The tripod is a fairly standard item (mine has worked for twin lens reflex cameras from the 1950s up to dslr's). The thread on the connector has been the same for years..

One piece of advice, get a good one first, or plan to buy many, and then a good one. Don't ask me how I know this.......

Assuming this is a real question.....

The camera is fairly insignificant, but what matters with tripod compatibilty is the lens on the camera..

Chances are you're at thestage where you do not have huge sports/wildlife lenses, which require particularly big tripods, and specail heads to hold the lens onto the tripod..

PRetty much any tripod you can find without looking in really weird places will work fine..

With tripods, choose a compromise between studiness, wieght, the lowest level (for flower pix, etc.) and the max height..

A small tripod, collapsing to about a foot long, works fine for lots of purposes..

BAK..

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Thanks. and it was a serious question..

I had no idea how they attach to tripods and I haven't had any time whatsoever to look at my camera. the only time I post on here is from my 1st job..

I'd seen alot of different attachments on the bottom of cameras for different tripods, so I didnt know how that works..

Any camera worthy of consideration has a 1/4-20 internal threaded socket on the bottom and almost all tripods that you'll consider have a 1/4-20 screw to attach the camera. There's some pro equipment that have quick change adapters to permit the entire camera to be change quickly. There are also long telephoto lenses that have their own socket to better balance the combination on a tripod. At the extreme end of the scale there are special adapters used with monster lenses to support the whole combination without putting undue strain on the body lens mount..

At the more normal level of equipment you're likely to be using any camera will mount on any tripod through the 1/4-20 thread. As a rough rule the heavier the camera the more rigid (hence heavier) the tripod needs to be. My Bogen is overkill for my Z612 and it's my middle-weight tripod. Short of gale-force winds my Sunset will work fine for the Z612...

RE>I'd seen alot of different attachments on the bottom of cameras <.

No wonder you're confused..

When you look at the bottom of a "naked" camera you'll see a threaded hole that accents a bolt-like screw. (Flat end, not pointy).

The attachements you see come from various tripods..

A basic tripod has an arrangement at the top where there's a permanently mounted flat plate through which the tripod screw goes, and them you can turn the screw into the bottom of the camera. The head of the screw is a disc, perhaps the size of a niclel, that you can grip with your fingers,..

Attaching the camera involves lining up the screw with the hiole, and reaching under the plate and turning the screw a few times. Simple enough, but there's a better way..

Other tripods have a removable plate on the top of them, with the screw in the plate. You screw the plate to the bottom of the camera..

Now, place the plate over top of some sort of clamping device on top of the tripod, and the plate fits into the clamp, usually at the press of a button or push of a lever..

Different brands of tripods have differnt styles of plates, These things are often called Quick Release heads or plates..

If you use the tripod for several cameras, you can have several plates, one per camera, and leave the plates attached to the cameras..

Generally, plates fit all cameras..

BAK..