The EOS family of cameras was launched by Canon in 1987. It was then a new generation of cameras, built around auto focus technology. Since the EOS series was introduced, Canon released the first digital SLR in 2000, the Canon EOS D30.
All of the EOS family of cameras feature a standard 1/4 inch 20 thread per inch socket for mounting on tripods via a base plate or directly onto a screw.
A base plate is a metal or plastic shelf that screws into the camera, then snaps or fastens to the top of the tripod, making the removal of the camera faster and easier.
Instructions
1. Unfasten the base plate from the tripod according to your tripod manufactures instructions. Ensure you are holding the camera as you do this, to prevent it from falling.
2. Turn the camera upside-down, so the base plate is facing up toward you.
3. Locate the screw that secures the base plate to the EOS camera.
4. Turn the screwdriver in a counter-clockwise direction, while holding the camera. The screw should turn easily until it the base plate can be pulled easily away from the camera.
Tags: base plate, base plate, family cameras, holding camera
