TLDR: Buy this for your vacations, you'll love it.One problem is always asking for people to take your photo when on vacation. This bluetooth conroller and tripod eliminate that issue. After you connect your phone to the bluetooth controller and mount it where ever you need it just open the camera app and click away. Everytime you click the button a photo is taken. I tested to see how fast the camera responds to the click and it is almost immediately. Rapid succession photo work flawlessly. And if your camera is set to video it will start and stop the video whenever you click the button. I tested it with android and iphone and work on both.The tripod is sturdy and easy to get into the position you want. also comes with a go pro mount which is very cool. The camera holder has small foam that protects your phone from scratches when squeezed in place. I also have a google pixel 2 that when squeezed will trigger google assistant, this was my biggest worry. I don't have to worry anymore, the holder squeezes the phone enough to keep it in place even when walking around with it in the holder but sensitive enough not to set off the google assistant squeeze on my phone.