How to Balance a Shotoku Tripod Head

This video will explain the meaning of perfect balance, the correct way to balance your tripod, and how to read a counterbalance chart. Today we will be using the Shotoku SX200 100mm ball head featuring Shotoku Truebalance perfect balance technology and a unique reference indicator.

0:00 Intro
0:26 The meaning of perfect balance
1:46 Overview of balancing process
2:18 Step 1: Evenly distributing the kit weight
4:18 Step 2: Setting counterbalance
5:49 How to read a counterbalance chart

The tripod system used in this video: https://www.shotoku.co.uk/products/sx...
The head used in this video: https://www.shotoku.co.uk/products/sx...
Other Shotoku ENG/EFP heads: https://www.shotoku.co.uk/product-cat...

Correctly balancing your tripod comes down to two easy steps: (1) Evenly distributing the kit weight and (2) Applying counterbalance. Follow me as I go through each of these steps in detail.

If you have any questions about counterbalance, proper equipment maintenance, or are interested in purchasing a system, please visit our website Shotoku.tv where you can contact us directly or reach out to a local dealer near you.