Varizoom VZ-Stealth Zoom Controller
The VZ-Stealth features a unique variable speed zoom thumb controller that allows the user to maintain the slowest crawl or gradually ramp up speed and then decrease speed gradually all in one smooth motion! Because your thumb never leaves the speed control you have quick response time and smooth actions to zoom in, zoom out, zoom faster or zoom slower. Simply push forward to zoom in (telephoto) and pull back to zoom out (wide). No shaking the camera or time lost fumbling to find the right button to zoom in or zoom out.
The intuitive rocker focus control provides you with smooth ergonomic control. Place your thumb in center of the rocker and move thumb forward to focus near or shift your thumb back to focus far.
And finally, the Wake up from standby button ("ON") Your camera manufacturer wisely created this safety feature to protect your camera. VariZoom controls respects this feature and utilizes it to the videographers greatest advantage. The purpose of this critical safety feature is to prevent damage to your cameras tape heads and the tape itself. When a camera is in pause mode the tape is still engaged with the spinning recording heads of the camera. Because the tape is not moving when in pause mode the heads will be spinning in place on the tape. The standby safety mode activates the tape transport to disengage the tape from the recording heads. This of course eliminates wear and tear on your camera and your tape.
Sometimes you can wait for hours with the camera in standby mode. When you get ready to shoot again just press the "wake up from stand-by button" and then the tape re-engages the recording heads and remains in pause until the record button is pushed.
- Maintain Slow Crawls Easily!
- Precision variable-speed control over camera zooms. Ramp up from slow to fast and then slower again in a single move with the custom designed "throttle" style zoom.
- Push-button "rocker" style focus is conveniently at your thumb so you can precisely adjust the focal plane within a shot. Great for doing rack focus (pull focus)!
- LED light indicates recording, low battery power, tape out and other signals.
- 40 inches of LANC cable is built in to the unit.
- Heavy-duty clamping system allows operator exceptional control over tripod and camera functions simultaneously with one hand.
- Designed for prosumer shooters -- run your camcorder without having to touch it. No more undesired noise from fingers bumping the microphone and lens, etc.
- Assembled with top quality components and the highest degree of care and craftsmanship.