The Arca-Swiss C1 Cube with Arca Classic Quick Release with GP (Geared Panning) is a three-axis panoramic head with an 88 lb load capacity, making it ideal for use with the heaviest cameras while maintaining a high degree of accuracy. The C1 Cube allows for finely calibrated geared panning adjustments. The two panoramic axes permit you to first center the Cube's controls to your position with the bottom axis and then readjust the camera to point straight ahead with the upper axis. The gears' rubberized knobs give pinpoint control even when wearing gloves and don't obstruct the head's movements. The Cube's bottom features a hinge allowing a 62° tilt so that most cameras can reach the 90° vertical position, while the top features two bubble levels and Arca-Swiss' Classic style with GP (Geared Panning) quick release clamp.

Although universal, the Cube's main use is in architectural and studio work, where precise movements and adjustments are required. Its design is also suitable for macro photography, allowing for fewer focusing readjustments while creating images. It essentially places the camera inside a sphere, as if the axes met at a point upon the image plane itself, with the camera rotating around a stationary image plane. This engineering feat was achieved to minimize movements to the optical system's entrance pupil during composing, making for speedier fieldwork free of perpetual height and focus adjustments. The top of the Cube C1 has a geared panning platform with a range of 360° and a numbered scale for precise and repeatable results.