Matrix

KEY SPECIFICATIONS

Stabilized: Yes
Weight: 68 lbs (30.8 Kg)
Max Payload: 100+ lbs (45+ Kg)
Range: Pan/Tilt/Roll ±360° Continuous
Speed: Pan/Tilt/Roll 200°/sec

Equipment Description

The Matrix is a 4-axis gimbal that features an open architecture and one redundant axis. This allows the gimbal to be mounted in any orientation and still maintain polarity of pan, tilt, and roll without gimbal lock. It is the only 4 axis gimbal to offer 360 degree continuous roll without a patch cable between the twist and tilt axis. This feature is essential for the large payloads including all film cameras. You can also achieve true nodal on a majority of camera packages.

The Matrix is the first 4-axis gimbal to feature an app-based control system that allows for quick upgrades and modifications to the control software.

There are two primary operating modes: “Image Relative Mode” or “Earth Relative Mode”. The patent-pending image relative mode allows you to operate in relation to the image on the monitor and does not relate to earth’s horizon. This allows the operator to focus on the subject rather than on whether the pan axis will become the roll axis half way through the shot. Earth relative mode acts in relation to earth’s horizon and will always maintain a level horizon even in G-Force conditions.

This remote head has a 68-pound weight, with a max payload of 100+ pounds. The 360-degree pan, tilt, and roll functions each have speeds of 200 degrees per second. The Matrix can be operated using handwheels, a joystick, wireless controls, programmable mimic mode, or a pan bar.