- Hey everybody, it's Roberto.
So, I have an awesome new vlogging camera.
This is the Panasonic Lumix ZS45
and it is around 200 bucks, I think it is
honestly the best budget vlogging camera
that I think I've ever seen.
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Now granted it doesn't have all the features
of something like the Sony RX100 Mark V.
In fact, my friend Sarah Deechee did
an amazing review of the Sony RX100 Mark V.
You should definitely check that out over on her channel.
I'm gonna link that up.
And while this camera doesn't have
all the features that the Sony has,
it actually is comparable in the core features.
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For example, it does have a pop up
flip out screen, which is amazing.
It is convenient to use, it's lightweight,
and it does have an amazing zoom range.
This has a 20x zoom range.
This camera is ideal for just walking around
and doing simple vlogs.
You're seeing some footage here of me
just walking around with it seeing how it does
and it has great overall image quality.
While it doesn't have the wide aperture
of the Sony RX100 series, it is still a perfectly
usable camera in most situations indoors.
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Also, the built in microphone, while not perfect
and like many of these vlogging style cameras,
it doesn't have a microphone input jack, it's not that bad.
When I first used this to record my thoughts
on the death of Vine, I actually was using
a feature that was to reduce wind noise
because I thought that would make
the audio better, and in fact it actually
did make the audio worse, so I would just
go ahead and not utilize that feature.
This does shoot full 1080 HD video,
up to 30 frames per second, that's the
mode that I'm shooting in now, and it's probably
my preferred mode for vlogging like this.
It does not unfortunately have slow-mo features.
You would need something like the
Canon G7 Mark II or it's the GX7 Mark II.
I'll link that in the description below
if you want to check that out,
or even the Canon GX7 Mark I.
Those cameras are fantastic and they do have
some slow-mo features up to, I believe 60 frames per second.
I think the Mark II might actually
do a little better than that, and those
are some really strong cameras.
I know that my friend Rohan is actually using the Mark I.
He got his used for about $400
and it worked out really well for him.
You should check out some of his vlogs
if you're interested in seeing what that camera can do.
For those of you trying to do vlogging
and get started in YouTube, I think this is
an ideal camera within almost any budget.
With this camera you have the built in audio
so you're not worrying about a mic.
If you wanted to, you could record your phone
and sync it up later in post, so if I was
putting together a budget kit for vlogging
this would definitely be a camera that ends up on that list.
If you wanted to start and you have less than
500, less than $300, this camera
will cost you around 200, and then you can
spend the rest of the money on software and other things.
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So, I think that the Lumix ZS45 is a great option for you.
I think it's one of the best budget
vlogging cameras that I've ever seen and it's actually
gonna make it easier for me to do travel videos.
I'll still be doing the Dear Entrepreneurs series
on YouTube using my smart phones 'cause
I'm very adamant about that and very
adamant about editing it using
Premiere Clip as a mobile editing app,
because I think that's really cool.
But what this is gonna do is it's gonna
let me diversify some other things on the channel.
I'm gonna be able to just talk to you guys
when I want to about things that happen to be on my mind.
I'll be able to actually do more
travel footage whenever I'm out in the world
and doing speaking engagements,
and I'm gonna be using this and
demoing how it works and editing some
footage from it at VloggerFair.
I'm gonna be speaking there at Adobe HQ in Seattle
this coming week, November, it's gonna be fantastic.
I'm actually going to meet up with
a couple of people including Tim Schmoyer
who's also going to be there as an instructor.
So it's gonna be a lot of fun.
And ultimately I think that that's kind of
the deal with wanting to do vlogging
is being able to do fun and interesting things
in a way that's easy and convenient
and doesn't obstruct your actual life.
Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed this.
I'm going to be checking out some more budget gear.
I have plenty of links for Amazon
in the description below, those are
affiliate links that help out the channel
with different recommendations on
different priced vlogging cameras,
and there is a possibility that some time next year
I might actually still get the
Sony RX100 Mark V because I think it is
probably the best overall vlogging camera out there,
just like my friend Sarah Dechee showed off on her channel,
and I think it is tremendous, but it is expensive.
It's $1,000 worth of a vlogging camera,
so unless you're really invested in this
and you have a little bit of experience
I don't know that that's your first vlogging camera,
but it might be the last one you ever need.
If I had like almost no money and I
wanted to start a YouTube channel tomorrow,
this is probably the camera that I would get.
So again, I just really think that this camera
is cool and convenient, and that if
you want to do vlogging and you don't
want it to interrupt your everyday life,
then this is an ideal camera.
It's lightweight, it's convenient,
it is very simple to use, you have the
pop-up screen so that you can put yourself
in the frame properly, and while it
doesn't have slow-mo features, it doesn't have
a super wide aperture, it's more than good enough
for you to start YouTube videos on a budget.
So if you want a YouTube camera
for under $250 that's gonna get the job done
and let you start really taking this seriously,
I'd highly recommend it.
The image quality is tremendous for what it is
and it's got decent auto focusing as you can see.
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