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SPECIFICATIONS GENIE II PAN TILT Payload: 6kg/13.2lb pan, 7.3kg/16lb tilt Connections: 3x USB-C, camera trigger, Bluetooth, 2.4GHz Mount: Camera/ball head 1/4in- 20, 3/8in-16. Base: 3/8in-16 with 1/4in-20 adapter Dimensions (wxhxd): 137x120x112mm/5.4x4.7x4.4in Weight: 1.4kg/3.1lb GENIE II LINEAR Payload: 5kg/11lb vertical, 7.5kg/16.5lb horizontal Connections: Bluetooth, 2.4GHz Mount: 1/4in-20, 3/8in-16. Base: 3/8in-16 with 1/4in-20 adapter Battery: 2600mAh, 8h runtime Dimensions (wxhxd): 124x116x70mm/4.9x4.6x2.8in Weight: 0.9kg/2lb MAGIC CARPET PRO Payload: 32kg/70lb, 23kg/50lb with extensions Dimensions (wxl): 192x900mm/7.6x36in Weight: 2.5kg/5.5lb
Manfrotto Move device to fix the pan-tilt head
The app supports keyframes across both devices, allowing you to create complex moves with more precise control than simply entering start and stop positions. It’s easy to do, by just touching the screen of your smart device and dragging the keyframes around. Set the length of movement, speed and choose from plenty of photo options, too. You can even preview the move in real time. Plug a lead into your camera. Then, using the app, you can have full wіrеlеѕѕ Lіvе Vіеw – and change ІЅО, aреrturе аnd shuttеr sрееd. Charging is via USB, but the Gеnіе ІІ Раn Тіlt аnd Lіnеаr bоth run off thе ѕаmе rеmоvаblе lіthіum bаttеrу, so уоu саn take ехtrаѕ with you. Once you have mastered the app, it’s very easy to use. And results are seriously smooth, just what you want from a motion-control system. Many filmmakers already have the basics of sliders down, so the Syrp is perfectly intuitive as an extendable slider. But because of its length and the addition of pan and tilt – as well as linear – motion, you can create shots you
have never even imagined before. And because of the payload, you can use a decent-sized cinema camera with cine lens attached, too. There are no compromises – you are free to use pretty much whatever camera you like, extend the track as far as possible, and move in every direction. And that means you can push your creativity like never before. Which, surely, is what all good kit should let you do. PRO MOVIEMAKER RATING: 9/10 A full kit of motion-control gizmos that just work together Pros: Ideal for larger cameras Cons: A big set-up to cart around
EASE OF ENTRY The extensions slide in, then clamp down with hidden lever locks
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