{ "id": "mini-phone-tripod-remote", "sku": "mini-phone-tripod-remote", "title": "Aureday Mini Phone Tripod with Wireless Remote", "slug": "mini-phone-tripod-remote", "price": 51.99, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "camera-tripods", "category_label": "Tripods & Mounts", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": "87 g", "images": [ "https://mycamera.net.au/dropship-images/camera-tripods/mini-phone-tripod-remote/main-mini-phone-tripod-remote.jpg", "https://mycamera.net.au/dropship-images/camera-tripods/mini-phone-tripod-remote/mini-phone-tripod-remote-2.jpg", "https://mycamera.net.au/dropship-images/camera-tripods/mini-phone-tripod-remote/mini-phone-tripod-remote-3.jpg", "https://mycamera.net.au/dropship-images/camera-tripods/mini-phone-tripod-remote/mini-phone-tripod-remote-4.jpg", "https://mycamera.net.au/dropship-images/camera-tripods/mini-phone-tripod-remote/mini-phone-tripod-remote-5.jpg", "https://mycamera.net.au/dropship-images/camera-tripods/mini-phone-tripod-remote/mini-phone-tripod-remote-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Bendable metal legs, a 360 degree ball head and a wireless remote let you frame, wrap and shoot without touching your phone.", "description": "The problem with holding your phone\n\nPhone cameras have become very good. The sensor, the lens and the software can handle a lot. What they cannot handle is you.\n\nHold a phone at arm's length and your hand moves constantly. In bright light the shutter is fast enough to freeze that movement, so you never notice. Step into a restaurant at night, shoot a sunset, try a long exposure of a waterfall, or record a two minute video to camera, and the wobble shows up immediately. Photos go soft. Video drifts and sways in a way that makes people click away.\n\nThen there is the other problem. If you are holding the phone, you are not in the picture. Group shots end up with one person missing or a stranger roped in to press the button. Solo video means setting the timer, sprinting into frame and arriving out of breath.\n\nA mini phone tripod solves both at once. It gives the camera a fixed point to sit on, and the remote lets you trigger it from a distance. That is the whole idea, and it is why a 87 gram accessory makes a bigger difference than most phone upgrades.\n\nHow this one works\n\nThere are three parts worth understanding.\n\nThe legs are flexible metal, wrapped in foam and finished with rubber feet. Flexible is the key word. On a table they splay out and act as a normal tabletop stand. Out in the world you bend them. Wrap one leg around a railing, loop another over a branch, hook it onto a backpack strap, and the tripod stays where you put it. The foam gives the legs some bulk so they are comfortable to hold, and the rubber feet stop the whole thing sliding on polished surfaces.\n\nThe head is a 360 degree ball joint. Loosen it, point the phone, tighten it. It takes about a second to go from a wide horizontal frame to a vertical one, which matters if you shoot for social video and also want a proper landscape photo of the same view. Precise angle control is the difference between a straight horizon and one that needs cropping later.\n\nThe clamp is spring-loaded and sized for phones between 2.3 and 5.5 inches wide. Pull it open, drop the phone in, let it close. Most iPhones and most Android handsets sit in that range, including with a slim case on.\n\nThe remote is the part people underestimate. It works at up to 10 metres. You set the frame, walk away, and press the button when everyone is ready. No timer, no running, no asking a passerby.\n\nWho it actually suits\n\nTravellers get the most out of it. The folded height is 24 centimetres and it weighs 87 grams, which means it disappears into a daypack. If you have ever left a bigger tripod at home because it was too much to carry, this is the answer. A compact tripod for hiking only earns its place if you forget it is there.\n\nContent creators are the other obvious group. If you film yourself, a fixed frame and a remote shutter save enormous amounts of time. You stop running back to the phone between takes. Wrap the tripod around a kitchen rail and you have an overhead cooking angle. Set it on a desk and you have a clean talking-head shot.\n\nParents and groups benefit in a quieter way. Family photos where everybody is actually in the frame are worth something. So are holiday pictures that are not all selfies taken at the same arm's length angle.