Tripod & Camera-Support Calculators
Free, practical calculators for tripods, heads, and camera-support gear — check a load rating, set the right height, gauge stability, plan a panorama or timelapse, and size up the torque a ball head needs to hold.
Tripod Load Capacity Calculator
Check your camera-and-lens weight against a tripod's rated capacity, derated for an extended center column and windy conditions, with a recommended safe margin.
Tripod Height Calculator
Work out the leg height you need from your own height so the viewfinder or rear screen lands at eye level without stooping or stretching.
Tripod Stability Calculator
Estimate the critical tipping angle from your tripod's base spread and center-of-gravity height, and see how a boom arm or off-center gimbal eats into it.
Panorama Overlap Calculator
Turn your focal length, sensor width, and target overlap into the rotation step and shot count a stitched panorama needs.
Timelapse Interval Calculator
Convert a shoot duration into the shutter interval a target video length and frame rate require, or run the math the other way around.
Ballhead Torque Calculator
Estimate how much holding torque a front-heavy lens demands from a ball head's friction lock, and check it against the head's rated capacity.
Camera & Lens Setup Reference
Six common gear-weight classes in one table — recommended tripod capacity with headroom, ballhead torque needed, and panorama shot count — every figure derived from the calculators above.