Futubao, the full name of Guangdong Futubao Imaging Industry Co., Ltd., is located in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, like many tripod brands. The English name Fotopro is taken from Photo and Pro, which means professional photography, although the Chinese name is almost the same as the Italian brand Manfrotto, there is a suspicion of trickery, but Futopro has become a domestic first-line tripod brand after more than ten years of development, although the overall scale is not as good as Bainuo and Sirui, but the high-end products have stronger competitiveness.
 
Compared with the low-key black and gray appearance of Benro and Sirui, the appearance of the Futubao tripod is much more beautiful, especially the orange color is used as an embellishment. The product series can be divided into mini series, convenient series, professional series, and pantu series from small to large.
 
The Pantu series tripod is a high-end product line of Futubao, engraved with a unique digital ID nameplate, using 1K high-modulus carbon fiber pipe, reaching the level of the Home Credit Systematic Series in terms of load-bearing, and also does not include the bottom bracket and gimbal, but the height can reach 140-160cm, more than most tripods, and the price is 3000-6000 yuan. The tripod is designed to cope with extreme environments, and the feet are wrapped with non-slip sleeves to cover stainless steel footpegs, which can be effectively supported on water, ice, snow and mud. Also positioned as a professional-grade tripod, the price of the Pantu series is higher than that of the Bainuo "combined" series and the Sirui R series, with similar nominal load-bearing, but the weight has a greater advantage, and the appearance and craftsmanship are obviously more refined.
 
The mini series is positioned as a lightweight desktop tripod, but the configuration has not been reduced because of the positioning, the tripod still has a serious design, there are also 3-5 legs, the higher the deployment, the larger the support range, the support capacity and stability are not compromised, only the length of each leg tube is shortened, the storage length is reduced to 20cm after folding, and the maximum height of MATE-4 and M-4C reaches 46cm, The FY800 can reach 136.7cm when the central column is deployed, which is one of the best in desktop tripods, and the weight of only a bottle of water is quite light, which is quite professional in desktop tripods.
 
The positioning of the Futubao Convenient Series is similar to that of other brands' travel series, with a reverse folding function and 4-5 legs, a short storage length, the shape, function, and material of the tripod are decent, and the price is similar to that of brands such as Bainuo and Sirui, which can be considered together. The professional series is divided into MG series and PG series, using a two-stage bottom bracket, the center axis can be inverted when shooting at low angles, and a longer section of the center axis can also be unscrewed to reduce the height, the MG series has a greater bearing capacity, and supports reverse folding and splitting the monopod, which is rich in functions, while the PG series does not support reverse folding, and the bearing capacity is relatively low, although the weight is lighter, the price is lower than that of the MG series, but it is obviously not as good as the lower price, more complete functions, and easier to store the convenient series worth buying.
 
In terms of products, the Pantu series and mini series at both ends are the most differentiated and competitive products, while the convenient series and professional series in the middle do not have too many features compared with similar products of brands such as Bainuo Sirui.