This tripod includes a tripod head with measure scale for rotation and also able to tilt your camera on every direction as every tripod ball head, the 3 way geared is a different poison, allowing you to have an specific tilt degree on 3 axes with dials on every edge. if the question is about how enough is a ball head for tripod based photography like portraiture or landscape the answer is: it more than enough, you don't need to buy an additional tripod specialized head. you are ready to go with this tripod.