E-Image GH03, GH10, GH10L, GH15, GH20 User Manual

User s Manual

PREFACE

FLUID HEAD

Thanks for your purchasing E-IMAGE professional heads and
tripods.As the manual is an important part of the equipment
and is aimed at personna l w ho op er ate and maintain the
equipment. It contains detail information about the EIMAGE
heads and tripods and it's proper use. We intensely suggest
you to read the manual carefully ,to familiarize yourself with
its many functions. It also include a section about safety and
maintaince, which will help you keep the equipment in prefect
condition and prolong the using period.

Please keep this manual for future reference.

EIMAGE GEN T I N G s e r i e s i s u p g r a d e d g e n e r a t i o n o f
EIMAGE f l u i d h e a d s . M o r e i n t ernatio n a l o u t l o o k i n g ,
innovative design, with more advanced functions. It al so
features re fi ne counterba la nc e and superb d ra g system,
whic h can r eac h bala ncing quick ly and sim pl y. T he new
ser i e s c a n handle w i d e r r a nge payl o a d f r o m 8.8lbs t o
55 lbs (4kg- 25k g), whi ch c an w ork with d iff ere nt t ype of
came ras . An ex ten dable pan handl e wi th rub ber grips is
incl uded f or pre cise c am era mo vemen ts. In addit ion, i ts
equipped with an LED bubble level for easy level adjustments
in the dark.

CONTENTS

Fluid head specification……………………...........1

Parts(GH03) ………………………………..................2

Set up & Use (GH03)………………………..........3-5

1. Install Panbar…………………………...................... . 3

2. Remove quick release plate…………....................... 3

3. Adjusting tilt position………………............................4

4. Adjusting pan position………………......................... 4

5. Pan & Tilt drag adjustment…………......................... 4

6. Mounting the camera…………................................. 5

7. Extra functions of GH03,GH06 plate………….......... 6

Parts(GH06-GH25) ………………………………......7

Set up & Use(GH06-GH25）………………….. 8-12

1. Installing Panbar…………………………....................8

2. Installing fluid head to tripod………………................8

3. Removing quick release plate…………….................8

4. Mounting the Camcorder…………….........................9

5. Mounting the camera………………......................9-10

6. Adjusting counterbalance………………...................11

7. Adjusting titl drag .…………………………………….11

8. Adjusting pan drag……………………………………12

9. Change of the batteries (GH08/08L/10/10L )……...13

10. Change of the batteries (GH15,GH25)……………14

CONTENTS

Tripod specification…………………………………………..15-16

Parts(AT7402A) ……………………………………………...........17

Use AT7402A ……………………………………………...........18-19

1. Loose & lock leg tube……………………………….......................18

2. Adjusting tripod height……………………………..........................18

3. Anti-slide rubber feet……………………………............................18

4. Floding tripod……………………………………............................ 19

Parts(GA/GC101) ……………………………………....................20

Parts(GA/GC102) ……………………………………................ ...21

Parts(GA/GC751 GA/GC752) ………………………............. . . 22

Use(GA/GC751 GA/GC752 GA/GC101 GA/GC102) ….23-24

1. Loose & lock leg tube……………………………….......................23

2. Adjust middle spreader……………………………........................23

3. Adjust ground spreader……………………………....................... 23

4. Remove mid-level spreader………………………........................24

5. Install & Remove ground spreader………………………............. 24

6. Floding tripod…………………………………….............................24

Maintenance…………………………………………................. . . . 25

Notice & Warning………………….............................................26

Head No.

Fluid Head

E-IMAGE No.

G H

1 2

GH03

75mm

1kg 4kg

+90°～-60°

-40℃～80℃

GH05

75mm

1.7kg 3-8kg

+90°～-45°

-30℃～60℃

0-2

GH06

75mm

1.6kg 6kg

+90°～-60°

-40℃～80℃

0-50-3

GH08

75mm

1.7kg 8kg

+90°～-60°

-40℃～80℃

0-6

GH10

75mm

1.9kg 10kg

+90°～-60°

-40℃～80℃

1-7

0-3

GH10L

100mm

2kg 10kg

+90°～-60°

-40℃～80℃

1-7

0-3

100mm

3.7kg 15kg

+90°～-75°

-40℃～80℃

0-90-5

GH15

100mm

+90°～-80°

-40℃～80℃

1-15

0-7GH25

4kg 25kg

A
B

C

E
F

G
H

I

K

J

D

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

J

I

K

100mm

+90°～-60°

-30℃～60℃

GH20

3.8kg 20kg

0-8

SPECIFICATIONS

Model
No.

