User Manual

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Body Positioning
Forward Position: This is the bread and butter position you will be using for
94.35% of your shots. This can be defined, roughly, as operating the camera
forward more or less aimed in the same direction as the forearm of your guide
hand. Forward position is the best for straight ahead shots and shots looking
from side to side. Use the forward position when following somebody,
backing up, and other general shooting angles.
Two-handed Forward Sweep: Hold the grip with your dominant hand. Stand
with camera facing ahead, but not too far out in front of you. Move the
camera from left to right so that the body arc of the Glidegear 3000 rests
beside your body. Going from left to right and back again you will see how the
guide hand will pass in front of your body. Practice this without bumping into
your body or anything else.
You are in the forward position, now let’s try a mobile walking shot. First make
sure the camera is trimmed to level with your guide hand and practice walking
briskly for a few hundred yards and feel how best to isolate the system from
unwanted movements. Once you are in motion, steady with your guide hand,
then virtually let go. Even if the frame wanders a bit and you end up with the
camera sideways. This takes practice to achieve optimally effective operation.