If you are serious about photography or filming, at some time you will need a tripod. Some situations such as landscape or self-timer photography benefit from the use of a tripod. A good one will let you place the camera parallel to the ground and will pan and tilt to whatever angles you need.

Very steady; will move to any position

Complicated at first

I'm quite satisfied with this tripod. It's made of decent aluminium alloy and engineering plastics, which let it be suitable for heavy duty use. Although the weight of the tripod is somekind light, the stability of it is still excellent and I don't believe any tipping over could happen under general...

stability; always the first concern for a tripod; 4.5/5.0 flexibility with smooth operations; 4.9/5.0 value 5.0/5.0 weight; one factor you must consider for your trip; 5.0/5.0

without a carrying handle

I bought this tripod along with my Sony TRV-270E Handycam Camcorder about a year ago and I have found it very useful. The tripod is alot more stable than other tripods I have used. It is a lightweight, robust and easy to use piece of equipment, with great extending legs and easy height adjustment.

Ease of use; extendability; durability; robust

Could be made easier to carry

A top quality, low price piece of equipment!

Reasonably priced; portable but very sturdy

could do with reaching just a few more inches at full height

Perfect for my wife. Exactly what I wanted. Not tall enough, for me though.

very easy to use

not tall enough for me

This is the first tripod I bought in my life to support my sony hx-100v. Brand apart, this is the tripod with QB-4W plate with maximum length spanning to almost 5 feet. (Although the minimum height is not enough to fit in your backpack, sony should have included the tripod bag,etc) Overall, strong...

The Sony VCTR640 tripod is smooth. That's what I was looking for. My previous tripod clicked every time I made an adjustment, which was recorded on the camcorder. This tripod is worth its money.

This tripod feels very sturdy yet its legs are not as bulky as some. When collapsed, it is very small. Many of the parts are metal, but the parts that are plastic are high quality plastic. The top swivels smoothly without any jerking motions.

Really great value for money. Quick release is simple and works. Not the highest spec but it does the job, there is a rotating handle to raise and lower the camera which can be annoying although it does work.

Amazon does not offer the best price on the product, if you have a ABC warehouse around you, they usually have it on sale. The product itself is very good. reception in am and fm is more than adequate. The sound quality is also very nice for a smaller speaker.