Tripods essentially come in two parts: the tripod legs, used for support and height, and the tripod head, which is used for positioning and pointing the camera. Often, a tripod is sold with a head as a single item, but with more upmarket tripods the legs and head are usually sold separately so that you […]
Video head
A video head is a tripod head with special adaptations for video. Because video is almost always shot horizontally, they simply have two axes of movement – pan and tilt – and the best heads have fluid capsules rather than metal bearings to allow smoother panning motions while filming.