TRINITY 2 Pan Axis

More Than a Third Axis

Pan Axis does more than add another motor to TRINITY 2. In traditional body-mount operation, TRINITY 2 electronically stabilizes tilt and roll while pan remains mechanically controlled by the operator. This preserves the direct physical relationship between operator and camera. Add Pan Axis and electronically stabilized pan becomes available when the application requires it, transforming the same stabilization platform into a compact 3-axis remote head. The result is not another stabilization system. It is another way to use TRINITY 2.

Modularity Built Into the Order of Axis

With Pan Axis installed, TRINITY 2 follows a Pan → Tilt → Roll Order of Axis. Pan surrounds the existing Tilt → Roll assembly as the outermost stabilized axis. Because the fundamental stabilization architecture remains at the center of the system, Pan Axis can be added or removed without changing the core TRINITY 2 configuration or camera payload.

Without Pan Axis: Tilt → Roll, with pan mechanically controlled by the operator.

With Pan Axis: Pan → Tilt → Roll, with electronically stabilized pan for hard-mounted and remotely operated applications.

From Body-Mount to Remote Head

TRINITY 2 can stay with the operator when a shot requires direct camera movement, changing lens heights, confined spaces, or free movement through a set or live environment. When the camera needs to leave the operator, Pan Axis allows the same system to move onto a dolly, crane, vehicle, tracking platform, or other hard-mounted application requiring remote operation. The camera package, stabilization system, electronics, and familiar operating environment remain centered around TRINITY 2 as the application changes.

Choose How You Operate

Once TRINITY 2 is hard-mounted with Pan Axis, pan, tilt, and roll can be commanded remotely through the TRINITY 2 control ecosystem. Use the compact RCP-3 for system configuration and remote operation, ARRI DRW Wheels for traditional wheel control, or a Pan Bar and External Joystick. Wired and wireless workflows allow the control position to be separated from the camera platform when direct physical operation is impractical.

One System. More Possibilities.

A sequence may call for body-worn shot, another for programmed or repeatable movement for visual effects, and another for a camera to be operated remotely. Pan Axis allows TRINITY 2 to address more of those requirements through the same underlying stabilization platform. For the operator, that means more creative and practical options from the system they already know. For production, it means greater efficiency across changing setups: less time switching between specialized equipment, fewer separate systems required for specific sequences, and the ability to carry the same camera package and stabilization platform from body-worn operation to hard-mounted remotely controlled movement.

Award-Winning Technology. Continuing to Evolve.

TRINITY 2 has established itself across feature films, television, live events, award shows, concerts, sports, and productions around the world. In 2025, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored the development of TRINITY 2 with a Scientific and Engineering Award, followed in 2026 by an Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy® Award recognizing its impact on television production. Pan Axis continues that evolution — not by changing what TRINITY 2 is, but by extending where and how an operator can choose to use it.