Smatree Telescoping Selfie Stick with Tripod Compatible for Insta360 X5, for GoPro Hero 13/12/11/10/9/8/7/6/5, for OSMO 5 Pro/4/3/Ricoh Theta, Compact Camera and Phone

I am totally pleased with this product. It is excellent value for the price and does everything that I hoped for! Though I’m not likely to use for ‘selfies’in the pop sense, I am very happy with the ease of setting it up as a small/compact/light weight tripod for use with my GoPro video camera or my Android. I’m using it to hold either device (GoPro or Android) for recording some of my classical guitar practice sessions. Set up is a snap! I love the attachment that grips my Android - so simple to use - which I then can screw onto the tripod with either a vertical or horizontal orientation - both are possible. The coupling attachment for use with GoPro is made with the GoPro mating foot in mind and so its a snap to secure the camera to the tripod as well. I have a heavier duty tripod that I purchased years ago for use with a 35mm camera. It is large and bulky and since my practice room is on the smaller side, I wanted something smaller that wouldn’t take up too much space. Although I had in mind a smaller table top tripod - this item in it most compact setup still sits too high for the tabletop viewing angle I had in mind. When fully extended it sits stably on the floor supported by its 3 legs which look designed to be spread to the full horizontal position as opposed to 45deg or so angles. This brings the camera to about eye level (I’m 6ft tall) as I sit in a chair to play guitar. The camera/android holder sits on a swivel head to permit variable angulation of the device. This tripod occupies a small footprint and sports a sleek black appearance sitting unobtrusively in my music room. I am impressed with its sturdiness and quality craftsmanship. Totally pleased with the purchase. Probably will order another as a last minute Christmas ‘stocking stuffer’ for my daughter who also plays classical guitar so we can share selfie videos.

**Note: this review is for pairing the selfie stick/tripod with a point and shoot camera**I absolutely love this! It's sturdy, compact, looks good, and super practical. The quality of both the stick and tripod is fantastic, and feels comfortable to hold with the rubber grip. I use this for my compact/ point and shoot camera (Sony RX-100 II) and it fits the screw of the selfie stick. So far, I've have this for about 4 months and have brought this with me on vacations, to hikes, arboretums, and beaches, and with the tripod attachment I am finally able to take full-body family pictures and pictures with friends without needing to bug a passerby to hold the camera for us. My camera is heavier than most cell phones, but in tripod configuration and at its full extension, I didn't have much issues with the stability of having a top heavy camera being supported with a small tripod at the bottom. However, I do take care to make sure its on leveled ground and try to place this on top of grass just in case it does tips over. On selfie stick mode, it does get a little uncomfortable/tiring at times when holding it for long periods of time and at half-extended length (center of gravity becomes pretty off so you really have to grip it) but I can forgive this since I don't keep it at that extension often. I'd also would like to point out that this doesn't extend very far, that even as a tripod fully extended, the shots would be taken at a pretty low elevation (about hip-level?) which might be a con if you're looking to have something that can do eye-level shots. But otherwise if you're okay with this, I would definitely recommend this if you're looking for a great quality, portable, and stylish selfie stick that also functions like a tripod.

Got this to go with my Insta360 One - 360 Camera and was having issues with it at first due to the black knob on the side that loosens and tightens the tripod head. The issue - it was showing up in my 360 videos/photos since it was so close to the camera. But I figured out that if I just rotate it to the side just a little bit - like my picture shows - then it becomes invisible just like it's supposed to be! Perfection from just a little adjustment. So I thought I'd share that in case anyone else has that issue.Overall, I like the selfie stick and how you turn it to extend it and to lock it in. I love the tripod feet at the bottom. That part seems really well made and is really the reason I bought the whole setup. I wish that they made it so you could remove the tripod head and that there was just a 1/4 screw mount at the top. I really don't need the tripod head - tho I like having the option for my gopro mount. It should definitely be removable. Then I would have had zero issues with it from the start!

Ok where to begin?The Smatree tripod/selfie stick is awesome. I wasn't expecting much for the $, but lo and behold I'm shocked at the quality. I've got a couple of the el'cheapo selfie sticks that when extended bend like a fly-rod with any weight on the mount. This thing fully extended is rock-solid, perfectly straight. Twist locks on each section are positive and stay locked. The ball mount 1/4x20 thread is aluminum and feels solid. The detachable tri-leg short section is heavy duty aluminum with rubber tips on feet ends keep it from sliding. It also has a 1/4x20 threaded top of aluminum. The rubber handle section on selfie-stick portion is nice and grippy, doesn't feel cheap seems to be well attached. This does have a wrist lanyard, but it is useless if you plan on using the tripod legs as a extension in your hand. I kind of wish they had coated the tripod legs in a rubber coating, as the aluminum is nice but slick if your hands are wet/dusty.Specs:Length of selfie stick portion collapsed is 12", the tripod leg length collapsed is 7". Diameter of legs extended is around 12". Combined length collapsed is 19". Tripod deployed with selfie stick collapsed total height 14". Total height fully extended 38.5" +/- .5"Combined weight is right around 1.5 lbs. If you're looking for ultralight, this isn't for you. If you need a quality Tripod/Selfie stick with stability and adaptability BUY THIS NOW!!!

Great quality