How to set up a Tripod 1.1: How it is Used,
A Simple guide of setting up a Tripod Step 1: Start by releasing the tripod legs, in order to do so you must extend the tripod legs, the best method of doing it is to extend from the top down rather than extending from the bottom leg section up. This will help make your tripod more stable that way. Step 2: Release each leg in turn of the height you need. It's better to extend all of the tripod legs to the maximum length rather the getting the height you need for a centre column. Note: only extend the centre column if you need to. As you place your tripod to the ground make sure that once you mount your camera (like a Canon) the leg should be pointing forward and the two side legs should be adjusted so that you will be less likely to knock the tripod during recording. Step 3: Now that you're done, you can now attach the camera to a base plate of the tripod, each tripod will include a baseplate), which clips/clamps the camera into place into the head of the plate...