Mounting the camera on our system is easy. This is how it is done.
Each camera is mounted on the beast with the use of a dedicated camera plate.
Take your plate and insert the camera screw in one of the available holes as shown here.
Next, attach the hole to the thread in your camera.
Use a flat screwdriver to tightly secure the plate in place.
This is important since the beast accommodates significantly heavier cameras than other stabilizers
and if your plate comes loose, you will lose your balancing.
Make sure that the plate is nicely aligned with the camera lens.
Check if it does not move and remember to remove the lens cap before attempting to mount and balance the camera.
Take the beast and position it on the table as shown here.
This is the safest way to attach even a heavy camera.
Take a closer look at the camera plate connector on the tray and familiarize yourself with how it works.
The quick adjustment knob underneath it is used to loosen the connector to allow it to move and slide the camera plate in.
Loosen the knob about half way through to allow some space to slide the camera plate in.
Do not loosen it completely as it will disconnect the connector from the tray.
Take your camera with the plate attached and slide it onto the rails of the connector.
The rails have very tight tolerances so it may take some practice to precisely fit the plate along the connector edges.
We will now use the lock and load connector to attach the handheld module.
When attaching the handheld module, make sure you position the connector so that the locking lever is positioned exactly to the northeast as shown here.
Now, place the handheld module on it so the edges align perfectly and slide into each other.
Move the connector counter clockwise, secure it and make sure that the locking lever clicks and becomes fully engaged.
Again, check the locking lever position in relation to the gimbal when the top handle is aligned with the camera lens
and make sure the locking lever is fully moved towards the outside of the lock and load ring.
Let's assemble the stand now.
Take the foldable stand base and unfold each of the four arms so that the whole base becomes a cross.
Notice that each of the arms has a white arrow painted on the edge.
Each parallel pair of arms has an arrow pointing in the same direction.
This indicates the side where the vertical legs need to be inserted.
This is because the stand has two options of usage.
It can be positioned on a flat surface or can be flipped upside down and utilized on a C-stand or other pole with only one connection point in the middle.
Depending on the chosen stand mode, the arms with legs inserted will fall to different direction.
You can now pick up the beast and insert the side handles of the handheld module into the stand legs.