\n\nAnd there is the everyday use that has nothing to do with photography. Propped on a desk, it is a solid stand for video calls, recipes, and watching something while you cook. Plenty of people buy one for the camera and end up using it mostly as a stand.\n\nWhat to look at when you compare\n\nFolded size and weight. This is the single biggest predictor of whether you will use it. A tripod that is heavy or awkward stays in a drawer. At 87 grams and 24 centimetres, this one does not force a decision.\n\nLeg type. Rigid legs give maximum stability on flat ground. Bendable legs give you options when there is no flat ground, which outdoors is most of the time. For a phone, which weighs very little, the flexibility is usually worth more than the extra rigidity.\n\nClamp range. Check your phone's width including the case. The 2.3 to 5.5 inch range here covers nearly everything, but thick rugged cases and battery cases can push past it. Measuring takes ten seconds and saves a return.\n\nHead movement. A ball head that rotates fully is what lets you switch orientation quickly. Fixed or limited heads force you to reposition the whole tripod.\n\nRemote range. Ten metres is enough to get a group of six into frame with room to spare. Shorter ranges start to limit what you can compose.\n\nLoad rating. The stated limit here is 6.6 pounds, around 3 kilograms. A phone is nowhere near that, so the margin is comfortable.\n\nGetting good results with it\n\nA few habits make a surprising difference.\n\nSet your angle before you lock the head, not after. Trying to nudge a locked ball head is how you end up with a crooked frame and a loose clamp.\n\nWhen you wrap the legs, use two legs around the object and leave the third as a brace. That triangle is far more stable than wrapping all three in the same direction.\n\nOn a table, spread the legs wide rather than keeping them close together. A wider base resists knocks.\n\nUse the remote even when the phone is within reach. Touching the screen introduces exactly the shake you set the tripod up to avoid, and on a long exposure that is the whole shot.\n\nFor video, check the frame with the phone already mounted. What looks centred by eye is often off once the ball head is involved.\n\nLooking after it\n\nThere is not much to it. Wipe the legs and the head with a dry or slightly damp cloth when they get dusty. Keep it away from water, since it is not water resistant, and dry it off if it gets caught in a shower.\n\nDo not force the legs past the point where they want to bend. The metal cores inside will take a lot of repeated shaping, but like any wire they have limits. Bend smoothly rather than cranking hard at a single point.\n\nDo not over-tighten the ball head or the clamp. Firm is enough. Cranking down on plastic threads is how small mounts fail.\n\nStore it folded. Loose in a bag with keys, the foam will scuff. A small pouch or a dedicated pocket keeps it tidy. If you are not going to use it for months, take the battery out of the remote.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a 87 gram, 24 centimetre tripod with bendable metal legs, a 360 degree ball head, a clamp for phones from 2.3 to 5.5 inches, and a wireless remote good for 10 metres. It stands on a table, wraps around a railing, folds into a hand grip, and gets you into your own photos.\n\nIt is not a replacement for a full-size camera tripod, and it is not built for heavy gear. What it is built for is being carried. The best mini phone tripod is the one that is in your bag when the shot appears, and at this weight there is very little reason to leave it behind.", "llm_summary": "The Aureday mini phone tripod (model AB Shutter3) is a compact, flexible-leg tripod for smartphones. It weighs 87 grams, folds to 24 centimetres, and the listing states a maximum height of 130 centimetres with a weight limit of 6.6 pounds (about 3 kilograms). Legs are made of metal with foam reinforcement and non-slip rubber feet, and they bend so the tripod can be wrapped around railings, poles or branches. A 360 degree ball head allows landscape and portrait framing. The spring-loaded clamp fits phones from 2.3 to 5.5 inches. A wireless remote shutter works at up to 10 metres. Colour is listed as black and country of origin as China. Exact packed dimensions and GTIN are not specified by the maker. It is not water resistant.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Camera Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mycamera.net.au/mini-phone-tripod-remote/", "canonical_url": "https://mycamera.net.au/mini-phone-tripod-remote/", "json_url": "https://mycamera.net.au/api/products/mini-phone-tripod-remote.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }