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Copyright Information Items of Non-restockable condition are subject to the following: Copyright © 2001 Kaidan Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. First Edition, March 2001. Products mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective • Restocking Fees - a minimum of 10 percent and possible additional fees companies. Patents Pending. based on the condition of the product (how the product best meets the criteria Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not above
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Assembling the KiWi™ 1 UNPACKING THE BOX The KiWi-L or the Kiwi + are shipped in a single box and con- sists of two major components. The components are detailed below. NOTE: Only the Kiwi+ is shipped with four detent discs (12,14,18, and 20 positions). Please make sure that all parts are included. Examine the parts for any signs of shipping dam- age. In the event of shipping damage, immediately contact Kaidan to process claims. If any items are missing or you notice any damage, call Kaidan at
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Assembling the KiWi ™ ATTACHING THE VERTICAL BRACKET To assemble the KiWi, simply slide the Vertical Bracket onto the Horizontal Bracket in the orientation shown in the various im- ages in this manual. Note: The bottom of the Vertical Bracket has a clamping mechanism with a spring-loaded nylon ball which keeps tension on the horizontal bracket while sliding the vertical bracket back and forth. Before installing the Vertical Bracket onto the Horizontal Bracket, make sure the Purple Clamping K
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Using the KiWi™ 2 ATTACHING YOUR CAMERA To mount your camera, first select the appropriate slot in the Vertical Bracket that will best locate the tripod mounting thread on your camera. You may need to reposition the Captive Camera Knob in order to achieve this. To remove the knob simply slide the knob along the slot to the end that has the threaded hole. Carefully unscrew the knob out of the threaded hole, being care- ful not to crossthread the knob. Replace the knob into the appro- priate slot
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Using the KiWi™ REMOVING THE FRICTION CAP The KiWi+ needs to be disassembled in order to install or change detent discs. The detent discs come in various settings and pro- vide the different angular click-stops. (NOTE: See Disc Selec- tion Chart In Appendix A). To start, the friction cap must be removed. Loosen the knob located on the side of the friction cap. It does not have to be removed from the cap, but just backed out far enough so that the cap can be unscrewed from the axle. Unscrew the c
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With the components removed from the top side of the hori- zontal bracket, the lower hub and axle assembly can be slid out and removed. At this point, you’ll be able to install the detent disc into the recessed area on the bottom. Page - 7
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With the disc removed, you can insert a different disc to change the angular detent spacing. Kaidan offers a variety of discs, with detents ranging from 2 to 22 per disk.. When changing discs, be sure the disc is seated properly and is flush with the top surface of the plate. With the new disc inserted, you can begin to reassemble the assembly. Start by reinserting the axle and hub back into the bearing in the horizontal plate. Page - 8
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Push the axle through the bearing and plate as shown below. Reverse the disassembly. Replace the cap by threading the cap onto the axle as shown below. Continue to thread the cap so that there is no free play in any of the pieces and to compress the rubber washer slightly. When the friction drag feels adequate, turn the Friction cap so that the knob is aligned with one of the flats on the axle. Tighten the knob to lock. Page - 9
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The spring plunger that provides the detent action can also be adjusted to vary the force of the click action. Use a flat blade screw driver to move the plunger in and out as desired. A con- venient way to adjust the plunger is to screw the plunger all the way in, until it bottoms out. Then unscrew the plunger about one turn. Removing the Detent Disc Once the indexing hub is removed, the detent disc can be re- moved from its recess in the bottom of the horizontal bracket.The disc may slip out on
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Using the KiWi™ HOW DO I LOCATE MY NODAL POINT ? This is one of the most frequently asked questions when it comes to QTVR panorama creation. Once you understand the basics, you’ll be able to easily locate the nodal point for any camera and lens combination. Simply put, the nodal point is the point inside your camera where the light rays converge and flip over. When shooting a QTVR panorama It’s necessary to rotate about this point to eliminate the image mismatch caused by parallax error. It’s a
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STEP 1: THE EASY PART - THE SIDE-TO- SIDE ADJUSTMENT Once your cam- era is fastened to your pan head, move around to the front of the unit so you’re looking into the lens. The center of the lens should be directly over the pivot axis of the pan head. Adjust the side-to-side adjustment so the lens is centered over the pivot. With the KiWi™ you can also measure (in millimeters) the distance from the camera’s mounting surface to the center of the lens. Then, slide the bracket until the outside edge
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It may help to first locate the camera all the way to the front or rear and then move it a little bit at a time. This way you’ll more readily see the parallax effect and notice how it im- Looking through the viewfinder align a close ob- ject (brick wall) with a faraway object (telephone pole). As you ro- tate the camera from side-to-side there should be no relative move- ment between the two objects as proves as you slide the bracket. shown to the right. If, as shown to the right, the two object
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surface, then you can use a bubble level. You should be able to locate a small level at a hardware store. If your there are no level surfaces, then you may have to resort to “eyeballing”. STEP 4: RECORD YOUR RESULTS After you’ve discovered the two location dimensions, be sure to record the settings. The KiWi has convenient indicator scales for this purpose. These numbers represent the nodal point for this given camera and lens combination. If you change cam- eras or lenses, this procedure may ha
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TAKING PHOTOS WITH THE KIWI™ HOW MUCH OVERLAP? 3 The amount you turn the camera for each shot varies. It is dependent on a number of factors such as the field of view (the angle) of your camera and lens, as well as which program you intend to use. For example, Apple recommends that the im- ages should overlap by anywhere from one-third to one-half. You should check with the recommendations of the software that you intend to use in order to determine overlap require- ments. HOW MANY SHOTS? Once y
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TAKING THE PHOTOS (CONTINUED). You can use the level on your KiWi™ and observe it while you level the tripod. Of course, this task is much easier if your tri- pod also has a tilt head. Once the tripod and KiWi™ are level, now is the time to double check to see if the camera is straight up and down. If it needs to be adjusted, loosen the Captive knob just a slight amount and tilt the camera accordingly. Be sure not to change the Fore- Aft dimension. Tighten the Captive knob. If your using the Ki
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Appendix A List of Lens FOV versus Number of Shots Lens Disc for Disc for Disc for (35 mm 50% overlap of 33% overlap of 25% overlap of equiv) images images images 14-15 12 10 8 18-20 14 12 10 22-24 16 14 12 27 18 16 14 35 20 18 16 SHOTS DEGREES OF ANGLE 8 0 45 90 135 180 225 270 315 10 0 36 72 108 144 180 216 252 288 324 12 0 30 60 60 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 14 0 26 51 77 103 128 154 180 206 231 257 283 308 334 16 0 22 45 67 90 112 135 157 180 202 225 247 270 292 315 337 18 0 20 40 60 80
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Camera Adjustment Lug Addendum Because of the various sizes and camera body profiles, we have included a camera adjustment lug as an additional means of keeping your camera mounted in a vertical position. Shown below are examples of various ways to use the Camera Adjustment Lug to mount your camera. Page - 18
