User Manual

4
The Basics of STEDDIEPOD Functionality
- The fluid head with level ball, dutch tilt &
quick release plate
The STEDDIEPOD head has a spring-loaded fluid
head with a built in dutch tilt and includes and
quick release plate with a ¼-20 screw mount.
The head has full pan and tilt. Adjustments can
be made easily by twisting the knobs on the
head for the desired functionality.
When the quick release plate is attached with a
camera on it, make sure that the lever is all the
way over and the quick release plate is secured
correctly before moving the STEDDIEPOD around
to start shooting.
- The handle disc
This small disc partially acts as the handle top of
the STEDDIEPOD and when in Handheld Camera
Stabilizer mode, you will adjust this disc up and
down the main shaft to find your balance point
between your camera and the 3 counter
weights/stabilizer bars at the bottom of the
STEDDIEPOD's main shaft.
Depending on which model you have the handle
disc section may look different from the one
pictured here. The Swivel handle accessory is
shown for this handle.
- The lower 3 counter balance
weights/stabilizer bars
The 3 weights on the end of the 3 stabilizer bars
of the STEDDIEPOD help balance the unit when
in Handheld Camera Stabilizer mode.
In the other modes when extended outward (at
a right angle to the main shaft), they act to help
support the STEDDIEPOD as a camera stand or
pressed against the user/camera person.
- The main shaft
This is the part of the STEDDIEPOD that will
extend or shorten
telescopically, depending on which mode you
are using the unit in, and how far you can
extend the main shaft depends on the weight of
your attached camera and gear to the
STEDDIEPOD head (Do not extend the main
shaft all the way out if the total weight attached
to the head exceeds 7lbs.).