- What's the best camera for making travel videos?
This is a question I get all the time.
I've got my particular preference,
but what I wanted to share with you
is actually what other YouTubers, than just me,
use as their camera of choice, and why.
So, Chris, the other question you might be asking,
right now is, why are you in this ridiculous get-up?
Look, it's not a ridiculous get-up.
This is traditional Korean Hanbok.
And I'm at a YouTuber event in Seoul, South Korea,
with a whole bunch of other YouTubers.
And we were all asking each other,
what camera do you use? Why do you use it?
And so many of the YouTubers here were happy
to share with you, what camera they use,
why they use it.
You'll also hear them talk about tripods they use,
and microphones 'cause those are important as well.
And I'll wrap it up after we hear from them.
- I'm Allison, my channel is Allison Anderson,
and I have a few cameras I like to use.
My little run around everywhere vlogging camera
that I'm using right now is the Canon M50.
I just started using this, but I like it
because it's quite small.
It has the fully articulating screen.
You can get different lenses for it,
and it also has an external mic mount,
which is something the G7 X, that I was using before,
didn't have, so this is why I switched.
And then when I wanna take like nicer photos,
or like do 120 frames per second slow-mo, all of that,
I like my Fuji X-T2 because this is entirely
weather sealed, so like, Canon, Sony, Nikon,
a lot of those brands, they're only rated to freezing,
like 32 degrees Fahrenheit, or zero Celsius.
Fuji is rated to 14 degrees Fahrenheit.
So, I can get quite a bit colder,
and because it's weather proof, I can be out in snow,
rain, freezing temps, and it works.
And then I also have a Mavic Pro drone,
and a GoPro Hero 6.
I found this on Amazon, because there's like
the Manfrotto one that everyone uses,
but it's only about this size.
I found this on Amazon for like $18 or something,
I don't even know the brand.
Kingjoy, it's some random brand.
But, it completely extends
to that, and then it has a ball head top,
so I can put my camera on it, extend it out,
use it like this.
I can make it a tripod down here, and then
it just collapses back down to something really small.
And I think that's it for the camera ensemble that I use.
- Hi, I'm Casey.
- I'm Tiffany, and our channel is
- [Both] Tiff and Case.
- And so we use the DJI Osmo Pocket,
and this is like our new favorite travel camera,
because it's so small, so discreet,
but the minus things about it is that it doesn't zoom,
the audio is no that great, and what else? (laughs)
- And low light's terrible.
- Yeah, low light's not that great.
But, other than that, it's my favorite camera.
- Yeah. - I like using this.
- And my favorite camera is actually
the one you're holding right now.
It's the AX-53 I believe, and it has an amazing zoom
so when we're traveling, making traveling videos,
you can like literally sit in one spot at a café
and get like so many different variety of shots,
you know, versus having a wide lens like that Osmo.
It's like you literally have to walk up to everything
personally and get--
- Yeah we actually would have brought that camera,
but we were doing a work trip before this trip,
so we actually needed this camera,
and these types of lenses, so.
- And it's so heavy, and it takes so much time
switching the lenses. - Yeah, we don't usually
like traveling with this kind of camera.
But, what is this though?
- This is a a7S, and a great camera, I love the Sony line,
so, all my cameras are mainly Sony cameras, so.
So, yeah. We used a variety of cameras.
- Yeah, we also have a Mark iii, right?
- Canon Mark...
- Well, it's a Canon, yeah. Canon Mark iii. Well, yeah.
Those are our cameras. - [Chris] Do you use
that one just for pictures?
- This is for video too, yeah. I actually don't,
We never do pictures. - He never takes photos.
- Pictures are boring. You can't monetize pictures.
(laughter)
- Well, you can if you know how.
But we end up using this. - [Chris] But you don't like
to travel with that one because that ones heavy?
- Yeah, this is heavy. I like the X53,
and then the A6300.
