I feel like since I've been using the ZV-1, which is what I'm recording on at the moment,
I finally kind of figured out what the best vlogging setup is so that there's not just
a floating head in the frame and also being able to use ND filters and get steady footage
without having stabilization on so I'm going to show you what my setup is in this video.
So the first thing, even though the microphone is decent on the ZV-1, I would still always
recommend getting an external microphone, and the one that I've been using is the Deity D4 Duo
which is this one right here, and the reason that I use this one is because when I'm vlogging,
if you're going to be turning the camera away from you then you still want to get good audio so I
want to be able to capture my audio from the front and the back and this is what the D4 Duo does,
it's got a mic at the front and it's also got a mic at the back. I'll do a full review of
this at some point, I haven't done it yet but that's the microphone of choice that I use.
The microphone that I'm using at the moment to record this video is the MKE 200 which is
another mic that I do recommend but like I said, for vlogging, if I'm going to be flipping the
camera away from me and then flipping it back I just want to make sure that my audio still
sounds really good at the front and back so that is the D4 Duo. The next thing, let's talk about
filters. So in terms of getting a wider field of view because the
ZV-1, if you're vlogging with it and you have stabilization on then the field of view
is cropped in more so you've just basically got this floating head in your frame and so
one of the ways to get around it is to use a wide angle lens, however if you do that you can't use a
filter and I would much prefer to use a variable ND filter or a polarizer so I use variable ND
filters for various different reasons but the biggest one being the 180-degree shutter rule,
I don't have it on at the moment because I'm indoors and also I just wanted to be able to
show it to you here, this one particular one is a mist filter, and in order to actually use
a filter there is something that you need, and I did a video about this so do check that out,
I'll put a link in the description but in terms of my vlog setup I use a variable ND filter,
and then the next thing so in terms of switching off the stabilization so that I don't have this
cropped floating head in my frame I opted to use a gimbal and I don't only use a gimbal for
getting stable footage whilst I'm actually talking to the camera and holding the camera
in front of me vlogging but also when I'm getting my b-roll as well so even if you didn't want to
necessarily use the gimbal whilst you were-- why is it that I always have a spider crawling on me
So even if you didn't want to use a gimbal whilst you were doing the actual talking headpiece then
you could just use it for getting b-roll shots and
just getting smooth footage whilst you're getting b-roll
and then the other accessory which is really gonna give you that
extra extension whilst you're holding your arm out vlogging is this extension pole. So I use this,
I can't remember who it's by but again I'll put links to all this stuff in the description but
I use this so that I've got extra reach whilst I'm vlogging so I can hold my arm out and then
I've got-- and then it's even further away so that again I've not just got this floating head
in my frame. So that is literally my setup and it's been working really well for me, the ZV-1 is
not too heavy on the gimbal with the microphone, you just have to get the balancing right and just
figure that out. The other thing I forgot to say-- the other thing that I forgot to say is that the
Deity D4 Duo comes with these two furry windshields which is something that you're
gonna need if it's a really windy day, and I just recommend putting them on the microphone
anyway so that even if there is a little bit of wind then it's just going to cut out the
noise from the wind, but yeah, like I said, I'll do a review, a full review on the Deity D4 Duo
because it is a really good microphone and it's got a couple of good features to it. So that's
pretty much all I wanted to talk about in this video and so if it was useful do give it a thumbs
up because it helps the channel, and in the next video I'm going to talk about picture profiles and
the best picture profile to use because I'm still trying to figure out which one I like the most so
do subscribe if you want to see that video, but thanks for watching, catch you next time.