
U N I C O Q U I C K R E L E A S E P L AT E A N D A D A P T R E R
C E N T R A L P O S T
Warning: The Gimbaled control unit,
handle and yoke have been factory set
for opmum performance.
Do not aempt to adjust them.
Quick release
plate
Quick release
adapter
Lever to remove / aach
the quick release plate
Note: If you have purchased Flycam-5000 (FLCM-5000-Q) then you will receive 4pc ‘V’ shaped
adaptors.
If you have purchased Flycam3000 (FLCM-3000-Q) then you will receive 2pc small ‘V’ shaped
adaptors.

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Note: Included in the hardware package
are two dierent sized V-shaped
adaptors used to aach the camera to
the head plate. Choose the one that is
suitable for your camera. A locking pin
located at the front of the adaptor
prevents camera rotaon on the head.
A S S E M B L I G YO U R F LYC A M H A N D H E L D V I D E O S TA B I L I Z E R
AT TA C H I N G T H E H E A D P L AT E A S S E M B LY TO T H E C E N T R A L P O S T
Note: The threaded stud is located in the
center of the base plate for aach it with
central post.
Note: Assembling steps are same for both Stabilizers.
 Remove the head plate by unscrewing
the four side knobs to mount the
quick release adaptor.
 Loosen the 2x allen bolts at the boom of camera plate, align the holes with the top of the
central post & reghten the allen bolts securing the head to the stalk.

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 Aach the head plate to the FLYCAM with appropriate fore & a posioning and ghten
the side knobs as shown. Further ‘ne tuning’ will probably be required.
 Insert your camera setup with quick
release plate into quick release
adapter and ghtened with provided
lever.
 Open the lever and remove quick release plate from quick release adapter. Then aach it
with your camera with the help of screw driver.
 Loosen the allen bolt at the boom of the quick release adapter and aach it to the head
plate.

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 Remove the Head plate from the 3-piece
head assembly in preparaon to aach it
to your camera. You will note a number of
mounng holes that can be used to adapt
to various cameras.
 Center the Head Plate on the camera and
secure it properly.
Do not over ghten this adjustment as it
can break the threaded insert.
Should you wish to bypass the quick release plate, the camera can be directly aached to the
Head Plate by using following assembly sequence:
H e a d P l a t e X a d j u s t m e n t
 The many slots located on the head plate and boom plate allow you to easily adjust the X
& Y axis for perfect balance. Once achieved, ghten the knobs to secure. Further ‘ne
tuning’ will probably be required.
 Align the camera center of balance to the
mid plate and secure.

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If you wish to use table clamp then please use following sequence of pictures and text.
 Aach clamp onto the table, ghten the provided knob to secure. Then aach handle onto
the clamp, it helps achieving balance in just seconds and saves your professional me.
 Place the assembly in line with the center of the stabilizer stalk and ghten the side
adjusters as shown. Further ‘ne tuning’ will probably be required.
H e a d P l a t e Y a d j u s t m e n t
YO U R F LYC A M H A N D H E L D S TA B I L I Z E R
A L L D R E S S E D U P A N D R E A D Y TO G O
Exclusive of Camera

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A D D I N G W E I G H T S A N D P O S I T I O N I N G F O R P R O P E R B A L A N C E
Connuing the assembly and balance requirements to make your Flycam Handheld Video
Stabilizer fully funconal you will note that the base plaorm has a provision to mount the
balance weights in their cups via a slot found on both sides of the post.
The purpose of the counter weight system is to match the low end of the stabilizer to the
weight of the camera and accessories at the high/top end with the gimbaled handle as the pivot
point in between. The heavier the camera and accessories, the more weights are required to
achieve proper balance. Generally as you add weight to one side of the central post, an equal
amount has to be added to the other side to maintain horizontal balance. However if you are
using an oset conguraon such as a ip out viewnder or o center accessories, extra
weights might be needed on the opposite side of the post to counter act and maintain proper
balance.
Total weight xed to the base plaorm should be equal to the weight of your camera plus the
head and any accessories.
Horizontal adjustment on the base plaorm is made by loosening the retaining screws and
moving the mounted cups closer to or further away from the stalk and then reghtening. You
will probably need to adjust and re adjust the horizontal posion to achieve opmum
performance/personal preference.
Note: When adding weight in the cups, use the supplied foam spacers as silencers to prevent
metal to metal washer noise.

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B A L A N C I N G Y O U R F L Y C A M H A N D H E L D V I D E O S T A B I L I Z E R
Before beginning the balancing process check the following
 Camera is securely aached to head plate.
 Lens cap has been removed and secured.
 Telescoping clamp has been ghtened.
 Weight discs are added successfully.
 All screws are ghtened securely.
 Baery, all accessories and cables should be secured.
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 Handheld 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
the Flycam Handheld Video Stabilizer to hang freely as you hold it. If your Flycam 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 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 Mid Plate, either front to back or side
to side.
Should the Flycam Handheld Video Stabilizer be front heavy, loosen the screws on the sides of
the Head Plate and gently slide the 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 the Head Plate. Having achieved horizontal balance for the front
to back axis, ghten the screws on the Head Plate.
If the Flycam Handheld Video Stabilizer leans to the right, then loosen the screws on the
V E R T I C A L S T A L K A D J U S T M E N T
The up and down (vercal) posion of
the telescopic central post is adjusted by
loosening the control located at the base,
raising or lowering the stalk to the
desired locaon and then reghtening
the vercal control.
Do not over-ghten this control.

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Slightly bottom heavy, it will be both stable and easier to control.
Check the vertical balance by using this drop time test
B A L A N C I N G T H E V E R T I C A L A X I S
The sled should be ed up to the docking adapter of your stand or similar so that you can start
the fore & a balancing adjustments by centering the camcorder over the central post. To do
this
 Loosen the side screws of the head plate and the boom screws of the boom plate.
Look at the Flycam Handheld Video Stabilizer from the side. If the camcorder lens is pped
up or down, move the camcorder forward or backwards unl the center of balance is
situated over the central post.
 Then, look at the Flycam Handheld Video Stabilizer from the front. If the post is not vercal,
adjust the boom plate unl the center post is vercal.
 You can also adjust the weight cups closer to & further away from the sled as per the
requirement ll the post is straight up and down.
The stability of the Flycam Handheld Video Stabilizer depends on it being slightly boom
heavy. If it is top heavy, it will lt more. If boom heavy, it will be sluggish and hard to aim.
 Make sure that everything is ght and posion yourself behind the stand.
 Grasp the center post near the base and move the center post from vercal to horizontal.
Secure all parts 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 cups 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 cups down should you move them.
boom of the Boom Plate and then gently slide the Mid Plate to the le. If it leans to the le
from the operator’s point of view, then adjust the Mid Plate to the right. A bit at a me unl
balance is achieved.