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400D, Is it possible to change the point of aim?

Started Jul 8, 2015 | Discussions thread
imqqmi Veteran Member • Posts: 8,639
Re: 400D, Is it possible to change the point of aim?

oxygna3 wrote:

Hi, could anyone advise whether or not I can manually adjust the point of aim of my fixed camera? To elaborate, the camera is 'fixed' alongside a HD video camera and both cameras point in slightly different directions which is really noticeable beyond 2 or 3ft. My 400d points centraly but is aiming slightly high, therefore, if I could lower the point of aim slightly it would centralise everything. Is there any way I could do this?

Many thanks

Not really sure what you're trying to accomplish but short of using a split (semi transparant) mirror system where the light is split 50/50 to two camera's I don't see how you could compensate for the parallax difference between two cameras pointing at the same subject.

I'm not sure what you mean by 'slightly high'. If you mount the camera on a ball head, you would be able to change your aim, right? Or am I missing something?

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