Mantis is a professional photographic tripod (especially for video creators and photographers, etc.), with the world's first patented hinge, which extends its range of usage far beyond that of a conventional tripod (i.e., hand-held shooting, extended selfie stick mode, mounted shooting, etc.). Users can handle it with ease whether they are holding the camera to shoot when in motion state, static standing, or hanging. It also allows the photographer to set up the camera for upward shooting, overlooking, parallel shooting, interviewing, and multi-angle scenarios. The folding design also makes it convenient for users to carry.