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- Ergonomic Design
As soon as one lays eyes upon the coperate, its ergonomic design can
be seen. One must simply hold the handgrip, which conveniently is
also the battery case, thereby the weight is evenly distributed to
either side. The rotary knob, or hand wheel, is sensitive and can
be turned by very small movements, and the slide valve is very accessible
to the thumb. With the use of a switch the user can designate control
of the focus and the iris to either the rotary knob, inversely the
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- Easy to carry
Despite the robust body of the coperate it is still light weight.
The easy-to-use girdle system, cstrap, prevents the hand from getting
over tired while also freeing the hand to be used for other tasks.
The shoulder strap is screwed in by ¼” screw threads
and is protected against loosening. |
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- Clearly Laid Out Structure
The system’s practical breakdown is accompanied with a colorful
layout making it very user-friendly. The placement of the operation
elements and various functions is simple and comprehensible. |
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- Power Supply
The battery, which is necessary for radio controlled use, is easy
to change.Standardized Li-Ion batteries, which are widely used in
the film industry are to be used. The battery is placed in the handgrip
and therefore is very well protected against outside influences.The
coperate can function on battery power for approximately 11 hours.
The BAT-LED, a multilevel control display, warns the user of a draining
battery. |
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- Marker ring and marking strip
The coperate is readied with an easy to
change, and easy to label, marker ring on the hand wheel. The marking
ring is protected against twisting. The scale of the hand wheel is
easy to use because of its layout in the line of sight. The system
is also compatible with ARRI (WFU-1 and WFU-3) marker rings. The user
also has the advantage of an easy to mark labeling strip next to the
slider. |
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- Position of the hand wheel and slider
Both the hand wheel and the slider are anchored
into position with security screws and are therefore guarded against
unwanted shifting or movement. |
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- Rotation Restrictions
The rotation of the hand wheel can be restricted by two adjustable
screw clamps. The adjustability of the clamps allows the user to restrict
the movement as desired. |
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- LENS
The rotation of the lens motor can also be adjusted just by using
the LENS button.With this function the user can define the range of
the lens in relation to the entire range of the hand wheel or the
slider. The motor rotates slower in relation to the hand wheel thereby
enabling the user to designate more precise and accurate lens settings. |
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- KNOB
The function KNOB is designed to restrict the rotation of the hand
wheel.With this function the user can define the range of the hand
wheel in relation to the entire lens rotation. In this case the lens
motor runs faster in relation to the hand wheel enabling the user
to locate the desired position much quicker. |
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- Open Iris
The system allows the user to adjust the focus with a connected motor.
The user holds down the OPEN IRIS button, and the iris opens completely.
Once the button is released the iris returns to position. |
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- Control of the camera
The button RUN, which is easily accessible by the thumb, can simply
turn the connected cameras on and off. If the camera is compatible
with the system, the status of the camera will be displayed on a LED.
This button is designed so that it can not be accidentally pushed.
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- Marker
If the coperate is being used with the cdisplay
the user can mark certain values of the focus scale on the cdisplay.
To do so, the user pushes the button located at the back of the device,
which is easily accessible by the index finger. This marks points
of the scale on the cdisplay(This is similar to the marks that can
be made on the scale ring). The user can then choose from three different
colors to apply to the marks in order to indicate different situations.
Deletion of these points is done by simply briefly holding down the
button. |
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- Modularity |
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Electric and mechanical interfaces
The device is equipped with two electric CBUS- interfaces. Both can
be used for the cable function of the system. The front socket is
reserved for the attachment of the czoom. The interface located on
the side of the device is used for the connection of the cdisplay
system. |
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- Connectable |
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czoom
If desired the coperate can also be modularly enhanced. If the user
would like to radio control a zoom motor then the czoom-module must
simply be attached to the coperate. Thereby the coperate is equipped
to control three motors. It is also possible to simply plug the czoom-module
into the coperate. In that case, the focus and the zoom can easily
be radio operated by two people. |
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cdisplay
With the attachment component clamp
the user can easily attach the cdisplay to the coperate. Thereby,
the user has universal control of the steering and operational entities
of the lens and camera. The clamp gives the device an ergonomically
and counterbalanced composition preventing hand fatigue. |
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- Radio and cable function
The coperate operates both via cable or radio, in correlation with
the camin. If operation is necessary in harsh conditions (e.g. under
water) by plugging in the CBUS-cable the system is automatically transferred
to its cable function mode. In the case of cable operation the system
will turn off the radio system and will run solely by the cable. |
