I am very happy with the smoothness and sturdiness of this fluid head tripod! The tilt and pan are both very smooth as advertized! My zoom lens is very heavy so I needed the tri pod to be able to carry the load well. The bag it came seems sturdy as well. I'll be putting this equipment to the test for sure!

The tripod is two pounds lighter than the one I had been using and much shorter when collapsed. I really like that! However, when I tilt the camera head towards the locking nut, there can be interference with the base of the quick release plate. I've discovered that you can pull out the spring loaded handle to reset its location but there are two issues with doing that. 1. Its tedious and with my big hands, hard to get in there, and; 2. I'm right handed and it seems like the handle was placed on the wrong side. I have to work it with my left hand. Turning the camera around to swing the handle to the right puts it ahead of the camera where it's difficult to see, not to mention that the ball slot (used to clear the ball stem and tilt the camera forward) is now at the back of the camera. Pretty much useless there unless you take photos of the sky. I considered swapping out the Manfrotto ball head from my other tripod as it has the tightening handle at the rear, easily accessible but I felt like I would lose the weight advantage. So, I probably wouldn't have bought this if I had know how inconveniently placed all the control/tightening handles were, but again, I do like the weight savings.WEEKS LATER: After using this tripod for awhile I’m getting used to avoiding the design issues that caused the interference. However as a product designer myself I recognize that “workaround” should not be in a design engineers vocabulary. K&F contacted me and told me they have discussed the design issues with the team. As a result I’ve added a star to the rating.

I have a couple of them, one in the front yard and one in my back yard. When I'm away, I can scan around the yard. The camera doesn't pan by itself, you have to go into the app and then you can move the camera. The picture is clear, I will be buying more in the near future.

Great tripod camera, wanted something compact so I could take around with me and it's light enough. Has swivel pan-tilt which works well. Would recommend .

I have a lot of K&F Concept surveillance camera optical filters that I regularly use and I have been very satisfied with the quality so I have a good experience with the brand.

The camera uses the CloudEdge app, which is a platform used by many different manufacturers of security cameras. Pairing the camera with the app is made super easy, and viewing recordings or a live feed from a remote location is easy and reliable. You have the option of paying CloudEdge for a monthly cloud plan and having the videos stored on the cloud, but this is not mandatory. The advantage of this service is that if the camera is stolen, you'll have access to the videos it recorded, otherwise you're out of luck because you won't be able to connect to it to see the recordings. You can get a free 7 day trial of the service to test it out.

The video quality is reasonably good for a security camera, though it doesn't compare to the quality of a smartphone. Having the option to remotely pan and tilt is a great feature so you can remotely check on different areas of your property. You can pinch to zoom on the video in the CloudEdge app but be aware this is only digital zoom, the camera doesn't have a physical zoom lens. Technically this is not a PTZ (pan tilt zoom) lens but just a pan/tilt lens.

The camera comes with a solar panel, which is awesome because it means you never have to worry about charging the battery.

Audio quality is comparable with other security cameras I've used, which is to say it's not great but it's adequate. The audio has a little bit of a muffled, underwater sound to it.

A 64GB K&F Concept branded micro SD card is included, which is a nice touch.

The price is reasonable for this good quality, wire-free, solar powered security camera with pan and tilt functionality so I would definitely recommend this.

So far I have been very satisfied with this 4G LTE Solar Camera. I placed this solar camera on the corner at the back of my house and positioned it about fence level as I didn't want to invade the privacy of the neighbors. In this position I can still pan the camera to view the entire back yard and around the corner to see my shed. Luckily I can point the solar panel south for maximum charge.

Setup was very easy. After downloading the Ubox APP from the Google Play Store, I turned on the camera and followed the instructions in the APP.

The operation of the camera within the APP is very good, I can pan the camera up/down and left/right, and the speed at which this happens can be adjusted. The picture quality can be adjusted between SD and HD, I only ever use HD.

Overall, this 7*24 hour 4G LTE Solar Security Camera works very well, has very good image quality, and because of its power source, it can be placed anywhere and, in my personal opinion, represents good value for the money.

The tripod is two pounds lighter than the one I had been using and much shorter when collapsed. I really like that! However, when I tilt the camera head towards the locking nut, there can be interference with the base of the quick release plate. I've discovered that you can pull out the spring loaded handle to reset its location but there are two issues with doing that. 1. Its tedious and with my big hands, hard to get in there, and; 2. I'm right handed and it seems like the handle was placed on the wrong side. I have to work it with my left hand. Turning the camera around to swing the handle to the right puts it ahead of the camera where it's difficult to see, not to mention that the ball slot (used to clear the ball stem and tilt the camera forward) is now at the back of the camera. Pretty much useless there unless you take photos of the sky. I considered swapping out the Manfrotto ball head from my other tripod as it has the tightening handle at the rear, easily accessible but I felt like I would lose the weight advantage. So, I probably wouldn't have bought this if I had know how inconveniently placed all the control/tightening handles were, but again, I do like the weight savings.

WEEKS LATER: After using this tripod for awhile I’m getting used to avoiding the design issues that caused the interference. However as a product designer myself I recognize that “workaround” should not be in a design engineers vocabulary. K&F contacted me and told me they have discussed the design issues with the team. As a result I’ve added a star to the rating.

Great tripod. It does all the normal things a tripod can do such as 2-way tilt, pan, and swivel.