Yes. - Yeah, A6300 we also have,
that ones great. - And RX100,
those three cameras we alternate
mainly for our vlogs, so.
- Yeah, the Osmo Pocket's a new addition,
so we're trying it out.
- And this one is a rarity for us. (laughs)
- My name's Istiana, and my YouTube channel
is my name as well.
I either use the Canon 80D, because I've had it for a while,
and I love the coloring on it.
I use it with the Sigma lenses,
and it's not like that expensive,
so if I ruin it when I'm traveling,
it's easier to get another one rather than bringing
a really more expensive camera. Does the job.
But, when I have like really important shoots
I will use the 5D Mark IV because it does 4K,
and I just love the coloring of Canon colors.
So, I'm a Canon girl.
- Channel name is Samuel and Audrey,
and you can find us just by typing in our names.
So, I use a Panasonic Lumix GH5,
and this is actually my favorite travel camera
that I've ever owned.
One of the reasons I really like it,
is it does some really cool slow motion recording
at 180 frames a second.
So, I can really get some nice crisp slow motion footage.
I also really like the image stabilization,
it has 5 Axis, so it means like,
when my hands are a little bit shaky,
the footage still comes out quite nice.
And then I pair that, that's the body,
I pair that with a 12 to 60 lens, and that allows me
to get a nice wide angle, with also some telephoto as well,
because I find that really important,
I like to be able to get details, like close-in shots,
of people or buildings, and what not.
And then in terms of audio, at the moment
I'm using a Rode Video Mic Plus, and I find that
it's just a nice versatile microphone.
It's so much better than the microphone you get
with just the camera only.
It gives you like a much better sound,
and it's directional, so it doesn't pick up
all the background noise.
And yeah, this is one of my favorite kits,
and I just have a little grip.
Just picked this up actually, a couple weeks ago,
it's a Manfrotto tripod, and this just gives me
some versatility, like especially
when I'm filming by myself, I can kind of
hold my camera like this.
And I normally make videos with my wife,
so we don't really need the grip as much,
but for these solo trips it really comes in handy.
- I'm Mira, my username is FunnyPilgrim,
and you can find me on YouTube or Instagram.
I use this Canon G7 X. I have to read it (laughs).
I like it because it's so small, it's so handy.
That's what I love the most,
I just flip it out and you can flip the screen,
and see yourself.
That's perfect if you're alone,
and nobody's helping you out.
You can see if you're on focus.
And I love Canon for the colors.
They're very true to color,
to the real color, that's what I love about this camera.
And I also use my smart phone for pictures.
Yeah, that's it.
- I use the Panasonic Lumix GH5.
So, my friend Sam actually recommended it to me.
The reason I love it is because I'm shooting in 4K now,
so I shoot in 4k, the colors are super vivid.
So, it like really pops out, you know, as you see,
it's like really, really colorful.
And then, I got a few different things here.
So, I have a 10 to 18 millimeter lens,
so this is a really wide lens so it really helps me
when I'm shooting alone.
I shoot alone most of the time, so I can do this,
and it's perfect.
It gets everything, it's not too close,
'cause if you get anything a little closer
it's gonna always be hard to get, you know,
you have to push it further away.
Then I use, you know, Manfrotto like mini tripod,
so it's great 'cause it helps me
use it like sort of like a gimbal, right?
But then I can also set it up on a table,
like this, to get shots.
So, I can do a lot of food shots like this, you know, food,
point it down, zoom in, very easy.
And then I have a Rode mic.
There's a few different Rode mics.
I use this one because I don't want the one
that has batteries, you know,
I've had a little bit of a problem with that.
Run out of battery and then you don't get any sound.
So, I like this a lot better.
And yeah, it's a really awesome camera.
It runs, I think this is 1800, 1000, 150,
and then like 100 right here.
So, roughly under $3000, you get the whole kit.
And, yeah, so this is David Hoffman from Davidsbeenhere.
Where have you been?
- Hello my name is Jorden, my channel name is Jorden Tually.