Bowl
size

Net
weight

Load
capacity

Grades of

drag

Counterbalance

Tilt range

Temperature

range

Variable Instable

Instable

Instable

Instable

Quick release plate

Plate locking knob

Insurance button

Tilt locking knob

Tilt drag adjusting knob

Bowl locking knob

PARTS(GH03)

Pan bar locking knob

Pan bar

Connection part of pan bar & head

G

D

E

F

loose

lock

C

B

loose

lock

loose

lock

J

lock

loose

H

ReduceIncrease

1.Install Panbar

Open the panbar,adjust the panbar to your request position, then screwing
the panbar knob "D" to "F " hole, and lock it.

2. Removing quick release plate

Loose plate locking knob "B" , pull the slide plate to the rear of the fluid head
whilst pressing the safety button "C" .

5.Pan & Tilt drag adjustment

Screwing or loose tilt locking knob "H" , then slowly move the fluid head
vertically until find your required drag. (GH03 is with fixed pan drag)

C

3.Adjusting tilt position

Lock or Loose locking knob "G" to adjust tilt position.

4.Adjusting pan position

Lock or Loose locking knob "J" to adjust pan position.

SET UP & USE (GH03)

3 4

8.Extra functions of GH03,GH06 plate

With special desigh, the plate of GH03,GH06 have special function as
quick action, just with one press as shown, the plate can be mounted on
the platefrom tightly.

Q

6.Attach the slide plate to the camcorder, screwing camera 1/4" screw or
3/8" screw into the camcorder's threaded hole WITHOUT APPLYING
FORCE(such as using a coin).

7.Please make sure pan & tilt knob are locked. Hold the camera with
one hand.Insert the slide plate onto the rear of the platform until locking
button "C" clicks.Adjust the center of gravity to right position, the lock the
plate tightly.

MOUNTING THE CAMERA

EXTRA FUNCTIONS OF GH03,GH06 PLATE

5 6

A

B

C

D

E

K

T

S

Q

G

H

M

J

R

L

I

F

N

A

M

B

C

E

G

screw

Plate locking knob

Insurance button

Bowl locking knob

Tilt locking knob

Tilt drag adjusting knob

Pan locking knob

Pan drag adjusting knob

Bubble level

Rubber washer

loose

lock

loose

lock

F

loose

lock

lock

loose

Connection part of handle head

1. Installing Panbar

Open the panbar, screwing the panbar knob "A" to "M" hole, and lock it. Loose
knob "B" , you can extend the length and adjust the pan bar angle,that you like.

2. Installing fluid head to tripod

Please adjust the tripod to your required height and lock every stage tightly.
Put the head on the tripod, level the fluid head using the bubble level.Then
tighten the bowl locking knob "F" .

3. Removing quick release plate

Loose plate locking knob "E" , pull the slide plate to the rear of the fluid head
whilst pressing the safety button "G" .

Pan bar

Pan bar locking knob

Counterbalance knob

Quick release plate

Pan bar locking washer

G

SET UP & USE(GH06-GH25)

Length adjusting knob

PARTS(GH06~GH25)

7 8

MOUTING THE CAMCORDER VIA ADAPTER

4.Mo untin g the cam corde r via ada pter

4.1 Att ach the s lide pl ate to th e camco rder ad apter, s crewi ng came ra

1/4" s crew or 3 /8" scr ew into t he camc order a dapte r's thr ea ded h ol e
WITH OUT APPLYING FO RCE(s uch as us ing a coi n).

4.2 Insert the plate into the plate mount.

4.3 Please make sure pan & tilt knob are locked. Insert the slide plate

onto the rear of the platform until locking button "C" clicks,then lock the
plate. Amount the camcorder on the adapter. Loose plate locking knob,
adjust the center of gravity to right position, the lock the plate tightly.

Q

5.1 Attach the slide plate to the camcorder, screwing camera 1/4" screw

or 3/8" screw into the camcorder's threaded hole WITHOUT APPLYING
FORCE(such as using a coin).

