It is not easy to have tripods mount a camera to their base and face downwards and the camera positioning becomes really hard so i got this as an addition to my unboxing and review kit . Its super small when it is in collapsed and easy to move around. Not the heaviest item either but not the lightest one either. The ball head alone is pretty cool and so are the rotating collapsible legs. Really recommend this item for a unboxing setup for youtube. The tripod only works at straight up or perpendicular setting no other diagonal positioning is supported by the joint.

UPDATE: As I was deciding if I liked this style to wanted something 'bigger' I noticed on this items it was covered by warranty. Messaging back and forth with the seller, they kindly replaced this item - 5 of 5 customer service stars! As previously noted, the stem fractured at the base of any connection after falling over rendering it unuseable. I was honest the cause of use and truly appreciate the vendor replacing so that I can start a new season livestreaming. This is a great travel size and really was not looking forward to a larger option. FYI - This past week I livestreamed with another recording by cell with a much larger stand. I truly appreciate how quickly I can set this up and though I needed to position on a sloped incline, the adjustability of the phone holder and angles still provided a great view. Thank you!

I purchased this to livestream using my iphone volleyball games. Our club had another tripod that was more complex and more complex to set up and was always having issues. With travel, this is compact and easy to set up. (I never used the bluetooth remote or other connectors). With volleyball, I need to stay next to stand to protect both my phone and tripod. The phone connector was simple and easy to adjust both locations and angles and stayed sturdy. One challenge was the volume control - I livestream with my phone sideways. The compression to best balance hits near the volume controls. so it's offcenter/balance to not have those interfere. We had one tournament that was a 2nd level above view and the height adjustability as well as the variety of locking angles (up/down) was so simple and easy and secure. Unfortunately a ricochet ball bounced into the tripod (no phone) and knocked it down. The tripod broke at the base stem, rendering it unuseable. We taped the backside of the phone holder to the top few inches of the stem to be able to live stream those last games, but all functionality except holding the phone at at now shorter height is gone. I am evaluating purchasing this again or another option as we may switch from my phone to a tablet with app scoring overlay for the next season. In all - I gave it a rating of 2 for sturdiness of 1 because with tipping over (which again, I did my best to avoid) it snapped and basically shattered. Again, my fault, but not a completely unexpected possibility of happening. More positive features are the simplicity of set up and it was super compact and lightweight for travel. It was a good little tripod for what we needed.

Despite reading the reviews, I was still surprised by the compact size and weight of this tripod. The components are all of quality, they are well finished. I'm 185cm tall and I'm using a Pentax K1 with battery grip and 24-70mm f2.8 lens. It's a big, heavy camera setup. My immediate concern was that the tripod would be too short and if I flip the camera vertically the tripod could fall over. To my surprise, fully extended, the camera viewfinder is almost too high for me. This puts the lens above most people's heads when you're in a crowd and most DSLR cameras have a tilting LCD screen that lets you see anyway. It's also fairly stable for its weight. There was no danger of the camera falling horizontally or vertically. I wouldn't risk it on a windy day though.

There are 3 separate knobs on the ball head for locking rotation, ball tilt and camera base plate. All very solid. The base plate also has a really nice bubble level and compass to help you point the tripod north for astrophotography.

If you are a hiker or traveler I recommend this for value for money only.

like using tripods when I'm taking photos at events. This tripod suits my needs very well. It comes with a carry case with short handles or a longer one that I can sling over my shoulder.The tripod height can be adjusted to your needs. The legs have a twist lock at are easy to extend and lock. The feet have a padded rubber that helps prevent the tripod from slipping. One of the legs can be removed to create an adjustable monopod.The top has a level. The metal ball head moves smoothly.The angle of the legs can easily be adjusted. I like that I can easily go from a wide base to a smaller base with easy.Overall this is a great tripod. It is lightweight and easy to set up and tear down.

Had this for a couple of weeks now and seems reasonably accurate.
The remote sensor is powered by 2 AAA batteries and the base station can be powered by either 3 AAA batteries or the USB cable supplied.
The instruction manual does go into quite a bit of detail, lucky for me as not had a weather station before.
I've not had an connection problems but the remote sensor and base station are only about 8m apart with the remote being on my balcony and the base in my lounge.

This weather station utilises radio wave signal reception to achieve it's information, the unit can be installed on a wall so it looks like a panel or placed on a suitable surface utilising the included stand, it also has the ability to connect up to three battery powered sensors for the temperature monitoring of different areas and these will apparently work up to 100m away from the base unit, the main unit can be powered both by Usb type c cable or battery power with a couple of caveats if utilising batteries.

Item arrives boxed in a branded box which contains the unit itself, Usb type c power cable and instruction booklet, note however if powering the unit by batteries a total of 5 X AAA batteries are required, 3 X AAA for the base unit and 2 X AAA for the sensor, these are not supplied.

The weather station is comprised of high quality and durable plastic, the main unit along with it's sensor appear well manufactured, though it should be noted that the included sensor is not waterproof if mounting externally.

The weather station features a large high resolution LCD screen, thus providing easily read information such as the time, date, weather forecast, indoor and outdoor temperature, moon phase, humidity and atmospheric pressure.

The weather station features an automatic light sensor that adjusts screen brightness on it's backlit screen, however you can also manually adjust this to a level you feel comfortable with, the base unit itself can be powered via Usb type c or batteries, however if batteries are utilised the screen will go to sleep after around 10 seconds requiring a quick tap to engage it again.

Due to utilising radio wave signal reception all information should be gained when first powering on the device, however there are manual options of setting the time etc if reception cannot be acquired, there is also included an alarm clock function if you should choose to utilise it, thus making this an all in one solution.

There is included a single (not waterproof) sensor for use either externally or in another room, one sensor is incorporated into the base unit itself, therefore initially there are two temperatures displayed on the unit IN/OUT. The unit supports up to three of these sensors, therefore could theoretically monitor the temperatures of an additional three locations, assuming they are within range of the base unit, the price and availability of additional sensors is however undetermined at time of review.

This is a quality product that comes highly recommended for domestic use, hopefully for the business users out there additional sensors are easy to come by and priced reasonably, this would make for a great product to monitor additional rooms or sections too.

A good looking base unit with a clear easy to read screen, the base can be run off of batteries and in this mode the screen goes to sleep, backlight turns off but you can still see some details. To wake it you touch at the bottom of the screen. Powering it via USB C connector allows the screen backlight to stay on, it has three brightness levels. The clock is set via radio so should be accurate, it can be manually set if there are issues with receiving the signal. The moon phases are also shown along with an indication of the potential weather (I think this is deduced from pressure, temperature and humidity conditions). One sensor is supplied but it can support up to three, the sensor automatically synced with the base but this can be done manually if required. The remote also shows the temperature and humidity on its built in display. The base displays internal temperature where it is located and the temperature where ever the remote is mounted. The remote operated OK over 20 meters away from the base, note the remote is not waterproof so needs to be protected from rain etc.. There are a set of buttons on the top of the base that are used to set settings etc. including an alarm clock feature if you want to use it as your bedroom alarm clock/weather station. The kit seems to be well constructed out of decent quality plastics, including the remote, no batteries are supplied with the station so you will need 5 AAA batteries.

Great purchase, works great.