Tabletop tripod with a 1/4 in-20 screw

One tabletop tripod, $22.99, rated 4.8 stars across 166 ratings. That is the highest rating in the Treeroot range.

The screw is a 1/4 in-20, the thread most cameras and gimbals use. The maker's compatibility list names Smooth 4, Osmo Mobile, Vimble 2, Gimbal Handle Grip and All Cameras. Those are their words rather than our test.

It carries an F38 quick release. FALCAM is the maker of that release system, and the name is printed here for that reason only.

The legs open in one motion and move together. On a flat table that is speed; on uneven ground it is the limit, because you cannot set one leg shorter than the others.

This is a Treeroot tripod, not a DJI part.

At tabletop height it holds a phone, an action camera or a light body without a column to wobble. Match it to the weight you actually put on it rather than to the heaviest lens you own.

It folds to a stick that fits a jacket pocket. That is how it travels as a second tripod for people who already own a tall one.