Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 950 Kaidan
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K iW i™ 900/950 User ’ s Guide Photog r aphic VR P anor amic Tr ipod Head Designed expr essly f or the Nik on Coolpix 900 , 900S and 950 Digital Camer as.
Copyright Information Copyright © 2000 Kaidan, Inc. All Rights Reserved. First Edition, September 2000. KiWi is a trademark of Kaidan, Inc. Other products mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.
Page - 3 1 Set ting Up Y our K iW i 900/95 0™ U NP A CKI NG THE B OX T he KiW i 900/950 is shipped in a single box and consists of t he components de- tailed below . Please make sure that all par ts ar e includ ed. Examine the par t s for any signs of shipping damage.
Page - 4 R EMO VI NG THE F RI CT I O N C AP T he Friction Cap needs to be r emoved in or der to c hange detent di scs. T he discs pro vide the means for establishing and changing the number and spacing of the angular incr ement s of the tripod head.
Page - 5 R EMO VI NG & R EPL A CING THE D ETENT D ISC Once the Inde xing Hub is r emoved, the detent disc can be r emov ed from its r e- cess in the bottom of the V er t ical Brac ket.
Page - 6 A D JUS TING THE D ETE NT F ORC E T he spr ing plunger t hat provides the detent action can also be adjusted to var y the fo r ce. Use a f lat blad e scr ew driver to move the plunger in and out as desir ed. A c onv enient wa y to a djust the plunger is to screw the plunger all t he w ay in until it gently bottoms out.
Page - 7 2 Shoot ing P anor amas H OW MA N Y S HOTS ? T he K iWi 900/950 is designed to be used with: • T he normal wide-angle setting of the camer a lens • T he op tional Nikon 24mm lens (scr ew .
Page - 8 M OUNTING THE C AMERA ? ( CO NTINUED ) T he K iWi 900/950 is designed to be used at the standar d wide-angle setting or with the additional 24mm wide-angle Nik on lens .
Page - 9 T AKING THE PHOT OS T he K iWi 900/950 has a female 1/ 4- 20 t hr ead on the bottom of the Inde xing Hub fo r mount ing to most stan dar d tripods.
Page - 10 3 Using Ot her Lenses H OW DO I L OCA TE MY C AMER A ’ S N ODAL P OIN T ? T he prior instructions cover the Nikon Coo lpix standard lens and the Nik on wide- angle lens. Since the Coolpix 900 series has a thr eaded barrel, y ou can screw on other 3r d p art y lenses.
Page - 11 S TEP 2: T HE S LIGHTL Y H ARDE R P AR T - F ORE -A FT A DJ U ST M E N T Put the Captive Camer a Knob in the long slot of the V er tical Brack et . T his wil l allow you to slide the camer a (along with the Camera A djustment Shoe) as re- quired.
Page - 12 S TEP 3: D ETERMINING THE A CTU AL P OSI TION If you wer e using a SLR camera in the pre v ious steps you could hav e look ed through the viewf inder in order to determine the nodal point. Ho w ever , with the Coolpix 900 series, the viewf inder is not viewing the exact same image as what the C CD (imaging chip) is seeing.
Page - 13 KW -900/950 ADD ENDUM W e ha v e included a f rict ion pad cork st rip to be used wit h the Coolpix 950 camera only . See Fig . A bel o w f or the corre ct plac ement . NOTE : If y ou are using the Coolpix 900 camer a the cork does not need to be installed.
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