Here's an updated camera setup, all of my equipment + how I film my videos in 2018! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gqxyoaqA2brapmQ.html (You can always check out my full list of gear here: lavendaire.com/gear) Make sure you check out the other videos in this content creator series: ▸ Advice on Starting a KZfaq Channel & Blog | bit.ly/27S7nMU ▸ How to Start a Podcast | bit.ly/1Y7Q8D5

Since you have an 80D, it has wifi on it. And if you have an iPhone or any type of Android, you can download the Canon App for free and use it as a remote as well.You can adjust f-stop, shutter & ISO as well as save the photos from your camera directly to your phone without importing to your computer and send them to your phone/web. Very Convenient

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FYI I got a new camera since I made this video! You can watch my updated camera gear video here: bit.ly/2oHtQKi (You can always check out my full list of gear here: lavendaire.com/gear) Make sure you check out the other videos in this content creator series: ▸ Advice on Starting a KZfaq Channel & Blog | bit.ly/27S7nMU ▸ How to Start a Podcast | bit.ly/1Y7Q8D5 Thanks!

For people who can't get Photoshop, I recommend Gimp (I have Gimp 2). It's free and it does the job really well, it's very easy to use and you get do a lot of cool creative stuff on it :)

Wow, that clapping tip for audio was a game changer! Thank you for that!

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I like how your honest in this vid cause other youtubers only suggest the equipment they use but you show ways how to do it differently

Great video! I'm looking into purchasing a new camera and here you have me opening up a tab every time you mention one.

KZfaq Recommended me your Video and i must say I appreciate a person who knows what they're talking about.

I did a lot of youtube until college, then I gave away ALL of my equipment :\ so I'm starting all over. I really miss my Canon 60D :( Probably gonna get a rebel next... I remember having the nicest camera in college and now i'm completely downgrading! Anyway, thanks for all the tech recommendations :) OMFG the clap! This is genius! I am in the process of getting a mic but need to record audio like.. today. Ugh this is so good THANK YOU

Thank you sweetness, I am not a kid who understands all new tech(in my fifties) but I was a on air dj many years ago, all analogue you just cut the tape and spliced it, super easy, but watching so many vids to learn this I am doing an educational YT about certain drugs and it's an urgent calling so I need to know how to do this, I have no idea how to upload but will learn. Anyway after watching yours I don't have to look at any others except I know sound and I need a shotgun mic overhead for real big warm tones, but you just showed me everything I need to know to film them and find you refreshingly calm instead of everyone screaming and jumping like they are on crack or something. If I indeed get an audience they will be people whose nervous systems are shot so I have to talk softly, calmly and reassuring that's why the overhead. So thank you now I can get some sleep lol...

EXACTLY WHAT U NEEDED - *FLYINGTUBE*

You're the ONLY one I have seen that mentions an external hard drive! I learned it the hard way and thankfully have a friend who is in video editing and told me I needed one when I was having trouble importing footage onto my mac. To avoid the hassle, I went out and bought a 5Tb external. Haha.

I have watched hundreds (seriously) of set up videos and this has been the most informative and useful of all! Thank you!

Thank you! I started watching your videos on organization so I can study more effectively and from there on I've really admired your video quality and editing. I tried making my friend a birthday collage video and that took me 3-4 hours lol so yeah lots of love and appreciation for all the hard work you put in your videos. And thank you so much for sharing with your followers. Truly grateful!

Getting into KZfaq is hard man. But hopefully everyone is figuring it out. I hope I can too. Great video.

10:35. “Get the biggestt drive you can afford.” Remember folks, you can have a ton of speed, but if you go with a larger hard drive, patience is all that is required for those long renders! Besides, look into getting your rig setup with a “hardware or software raid”. Raided 0 hard drives will speed up your rendering!

Spanish subtitles are available! Click "CC" and check the video settings 💕

I just began with a TV studio and your videos have been of massive support. Thank you .. Much love.

Really informative. Thanks! I did not know the clapperboard was to sync audio and video for movies. Also...love those Seagate slim dives. I use one, too!

Oh wow. I never knew how to sync up audio. This is great information! Thank you :)

I loved this video but I also have to suggest for editing video, custom build a desktop. I built one from the ground up with ASUS Z170 Deluxe Motherboard, I have 2TB SSD and 3TB Solid state additional storage drive (external USB style but housed inside the tower), 64 GB of DDR4 RAM, Intel i7 quad core processor, and ASUS GeForce GTX PCI express video card. Between that, the chill tower, the other drives and PC full size tower, I spent about $2,600 BUT with DDR4 RAM and USB 3.0 and 3.1 slots I am future proofed for awhile. There is never ANY lag and I can easily export videos to take and share on a laptop after they're processed. You will be amazed at how much faster you can download and upload files from your camera, produce video, and upload projects to memory stick or other hard drives. This is only a suggestion, but i don't see how anyone could go wrong. ♥

AAAAHHHHH!!! I found an old TriPod from my dad which I've used for *YEARS!* It has sand stuck in it, but it gets the job done for now. Would love to eventually update though. 😅Thanks for this!

