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As an added safety backup, we have added a sandbag for each of the four legs. A simple cotter pin is used to easily hook each bag to each leg.
Each sandbag has a velcro opening, allowing the user to fill the bags on location. This makes the bags much lighter for transporting, setting up and storage.
The camera plate mechanism now has the ability to fold. This new feature serves many purposes. Firstly it conserves space. It allows the HI-POD to easily fit into the travel case without the user having to remove the head.
At the same time the camera plate can be much longer. This is useful because it will allow the user to attach larger cameras or even attaching 2 camcorders (one wide and the other tight).
Thirdly, this new feature allows for more precise control of the camera position and balance. On the bottomside of the folding plate there is a separate balancing level. This level is separate from the level on the base, allowing for each to set independently of each other.
The X5 has included a 9inch LCD. This is an upgrade from the 7 inch that was included with the X4. The larger screen is still an anti-glare screen that is auto switching from the USA standard (NTSC) to the European standard (PAL).
By a simple push of the menu button you can also change from 16×9 to 4×3 and vice versa. Although a much bigger screen, the power consumption is still the same as the 7 inch screen.
One of the things you will notice is the cable is much shorter on the 9 inch. This is to prevent the unintentional user damage of the lcd. (For some reason users kept trying to insert this cable (5pins) directly into the battery (4pins). Always use the cable that connects the battery to the LCD.)
This LCD bracket is much easier to use than the previous one. Simply slide the hook into the back of the LCD monitor. Once you slide the hook into the slot, position it where you want it, then tighten down on it with the threaded screw. Now to position the LCD so it best for your viewing, loosen the camlock. Reposition and then lock again with the camlock.
(CAUTION: To reposition the LCD, loosen the camlock and reposition. Do not twist the LCD to reposition. Overtime this will damage the back of the slot, bend the metal slot and ultimately strip the screws that hold the slot to the back of the lcd.)
The biggest problem in the past was not the battery but the plastic straps of the battery belt. If they broke in the past we did not have an effective way to replace them, because they were sown directly to the belt strap. In this version we can easily replace the damaged clip if necessary.
Next we included a plastic cap for the cigarette lighter plug. This will prevent unwanted debris, rain or moisture from damaging this jack.
We have slightly increased the power of the battery from a 7.8amp/hr to 8.0amp/hr and have added our HI-POD logo to the battery pack.
Now the Laptop plate is much faster to setup. No tools are required to assemble the laptop plate kit. The bracket is attached to any leg you choose by two camlocks. Loosen the camlocks so that you can level the top of this bracket with the top of the base.
Place the center of the plate directly on the top of the bracket. Make sure the Metal nipple lines up. Remove and reapply the small wing nut at the bottom. Notice you can orient the plate vertically or horizontally. Once you pick the orientation that you want, then loosen the screws that hold the rods beneath the plate.
Now attach those rods to the base plate. This three point connection to the base allows for strong support for the plate.
We have returned to the 3 case design. The main reason is that more of our users are traveling on planes with it. The 3 case design lowers the weight of each case to a level that the airlines will allow it without large fees.
The long tube case is for the tubes and also telescopes to accomodate the size of the tubes.
The other two tubes are the same on the outside, but one is just for the base and the other is for all the remaining accessories. (Notice we left room for future accessories.)
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1. A long black telescoping tube. This is your Mast carrying case. It contains the HI-POD 6 stage telescoping tubes.
2. A 55 pound black HI-POD BASE Case. This durable plastic foam-cut case will contain the base for the HI-POD. This wheeled case has many handles and will protect your HI-POD base for a lifetime. It has pockets for future storage items.
3. The HI-POD Accessory Case. This case looks identical to the base case but stores the camera & the accessories for the HI-POD. We left room for future HI-POD Accessories.
The base case only contains the base. It does have cutouts to store items, but no items come package with the base.
Accessories Case contains the following parts:
1. The Handle
2. The Camera (cam, battery, cables)
3. The battery
4. The battery charger
5. The LCD
6. The LCD bracket
7. The laptop plate (1 piece & 2 rods)
8. The laptop bracket
9. Camera-Head- Plate mechanism (Yoke/Pulley wheel/Tilt Plate)
10. Camera controller
11. Cables (external cable, firewire, pigtail, video cable, lcd/battery cable)
12. Rain Gear for (camera, battery, LCD, controller)
13. Sun Visor
14. Sandbags
With these 3 hard cases, you have an excellent way to protect your product for a very long time. By making all pieces fit into the Accessories case, you have the flexibility of going “Case-less” for the tubes and base.
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