You can use a clamp to make swapping heads and cameras easier.
A tripod is an essential piece of equipment for a person who's serious about photography. Digital cameras often have built-in stabilizers to help with camera shake, but it's impossible to completely eliminate shake when holding a camera with your hands. Tripods stabilize the camera for jitter-free photos. This is especially important for distance photos: The longer the zoom, the more susceptible the image is to blur from shaky hands. Attaching a clamp to the tripod adds functions such as panning or quick-changing heads.
Instructions
1. Remove any accessories or extra plates from the top of the tripod. Release the camera plate from the tripod. Usually this is done by unlocking the lever next to the plate and sliding the plate out.
2. Screw the clamp onto the camera plate. If your tripod doesn't have a removable plate, the clamp can be screwed directly onto the tripod. If there's more than one mounting hole on the clamp, use the one that puts the camera's center of gravity in the middle of the tripod.
3. Slide the plate back onto the tripod until it clicks. Lock the plate in place with the lever. Make sure all of the connections are tight before using your clamp.
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