What a great video and I learned so much even though I've been doing this for a while! Thanks for the tips!

Love this! I ended up getting the 70D. By the way, do you think you can make a video on your KZfaq journey, ie how often you posted when you started, tips on what you've learned gets more views, etc.?

This was really good. I like the part about using the "snap" sound to sync audio. Having a remote control for the camera is a good idea too. Thanks!

SUPER HUGE SHOUTOUT TO YOU!!!! I'm really thinking about starting a blog, podcast and revamping/reviving my youtube channel and i've been watching your videos and literally taking notes for a solid 2 hours. thanks a bunch, these videos are super helpful!

its a canon g7x just saying

Thanks for adding the subtitle to your videos. I'm learning english and your voice is perfect to comprend.

This is the best video on making videos I have watched. You made everything so clear and concise, unlike many youtubers. Thank you very much!

I am just starting off and boy do I feel lucky running into your video. You make all of it sound so easy even though I know nothing 😊 thanks so much

Me: watches vid Ad comes up Me: dang it Ad: “if you want to become a good photographer you need good lighting” Me: skips ad Her: you need good lighting Me: wUt.

I LOVE using natural lighting. It gives amazing results! Oh and picmonkey is my life. Sometimes I just play around with the features for fun xD -Jess

The clap idea is simply superb. I've been seeing this challenging all these years.. thank you for the wonderful tip.

Newer viewers: Canva is amazing for creating thumbnails, intro & outro videos, and even let's you animate different parts. It also has a free version! 😊 I just discovered it and my mind is blown.

I use a iPod 5th gen to record and I'm close to 10k subs!

Great video.I watch lots of video and like them few but rarely comment . U explained thinks very well and honesty. Good job

Another important lesson, make multiple backups of all your important work. Keep different copies in different places. One at your place, a back up at your mom's and another backup in a vault at the north pole. You just never know when crap will happen.

I would like to say this was the first ever video I looked at to learn how to get into vlogging. Been vlogging like crazy ever since. Thanks for the video.

Literally answering all the questions I had in my head

Thank you for your time spent on this video it was very helpful for me

This video was very helpful to me personally. I saved it and kept coming back to it until I was able to finally make my first KZfaq video. The lighting tip was my fav! Thank you

OMG I have the Canon Rebel t4i, I got it for my blog and now for starting my channel!! 💕💕 Thank you so much for sharing 😁

"The ADD is great for auto focus." 😂 The irony!!😄

Thanks for the tips! I just started Vlogging and i'm currently using a Gopro but i'm thinking of upgrading soon :)

Love how you knew the technical terms and reasons why Aperature is important in Camera Lenses. Great job!

You're just outstanding! I could set here and watch your videos all day long. I'm thinking about starting a KZfaq channel about photography. Your videos and info have been very helpful.

Panasonic G7 best auto focus very goody camera

Your equipment is gold!

the clap was the most useful thing I learned in a long while. I never wondered about the clap in hollywood movie before.

I made the crucial mistake of not buying the "i" version of the T6. The "i" has all the features that you want in your Canon and it costs more but definitely worth the investment. I since returned the Canon Rebel EOS T6 and have a Canon 70D arriving on Friday. Rode mic is already here!

you rock!!

I love your voice

We use the Nikon D5600 for or camera and the Rode shot gun mic. So far it has been a great set up for us until we get larger. We started with natural light and found that we where not getting that great of quality in our videos. So we found some great light on amazon for pretty cheap and it was amazing how much better our videos look. As far as editing we tried Adobe premiere but we ended up going back to Imovie. It seemed to be a lot more user friendly. Our favorite think to use for thumbnails is Gimp. It is a free software that is as powerful as photo shop and there are a bunch of great how to videos for it.

I’m still in the researching phase but this video was soooooooo helpful. I especially loved the audio tip with the clapping. Now I understand why I see videos where the audio is out of sync.

Love the camera! I use the same one.

actually your information about clap is fucking awesome... thank you...

Yes I use my Galaxy for sound. Great tips here and I have both those tripods. The grey one when I was shooting with my phone and the black one for panning when I bought my Cannon. I have a Manfrotto but for a stabilizer. Great minds think alike!

Aaaawwwweeessoooommmeeeee video!!!!!!! So many great tips! Love the lantern idea, I would have NEVER thought of that. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.

Great video and thanks a lot for your help with the equipment. I am a casual KZfaqr but now looking to step up my game. Came across your channel and found your content very helpful. Subbed 😉

Great video. I'm a tech review KZfaqr and I even learned something. Thanks for the tip about the iPhone video recorder app. I subscribed just because of this video.

I'm 14 and thank you so much for making this video! It helped me a lot for making my first decisions. For my first video things I ended up getting the Canon EOS 80D, Canon EF-S 18-135mm that came with the camera, Manfrotto 290 Xtra, Deadcat wind shield, Rode VideoMic go, Window lighting, PicMonkey, and a WD 16TB My Book Duo. PS. I paid for all of these things all by myself without allowance, just by working at Chick-fil-a.

This was one of the best videos I have ever seen about video set up. Thank you for posting.

7:00 - Oh, I guess I learn something new! :D

I'm at 6k subs and I've been using my phone the whole time

Wow I'm watching your video right now, what you just said about using a phone for the audio and the "CLAP" just tripped me out.....WAY COOL!! I'm continuing your video now

thats clap trick is EVERYTHING!! thank you!

wow so detailed

Thank you SO MUCH Aileen, this was extremely helpful! I was a little confused about the last part... Is the external drive you're using an SSD (solid state drive)? Thanks!

Thanks for the great info in this vid. BTW while not 100% sure, your notbook specs are: I7 Quad core 2.5 Ghz processor, 16 GB 1600MHZ DDR3 Memory, 512 GB Flash HD. 2GB Intel Iris Pro Graphics. There are lesser versuons, this is the better for that yr. Good power for video editing at the time.

"Clapping" as a markup is a very practical and useful tip!!

thank you, this was helpful!

Thank you for the clap tingy...learned something new today... ;-)

I don't think you know how helpful this was, thank you so much!!

WOWWWWWW!! YOU DID AN EXCELLENT TUTORIAL ON CAMERA EQUIPMENT. JOB WELL DONE💃💃💃

the biggest thank you to you!! learned sooo much!

Good job making this video! Please ignore the 200 dislikes, maybe it wasn't what they were expecting to see or hear but it was perfect. Pay more attention to the 6500 LIKES! That's most important! :) As a fellow video creator, I appreciate what you are doing. Keep up the great work! Happy New Year! Cheers!

The best practical suggestions I've seen in a long time. Kudos to you for publishing this really useful vid.

Thanks for saying that bit about stacking books and just getting it done. It's scary sometimes seeing how advanced video has gotten (meaning how great the quality is and how professional some stuff can look) on KZfaq, but even those guys started with crappy, horrendous video. Sure the bar is a little higher, people won't really accept those webcam videos now in 2017, or so I think, but there's still a little room for error when you're new and you should just do your thing. Also your hair, the red shirt and the background in the January Favorites 2017 look perfect together, super aesthetic.

How do you edit video off of your hard drive love ?

You should've gotten a G7 and bought some extra lenses and accessories.

Thank you so much for the advise on recording on an Iphone. I have been trying to figure this out for a while now. And I can't believe how easy it is using your advise.

GIMP is also a good image producer. I've always used it for mine but I haven't started to truly learn it until this year but I feel it's paying off.

Like the vid but it's a canon g7x

"I bought the 80D because of its amazing auto focus" - "I use remote because I always use manual focus" Bwahahaha

wow I cannot imagine. The video looks pretty casual from outside, but I actually learnt some very professional tips. Thumbs up!!

Wow! I am new to your channel. I watched a lot of videos like this and they were okay, but yours I definitely saved for when I'm ready to start buying my things. This was VERY informative and helped me a lot. Thank you. Can't wait to check out your other videos

I have a Nikon D3400 it doesn't have a Mic port, do they have USB mics or something?

How do you edit videos using your hard external drive? Is your editing program on your computer? I'd be interested to know how you do that because it takes my videos a long time to render in iMovie (which is resident on my Macbook.) Thanks for any info on this.

i-ve bought some time ago a canon 70D body + 17-55 2.8 lens. (I have not used it much, because meanwhile .. Huawei P 10 Plus arrived.) The fact is, I didn't no so well my camera's functions, as you do. Respect, good job, useful video !

Although I know everything you've explained I really stuck around to watch because this is a very good video. Love it!!!

Who else is binge watching these types of videos in 2017 to improve your channel? Me, lol, my channel literally won't grow :( and I am not sure why... I tag my videos properly same with titles, thumbnails, etc. and I even have a mini tripod, an actual tripod, a camera, a good setup, and moreeee! what is going on? lol

Why did you say gx7 did you mean g7x

Thank you so much for this video. I'm working on starting a new youtube channel in Spanish. Your information helped me out a lot! I didn't know I could record my voice with my iphone. That allows me to save some money since I will be purchasing a camera.

I would recommend not editing off an external since its super slow. you always want to transfer, so edit in your main harddrive, if you have a second one set that to scratch disk so operating system and movie editing arent writing to same drive at same time, then transfer to external when you are done. this will be the fastest for workflow :) great video, thanks for sharing.

NEVER USE AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE FOR EDITING (unless it's an ssd)

Do not get a T6i! If you are going to buy a T6i, you can get a 70D for around the same price which is a small step down from the new 80D. The Ti's series are great and all, but if you want better stability then go with the 70D. If you have a little less to spend then go with the T5i or T4i!

Thank you so much for "the clap" suggestion. It makes so much since, and I am doing this immediately.

Thank you Lavendaire, for the very interesting information. I always wanted to record my harmonica tunes for youtube. This cleared many of my doubts and now I am confident about myself for starting a video series. God bless you.