5.2 Please make sure pan & tilt knob are locked. Hold the camera with
one hand.Insert the slide plate onto the rear of the platform until locking
button "C" clicks.Adjust the center of gravity to right position, the lock the
plate tightly.

MOUNTING THE CAMERA

9

10

5.Mouting the camera

L

lock

loose

6.Adjusting counterbalance

Loose the tilt locking knob. Hold the camera by securing the pan bar. Turn
the counterbalance dial to that number which can make camera remaining
in position with hands free.

I

lock

loose

7. Adjusting tilt drag

Loose tilt locking knob, turn the tilt drag dial to the required setting , then

slowly move the fluid head vertically until find your required drag

(PS: GH08 & GH08L are with fixed tilt drag)

J

lock

loose

8. Adjusting pan drag

Loose pan locking knob, turn the pan drag dial to the required setting , then

slowly move the fluid head horizontally until find your required drag.

Please make sure you always turn the dia to index number, NOT between

the two index, or it will damage the inner pins or disks .

(PS: GH08, GH08L are with fixed pan drag)

ADJUSTING COUNTERBALANCE & DRAG

ADJUSTING PAN DRAG

11 12

N

9.1 Illuminated leveling bubble.Just press the illuminous button "N" when

shooting at the night, lamp will be illuminated and turn off after 25 s
automatically.

9.Change of the batteries (GH08, GH08L ,GH10,GH10L)

9.2 Change battery of illuminated leveling bubble (GH08,GH08L, GH10, GH10L)

The illumination is powered by 2 standard type button cells located in the battery
holder.Turn the counterbalance and tilt drag dial to "0" position, Press the pan bar
until you find the battery holder,lock the tilt locking knob.

9.3 Please loose the cover and take out old ones. Insert 2 new button cells
according to the "+" and "-" symbols as indicated.

10. Change of the batteries (GH15,GH25)

10.1 Change battery of illuminated leveling bubble (GH15,GH25)

10.2 The illumination is powered by 2 standard type 7# batteries located in the

battery holder.Turn the counterbalance and tilt drag dial to "0" position, Press
the pan bar until you find the battery holder,lock the tilt locking knob.

10.3 Please loose the cover and take out old ones. Insert 2 new 7# batteries
according to the "+" and "-" symbols as indicated.

CHANGE BATTERY OF ILLUMINATED LEVELING BUBBLE (GH15 GH25)CHANGE BATTERY OF ILLUMINATED LEVELING BUBBLE (GH08 GH08L GH10 GH10L)

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14

G

75mm

75mm

75mm

75mm

AT7402A

650-1510mm

40kg3.3kg

695mm

GA751

780-1380mm

820mm

40kg2.9kg

GC751

780-1380mm

820mm

40kg2.6kg

GA752

630-1570mm

720mm

40kg3.5kg

GC752

75mm

630-1570mm

720mm

40kg3.2kg

GA101

100mm

790-1400mm

845mm

60kg

4.4kg

GC101

100mm

100mm

100mm

790-1400mm

845mm

60kg

3.7kg

GA102

470-1600mm

730mm

60kg

4.9kg

GC102

470-1600mm

730mm

60kg

4.4kg

E-IMAGE No.

TRIPOD

SPECIFICATIONS

Model No.

Bowl
Size

Descrition

Height Range

Transport
length

Payload
rang

Weight

Material

Bowl Size

Section

Two stage
Aluminum

Single stage
Aluminum

Single stage
carbon fiber

Two stage
carbon fiber

Two stage
Aluminum

Single stage
Aluminum

Single stage
carbon fiber

Two stage
Aluminum

Two stage
carbon fiber

EIMAGE GENTING series is upgraded generation of

EIMAGE tripods. The tripod legs are all made up of

high grade aluminum or carbon fiber material. With

new ly des igned lock s yst em and pa ten t l ock ing

m ech ani sm, it provid es e xce lle nt h and fee lin g,

qu ick a nd s ecur e lo c kin g. Wi th s t and ard 7 5mm

or 100mm bowl , y ou ca n attach any professional

video heads on the tri pods. All tr ip ods can match

with mid s pr eader or grou nd spreader, jus t u p t o

your needs. They also can be installed on dollies

to provide fast moving. The new tripods are compact

when closed, easy to transport with carrying case.

