Tripods can either take a long time to set up, etc or can take a very minimal amount of time. When I am in a situation that is tight for time, but I know that I need to use my tripod to get the shot I want, I will leave my camera on my tripod securely and when I am ready to take the shot all I have to do, is set the tripod down on ground/floor, open legs (legs will already be extended) and set the camera as you would holding it. Basically the only extra steps is putting tripod on ground/floor and opening legs. Setting camera up for shot, you have to do that hand holding it so that won't be an extra step. Then take pic. You don't want a tripod that has the bars that connect the legs together around. You want the free legs (if that makes sense). Excuse my less knowledgeable vocabulary in this area.
Hope this helps.
