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CAMERA SUPPORT

A fault caused by inadvertently moving post-production. Lens- or sensor-based
the camera during an exposure, camera image-stabilization systems can help to
shake usually occurs when shooting in low minimize camera shake, but ultimately it is
light with shutter speeds below 1/30 sec. best to use a tripod when shooting at low
Unfortunately, camera shake is one image shutter speeds, and every photographer
problem that is impossible to correct in should buy the best that they can afford.

TRIPODS

The price you pay for a tripod will depend on two two main materials used to construct tripods are
main factors: its size and what it is made of. Ideally, a aluminum and carbon fiber. Aluminum tripods
tripod should reach your eye level without using its are stable but heavy, while carbon-fiber tripods are
center column. However, large tripods are invariably stable and light but often cost about twice as much
more expensive and harder to carry around. The as comparable aluminum tripods.

USING A TRIPOD
A tripod that has been set up
incorrectly is almost as bad as not
using a tripod at all. There are a
number of do’s and don’ts that, once
you’re aware of them, will help you
to get the best out of your tripod.
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TRIPOD TIPS

1 Open the tripod legs fully
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2 Tighten the leg locks fully 4
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Extend the legs fully before
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using the center column 6
Ensure that the center
4 column is vertical 2

5 Tighten the tripod head fully 1
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6 Don’t move around your
tripod during an exposure
Use a remote shutter release
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for your camera
8 Use your lens’s tripod
collar, if it has one

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