Sunpak 620-786 Mini-Spider Tripod: Customer Reviews & Product Details

This is a nice and portable gadget to have for small digital cameras. Sometimes its difficult to get the right angle depending on the surface. After bending the legs a bit in setting up the tripod, one of the legs fell out. I can jam it back in place but now it regularly falls out.

Bottom line: Low cost and portability make up for flimsiness and less-than-perfect function.

The Sunpak and Vanguard mini tripods look alike in photos, but in practice they are quite different.

The Sunpak legs are hard to straighten out, as they seem to develop a "memory" of being bent.

The Vanguard legs are a much higher quality material that you can bend easily and then easily straighten out. Much more satisfying.

Bought this to use with my Creative Vado. Light, small, simple to use and does the trick. Wouldn't be any use for a conventional camcorder as it is too small and light for that but ideal for the recent upsurge of pocket/YouTube cams.

I brought this mini-tripod with me on a backpacking trip to hold my Canon HF200. It worked great and the flexible legs made it easy to set up the camera on uneven surfaces. It's pretty light weight, so an excellent option when a real tripod is not an option.

I immediately pulled out the box and thought that it can't be this size. But, I have tried it on my digital camera and camcorder, and it works great. It is about 6 inches tall, is great for desk top use. Doesn't slip, and has the ability to angle because of each legs flexibility. Am very pleased!