This is most probably the most basic tri-pod you can possibly find. it consists of a screw top and plastic legs which slightly deform to give you the desired angle/height. I got this tri-pod before my current gorilla tri-pod for my pocket camcorder. I liked it because it was really easy to attach and detach from it and therefore made it really good for travel, along with its really compact size, I could keep both in my pocket, side-by-side and have them ready to shoot within seconds by just screwing it onto the bottom of my device. The rubberised plastic feet are probably the main reason I don't use this any more, they really didn't sit on a surface ...  Read the complete review