User Manual

USING THE POLARIE
Orient north
Backlit in red
Latitude
North
Orient north
North
Orient north using Polarie's
compass and face the front side of
the Polarie to the north. The
compass is stored inside the cap on
the back of the Polarie. Remove
the cap by turning counter-
clockwise to use the compass.
Polaris appears to remain at the same
latitude during your photography
session. It is roughly the same
latitude as your location.
Unlock the ball head and tilt the
Polarie so that the built-in tilt meter
points your latitude.
Note:
Setting the mode dial to position
backlights the tilt meter in red.
The tilt meter is designed only for a
rough setting of the latitude.
Look through the polar sight hole
and confirm that Polaris can be seen
somewhere in the field of view.
In the event that Polaris is not there,
uncover the cap on the back side of
the Polarie and remove the front
camera mounting block to make a
wide viewing hole.
Readjust the orientation of the
Polarie by slowly loosing the pan
head grip of your tripod so that Polaris comes into the field of view of
the polar sight hole.
Next, bring Polaris to the center of the polar sight's field of view and
firmly lock the pan head again.
Note: If your view through the polar
sight hole is blocked by the camera
mounted on the Polarie, turn the
camera to secure its field of view or
remove the camera while aligning
with Polaris.
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1. Find Polaris using a compass and the latitude of your location
In the direction
of Polaris
Pan head grip
Look through the
polar sight hole
In the direction
of Polaris
Pan head grip
Look through the
polar sight hole
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