Glidecam HD-1000
The amazingly advanced and totally re-engineered Glidecam HD-1000 represents the top of the line in hand-held Camera stabilization for cameras up to 1,4 kg and can also be used with still cameras that shoot video like Nikon D90 or Cenon Eos 5D.
Each HD-1000 Stabilizer’s offset, foam cushioned, Handle Grip is attached to a free floating, three axis Gimbal. This allows your hand to move up and down, and side-to-side, thereby isolating your hand’s unwanted motions from the camera. This up and down movement alleviates the bouncing, pogo type action often associated with our competitor’s system because their handle cannot move up and down. This design feature, coupled with the overall higher inertia of the HD-1000 system, produces superior stabilization when compared with our competition. A unique and proprietary, precision, three axis Gimbal incorporates several adjustable, axis convergence controls. This allows all three axes to intersect for proper operational alignment.
A camera-mounting platform with a quick-release, no-tools, drop-on camera plate allows you to quickly attach or remove your camera. Ergonomic, control knobs allow quick, precise adjustment of the top stage’s back and forth, and side-to-side movement. These controls allow you to adjust the camera’s horizontal balance.
By varying the amount of Counter Weights on the Base Platform, or by changing the length of the no-tools telescoping Central Post, you adjust the camera's vertical balance.
The Glidecam HD-1000 stabilizer offers unparalleled controllability and ease of use with their unique rigid, yet dynamically adjustable, control and weight distribution surfaces. Setting up, controlling and adjusting system balance is now quick and precise.
A unique and proprietary Dynamic Base Platform can expand or contract. This allows you to easily adjust the systems dynamic balance or to increase or decrease the systems rotational pan inertia.
When balanced properly the camera floats, ready for you to move into action.
Made in USA.
General
Camera weight : from 0,0 to 3,0 pounds
Head Dimensions : 6.25" × 3.25" × 1.00”
Base Dimensions : shortest: 10.25” × 3.25” Longest 13.00” × 3.25
Central Support Post : 0.750" diameter
Height : 12" tall in shortest mode
Height : 15" tall in longest mode
Weight : 1.907 pounds without counter weight plates.
Weight Plate : each 0.272 pounds.
No of plates : 8 counter weight plates = 1.44 pounds
Camera Plate : 1/4" mounting holes
