If you own a camera whether it is of the film variety or a digital camera or even a camcorder. One thing that you are going to want to get as the first accessory after a camera bag is a Camera Tripod.

The other thing that a Camera Tripod can do is allow you to use the self-timer mechanism on the camera so that you can dun up and get in the shot as well. A Camera Tripod comes in several varieties. However if your Camera Tripod has a quick release feature, you take the show off the tripod and screw that show onto the camera and then the camera can just snap on and off the tripod in seconds as opposed to taking a but more time to hand screw on and it also saves the wear and tear on the camera mounting screw.

The Camera Tripod will allow you to raise it in height both by adjusting the legs, which usually have three sections and the center pole also extends with a crank to raise the camera up to a comfortable angle. On top of that the head where the camera mounts may also tilt up to 90 degrees to allow for different camera angles so you can get different shots.