Awesome Tripods

Edelkrone’s smart tripod is as technologically advanced as it gets. It packs high-torque motors, a gyroscope and accelerometer, and can self-level on uneven surfaces. Connect your camera to its trigger port, and the tripod can change heights over time while shooting time-lapses. It adjusts from 13.4″ to 58.3″ high, lifts up to 44 lb, and offers app remote control.

The Pocket Tripod folds down to the size of a credit card and opens to form a versatile stand for smartphone photography. It has an adjustable tilt and works in landscape or portrait modes. Its interchangeable adapters work with a wide variety of phone and case sizes.

The MagStick is a pro-quality tripod designed for iPhones and other phones with the addition of a metallic ring. A powerful magnet holds phones in place firmly, while a clamp adds security. It works as both a selfie stick and a tripod, has mounts for a light and a microphone, and has a Bluetooth remote in its handle.

This motorized, all-terrain dolly helps you capture smooth cinematic video thanks to its electrically-stabilized tripod wheels. It can carry camera equipment up to 15 kg (~33 lb), spins 360º with zero turning radius, and can be operated hands-on, remotely, follow a target, or drive along a pre-programmed path.

This wacky looking accessory is like a three-tentacled octopus (tripus?), but it’s quite useful. It can bend and wrap around objects, and its suction cups stick to smooth surfaces. It comes with an expandable phone clip and a male 1/4-20″ camera thread. It’s also available with an optional Bluetooth remote control.

Edelkrone’s motion control jib is an app-controlled tripod attachment that can smoothly and silently move your camera horizontally, vertically, or diagonally via its app. It’s compatible with the HeadPLUS and HeadONE motorized tripod heads, and packs down small enough to fit into Edelkrone’s backpack.

Whether you’re trying to shoot video over the heads of a large crowd or want to capture top-down video like a low-flying drone, this this aluminum alloy selfie stick should do the trick. It collapses down to 19″ but can reach distances up to 51″. Its base can be opened up as a tripod too, and it includes a Bluetooth shutter remote.

Peak Design’s Travel Tripod measures just 15.5″ tall, and is about the diameter of a soda can when folded. It unfolds up to 60″, and also has inverted and low modes. It comes with a universal phone mount that is stored in the tripod itself. It’s available in aluminum or carbon fiber.

The Inuk is a thin and light tripod for mobile devices and cameras. It folds down to the size of a smartphone and weighs just 0.35 lb, thanks to its carbon fiber construction. It comes with straps, but it becomes infinitely more useful with the optional suction cups and magnets.

The SwitchPod is an aluminum tripod that you can transform into a handheld grip or selfie stick in just a second. It weighs just 11oz but has a capacity of 100lb. It has non-slip feet, an ergonomic handle and works with all cameras, quick release plates, and ball heads.

Take the perfect picture during your outdoor treks with this lightweight and portable tripod. It offers incredibly versatile mounting options, stable anchoring points, weighs less than a pound, and is waterproof. Save more than 30% in The Awesomer Shop.

The Black Edition of the handy multi-angle stand is compatible with GoPro cameras that are in their protective housing, so you can take photos or videos in a wider variety of situations. It’s also compatible with LEGO and can be used to take 360º pictures.

An innovative new approach to camera stands, the StandPLUS offers much faster and easier height changes than a traditional tripod, takes up less space, and deploys in seconds. Register your interest at Edelkrone for release info.

Photographer Zhou Ruogu designed this polyhedral accessory that lets you position your GoPro at a wide variety of angles. What’s great about it is not only that it fits in your pocket, but you can adjust your camera in seconds.

An amazingly compact device which can provide steady video shots from any camera with a standard tripod mount. Its folding legs double as both counterbalance weights and an impromptu tripod base. Jump to 4:00 to see it in action.

You won’t have to prop your phone on anymore precarious ledges if you back the development of the Clearshot. About the size of a standard credit card, it can easily be carried in a pocket or wallet.

While its got the requisite knives, drivers, wire cutter, and bottle opener, the Steady is the first multitool we’ve seen with a tripod, for snapping stable pics with your compact camera or phone.

Shoot pro-quality dolly shots with your camera phone, point-and-shoot or DSLR with this compact wheeled gadget, offering ample adjustments to help you capture that perfectly smooth shot.

Sick of buying new gear every time you upgrade your phone? Capta changes all that, providing a reusable mount which sticks to any smooth gadget, so you can attach it to a tripod or use it as a stand.

The Satarii Star Accessory is a product with a sensor enabled motorized base that makes your mobile camera follow your every move while capturing video, eliminating the need for tripods.

Amazing how a tiny piece of plastic can extend the usefulness of a device. Made for the iPhone 4, the Glif serves as a tripod mount but can also be used to prop up the phone in several positions.

Awesome monster/robot graphics aside, these DigiDude Tripods are feature packed; they sport retractable and bendable legs, a convenient key ring and can easily fit in your pocket.