Kaidan 950 User Manual

KiWi™ 900/950User’s GuidePhotographic VRPanoramic Tripod HeadDesigned expressly for the Nikon Coolpix900, 900S and 950 Digital Cameras

Page - 103 Using Other LensesHOW DO I LOCATE MY CAMERA’S NODAL POINT?The prior instructions cover the Nikon Coolpix standard lens and the Nikon wide-a

Page - 11STEP 2: THE SLIGHTLY HARDER PART - FORE-AFT ADJUSTMENTPut the Captive Camera Knob in the long slot of the Vertical Bracket. This willallow yo

Page - 12STEP 3: DETERMINING THE ACTUAL POSITIONIf you were using a SLR camera in the previous steps you could have looked throughthe viewfinder in or

Page - 13KW-900/950 ADDENDUMWe have included a friction pad cork strip to be used withthe Coolpix 950 camera only. See Fig. A below for the correctp

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Page - 31 Setting Up Your KiWi 900/950™UNPACKING THE BOXThe KiWi 900/950 is shipped in a single box and consists of the components de-tailed below. Pl

Page - 4REMOVING THE FRICTION CAPThe Friction Cap needs to be removed in order to change detent discs. The discsprovide the means for establishing and

Page - 5REMOVING & REPLACING THE DETENT DISCOnce the Indexing Hub is removed, the detent disc can be removed from its re-cess in the bottom of the

Page - 6ADJUSTING THE DETENT FORCEThe spring plunger that provides the detent action can also be adjusted to varythe force. Use a flat blade screw dri

Page - 72 Shooting PanoramasHOW MANY SHOTS?The KiWi 900/950 is designed to be used with:• The normal wide-angle setting of the camera lens• The option

Page - 8MOUNTING THE CAMERA? (CONTINUED)The KiWi 900/950 is designed to be used at the standard wide-angle setting orwith the additional 24mm wide-ang

Page - 9TAKING THE PHOTOSThe KiWi 900/950 has a female 1/4-20 thread on the bottom of the Indexing Hubfor mounting to most standard tripods. When read