Which is just my name.
And I use a Sony A6000.
I'm not the most prestige YouTuber, video person,
so I've only had this camera.
But, this camera has had me for like five years,
it is durable, it hasn't broken.
It doesn't have the best stabilization,
so if you don't care about that this thing is not gonna
break on you, and for the price you get it,
interchangeable lenses. It's pretty good.
So, yeah. Sony boy.
Okay, I also just purchased an A73, this is more for photos
which you can see on my Instagram.
But, I would say that, if I got the right lens,
this one could be a really good vlogging camera as well.
But, I would also recommend one that I don't even have
which is the Sony RX100.
The Sony RX100 is, what I think, the best vlogging camera,
which I don't even have.
But, maybe one day.
Don't mind me in this traditional Korean outfit,
but I also use a GoPro with a long selfie stick.
This is probably my favorite, actually go-to thing
because as a traveler, that's full time traveling.
It's very hard to compact everything,
so it's such a small camera.
It actually has great 4K
and takes some of the best selfies you'll ever see.
- My name's Jay Kim, I'm from South Korea,
and I'm a professional videographer here.
I mostly use like this Sony A7, the Alpha 7 Mark iii.
It's like really light camera,
and it has a really good color system,
so I really like using it.
And, since it has like a lot of lens choices,
it's really cool to use it.
Right now I'm using the 24 - 70.
Which has a good stabilizer,
and it works well with the camera as well.
And I mostly use the gimbal system.
Kind of helps me stabilize the video
a little bit better (laughs) so, I mean,
it's a little bit heavier than like monopods,
and those things, but, I really do like the reason with this
'cause it produces a smooth video,
like of me just walking around,
and like people walking and moving, or running even.
Oh, my microphone is also Sony, the UWP-D11,
I think, I'm not quite sure about the model right now.
And it's a pin mic, but it works really well.
Even with the noise behind you, like,
it catches the voice very well, so.
This is like probably one of the lightest combination
that I carry around while I do my travel videos.
- Okay, so then there's me.
What do I use?
Well, you heard Tiff and Case mention it,
and I couldn't show you this in Korea
because, well, I was using it to record myself,
and to record them.
So, I'm shooting this at home.
But, I use this camera. It's a Sony FDR-AX53.
What I like about this camera, it's a 4K camera
as you saw with many people,
everybody likes a flip-out screen.
So, this has the flip-out screen so you can see yourself.
I also like that it has no lens cap.
It just has this thing that opens and closes,
as soon as this opens.
Its also got like a 20X zoom lens,
so you can zoom pretty good on it.
And microphone, you've heard audio's really important.
I've got this microphone,
it's the Sony ECM-W1M.
So, its got two pieces, its got this piece,
which is the microphone.
And then its got this piece which is the receiver
that goes on top of the camera.
The nice part about this, this takes just one AAA battery,
this gets powered from the hot shoe on top of the camera.
Then you'll see this.
I always have this clipped on my bag, or my shirt.
You saw it clipped on people in this video.
That AAA battery lasts all day,
and it picks up sound pretty good,
and I can be pretty far away with that.
And then what do I hold it on?
Well, if I'm traveling with my wife, OC Girl,
then she'll be holding the camera.
If I'm traveling by myself then I use a Joby Gorillapod
that has a little smart release plate on the top
so I can just take the camera off it, put it back on,
and I can hold the camera just out like this.
Well hey, so now you know what everybody here
loves for their camera.
So you can decide what camera's best for you.
Really, it's a personal preference,
but realize it's three things;
it's the camera, the microphone,
and something you use to hold it on.
Easy to carry around so that you can go on travel.
Well, if you enjoyed this video,
you might want to check out
some of the channels of the people you just heard from.
I'll put links in the description below,
and up here, you'll find links to videos
that I made on this trip that feature
a lot of these other YouTubers
in more traditional travel settings.
Well I won't say goodbye
because I'll see you in one of these videos.