Tripods and camera or camcorder safety

Although the kind of tripod in this photo isn’t very versatile, it’s a good example of a tripod that will safely support most cameras and camcorders.

The reason why it isn’t very versatile is, it can’t be used for photography and it can only be used with certain kinds of camcorder, as explained in the post camcorder only tripods.
Tripods and camera or camcorder safety

Tripods are sometimes rated according to the weight of camera or camcorder they will safely support.
Obviously, just about any tripod will safely support a compact digital camera, so this rating system really only applies to heavier digital SLR cameras and even heavier camcorders or video cameras.
Although this tripod isn’t rated for the weight of camera or camcorder it will support, it will safely support a popular model of a digital SLR camera, and a pretty popular model of a professional camcorder.
I know this from an experiment that I carried out with the tripod and a camera and camcorder like this.
If you are buying a tripod make sure that it will safely support your camera or camcorder before going ahead with the purchase.
In photo: tripod which is not very versatile but is a good example of a tripod which will safely support a popular model of digital SLR camera or a pretty popular model of professional camcorder.