JOBY GorillaPod 325: A Compact, Flexible Tripod for Compact Cameras and Devices up to 325 Grams

the size is a smaller than what you may think. If you have a heavy camera that weights a ton DONT GET THIS. It’s def worth the price and if your cam isn’t big this is perfect!

I bought this to go with my Canon PowerShot G7X Mark II. It's just the right size. No problem with stability or rigidity, even though this camera is right at the upper limit of weight capacity for this tripod (the G7X weighs 319 grams with battery and memory card).It was not evident until I received it how the ball head would work. Normally, a ball head has some kind manual lock and release, but I couldn't see anything like that in the pictures. Once receiving the tripod, I could see that it relies only on friction. In hindsight, this makes perfect sense, since the legs are made up of ball joints held in place with friction.Anyway, it is easy to use, and sturdy enough for my camera. I look forward to using it in the field.

Works great

Let's face it, these "specs" for camera weight supported are grossly understated and you no doubt will be using with a heavier camera than it states it allows. Even so, this is a dumb design, even if you stick to the featherweight limits it claims to support. This is a "ball head" type design, which would be great, and it even LOOKS like you can tighten the head by turning the top ring under the head, but you can't! That means the camera is attached to a moveable ball head and supported ONLY by its innate friction resistance - and you know what's going to happen with that! After constant moving, any ball-in-socket design will weaken, and the camera won't hold its position. While this did not happen to me - yet - there is no way that a plastic-on-plastic ball and socket mechanism with no lock will not weaken over time with use. A simple tightening mechanism of the ring would insure that it will never happen. Also, tightening it to the bottom of your camera is problematic since you can’t get a tight fit because as soon as you meet resistance, the ball head starts turning - because you can’t lock it. Also, this means that trying to set the camera precisely is a bit of a jerky operation, not smooth at all as it would be if you could release the socket grip on the ball, adjust the camera and then tighten. Too bad. It looked like a great design - the image sure looked like you could tighten it - but you can't. Otherwise, these Joby products are well-made and durable. I've used a much larger one with a SLR for many years, no problem and would recommend Joby in general, but I'm disappointed with this model's design.

I picked this tripod up to use with a battery powered light. The ability to wrap the legs around anything at any angle makes this a winning combination for me. While it was "hanging" on to the edge of a work table the other day a passing visitor saw it and jumped back a little and remarked," I thought that thing was alive!" Function and fun, what more can you ask for.

I use this device primarily as a stand for viewing my phone.The previous model contained a fatal flaw. It used a ball and socket setup where you connect the camera or phone and the socket would crack, often within a very short amount of time. Once this happened, the device wasn't terribly useful any longer.They have corrected that issue with this updated model and it's a nice improvement.

this was kind of disappointing..i thought it was bigger..WAY OVER PRICED..WAY, WAY ,WAY OVERPRICED...it barely holds my small RGB light..very cheap feeling plastic. does not hold very well... lesson learned..i do not recommend

I did not realize this was like the mini version. I was looking for the larger one. This one is more of a kid-friendly size.