15 16

3. Anti slide rubber feet-

Illustration as follow pictures, pull the pad-removing tab "J", separate
anti-sliding pad with leg.

J

I

H

G

D

C

B

A

J

Bowl base

Leg tube

Locking knob

Retractable easy hook

Mid spreader

Anti slide rubber pad-

Pad-removing tab

Foot with spike

Loose: turn locking knob "C" anti-clockwise
Lock: turn locking knob "C" clockwise

1.Loose lock leg tube

&

Important message: before unfold the tripod, please loose all the locking
knobs , then adjust it to your requested length and lock it. "C"

෭ࣅ

C

lock

loose

PARTS(AT7402A)

Important message: this spike foot is used for out door shooting

2.Adjusting tripod height

Loose all the locking knobs and extend the legs to your request height,
then lock knobs tightly.

USE AT7402A

17

18

Bowl base

Leg tube

Patent united lock for two stage lock-

Retractable easy hook

Locking knob of ground speader

Pull ring

Ground spreader

Pad removing tab-

Anti slide rubber pad-

Foot with spike

A

B

C

D

E

F

I

H

G

J

G

D

4. Folding tripod

a: Loose the locking knobs of each stages and adjust the legs to minimum
length, then locking all the knobs.

USE AT7402A

PARTS(GA101/GC101)

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b: One hand catch the bowl base, another hand pull the middle spreader "G"
and fold it. Then pull out retractable easy hook "D" and wrap around legs and
bind them together.

A

B

C

D

I

H

G

J

E

F

A

B

C

D

E

F

J

I

H

G

K

Bowl base

Leg tube

Patent united lock for two stage lock-

Retractable easy hook

Locking knob of ground speader

Pull ring

Ground spreader

Pad removing tab-

Anti slide rubber pad-

Foot with spike

PARTS(GA/GC751 GA/GC752)PARTS(GA102/GC102)

21 22

C

C

E

F

D

K

J J

lock

loose

1.Loose & lock leg tube

Loose: turn the locking knob "C" anti-clockwise
Lock: turn the locking knob "C" clockwise until tight

Important message: Adjust tripod height
Loose all the locking knobs and extend the legs to your request height,
then lock knobs tightly.

2.Adjust middle spreader

Loose the locking knob "E" of each arm by turning anti-clockwise, extend
the arm to your request length, then re-lock it.

3.Adjust ground spreader

Loose the locking knob "E" of each arm by turning anti-clockwise,extend the
arm to your request length, then re-lock it.

4.If you don't need mid-level spreader, pull out the locking bolts "K" of 3
arms and remove it.

5.Install & Remove ground spreader

Illustration as follow pictures,pull the pad-removing tab“J“,separate
anti-sliding pad with leg.

6.Folding tripod

a: Loose the locking knobs of each stages and adjust the legs to minium length,
then locking all the knobs.
b.Adjust the mid-spreader or ground-spreader to minum length,then locking all
the knobs.
c. One hand catch the bowl base, another hand pull the ring of ground spreader
"F"and fold it. Then pull out retractable easy hook "D" and wrap around legs and
bind them together.

USE(GA/GC751 GA/GC752 GA/GC101 GA/GC102) USE(GA/GC751 GA/GC752 GA/GC101 GA/GC102)

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24

Daily maintenance:

Storage and transport:
When not using head for a long time, please turn all the knobs
to the minimum.
When not using tripod, please don’t place vertically to avoid
the broken
When not using tripod or transportation, please keep it in the
carry bag.

Function inspection:
Please check the tripod payload and head locking condition,
in order to avoid the accident
Please check and adjust tripod and head locking condition
regularly, in order to increase service life.

Cleaning & Maintenance:

1.Using a regular with a lint free cloth - to clean tripods.

2.Please keep it in carrying case if not use it for long time.
3 .Using a semi-stiffe brush or vacuum

Always engage safety locks and devices where applicable on the
products.

Don’t use product at temperatures less than -30 or more than 60.

sand from all locking threads and sliding segments.
Dry the product after use in wet conditions.

Cleaning with mild detergent and a soft cloth. Remove dust and

IMPORTANT:Not recommended to use in seawater

If any questions during using process, please read the instruction
carefully or ask help from your local distributor.

In the event on the product becoming defective, the unit should be
returned to an authorized E-IMAGE service agent.

Maintenance

Notice & Warning

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