Operation Manual

proDAD Mercalli V2 Manual
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Cams are subject to very specific environmental conditions, which are highly complex in
combination.
If you want a video that comes as close as possible to a tripod shot, use the Rock-Steady
Camera Stabi-Cam (result closely resembling a tripod shot).
Start video analysis after selection of a Stabi-Cam.
2. Enabling Rolling-Shutter Compensation
To correct distortion that may occur in moving footage (CMOS cameras only), enable Rolling-
Shutter Compensation. By default, the Rolling-Shutter Compensation option is disabled. But
it can be enabled for any selected Stabi-Cam at any time.
The rolling shutter effect is an unwanted effect inherent in the components called CMOS sensors,
which are commonly used in digital single-lens reflex cameras (DSLRs), pocket cams, mobile
telephones and video cameras.
Rolling shutter effect tends to be undetectable or hardly noticeable in footage before stabilization.
But after a video is successfully stabilized in post-production, the rolling shutter effect remains
and may slightly or severely impair the quality of the footage.
So Mercalli is also equipped to combat this unwanted effect when needed – because there is no
benefit in stabilization if the result is spoilt by other undesirable effects.