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So I was going through my youtube
comments today and I realized I haven't made a video
yet showing you guys my entire 360 camera kit everything I use to shoot 360
so I thought today was the day. Why not? I'm gonna show you guys everything I own
stay tuned to the very end because I'm going to be giving away a 360 camera kit
to one lucky person so without further to do let's take a look at my kit
links to
every single piece of gear from this video can be found down in the
description Starting with the cameras themselves and
here's my collection look at it admire it these are my top 360 cameras
and I've divided them up into three categories firstly I have cameras I'm
not using anymore next to have cameras I use sometimes and finally I have my
go-to cameras the cameras I'm currently using these are the cameras that are
previously eliminated from my epic 360 camera comparison don't buy these
cameras I will mention though that this one is now Google StreetView compatible
so if you got it for free then YEY here are the cameras I use sometimes the
Insta360 One is the best camera all around for bloggers it has its flaws it
has its strengths it's not my go-to camera but it's probably the best 360
camera for live-streaming the Garmin Virb was the best 360 video camera a few
months ago but since the Fusion came out and the Rylo came out it now doesn't
really stand out that much it has replaceable lenses and that's probably
the best thing that has going for it otherwise there are cheaper cameras that
can do the same job as the VirB it's a great camera I'll still use it but it's
not my go-to camera for video anymore I'll always like the Theta cameras I
show up with a Theta V all across North America when I was there a few months
ago and this is such a good small camera for both photo and video it's the most
pocket-friendly camera and without question it's a camera you can rely on
why am I not using it that much anymore there are so many other amazing cameras
are right now and I found a lot of the strengths from the Theta can be found in
various other cameras the Gear 360 2016 would not be on this list if it wasn't
for the price this is a $69 camera now and by far the best 360 camera under
$200 if you're on Android this is the perfect starter camera and it still does
hold its own in 2018 no question there are cameras better than this one but
it's good for beginners the Yi 360 VR is actually a good camera however I've
found so many issues being on Mac and iPhone that using this camera has become
extremely difficult I tried to get a review out a few weeks ago but it's been
so hard to work with this camera because of that workflow issue I will find a way
around it and get a review out soon but for now this is not a go-to camera for
me here we have the MadV Mini and how cute is it this is adorable this little
360 cameras from the makers of the MadVenture 360 camera and Xiaomi Mi Sphere
I haven't plugged it into my phone yet it's a USB C connection but
this could be a cool little smartphone camera around the $100 mark here are the
cameras I'm currently using I'm starting with the Mi Sphere and you guys know how much I
love this camera this is the best 360 camera under $500 and guess what it's
only $200 this is a camera you can rely on for both photo and video and probably
the camera I've used the most over the past six months and will continue to use
this is the MadVenture 360 camera and it's exactly the same as the Mi Sphere
just orange no matter how many times I say this someone will always ask me
what's the difference so I'm going to say if the 6,000,000 -- time there's
no difference other than color there may be in the future with firmware update
but for now they're the same camera this one comes with more accessories than the
Mi Sphere and is at a slightly higher price point this is the Insta 360 Nano S
and I actually do really like this camera why have I not included the Insta 360 One
in this list well I really like the size and the weight of the Nano S it
does not take up much space it easily fits in your pocket or your bag and it's
super light it does basically everything that the Insta 360 One does except it's
smaller and just generally easier to use again this is a great camera for
bloggers for live streamers and anyone that just wants to stick to their phone
the Nano S is the newest smartphone camera and yes it's only for iPhone
because of that lightning port so you will want to consider it if you have
around 200 and a bit hundred dollars to spend for that price though I really
think Xiaomi outperforms it in most ways however it does have the benefit of
live-streaming 360 calls and a bunch of other cool stuff next is the Fusion and
this camera is just awesome my next video is going to be my
GoPro Fusion interview and spoiler alert is going to be very positive the Fusion
is outstanding at 360 video outstanding at 360 photo and is the perfect camera
for someone that has $700 dollars to spend on a pro-sumer 360
camera the workflow is not easy so if you're considering the Fusion you will
need a fast computer or a fast phone to deal with the photos and videos next is
Rylo and my review of this camera is the video before this one the Rylo is the
best 360 camera for stabilization hyper lapses and reframing finally this is the
Essential 360 camera and this plugs into the Essential phone it snaps on it's
magnetic and this is a really nice 360 camera and phone combination I'm going
to try make a video about this in the future but this is a cool little 360
camera look how small is it's tiny next let's talk bags and I am a massive nerd
for ThinkTank bags I'm not sponsored by ThinkTank but their bags are quality
there's such good material they last a long time you can fit so much in them
this bag is great for cables batteries power banks sound equipment these are
the perfect travel bags to house your electronics and I like the clear window
and means you can see exactly what's in them and that's not cheap plastic either
you probably couldn't break that unless you got a knife out and this is just
really good quality I totally geek out over the ThinkTank bags so if you're
looking for anything for cables and small stuff would totally recommend
these two they also make camera bags if you're looking to house your 360 camera
with all of its key accessories they have a good variety of pockets places
for SD cards cables and they have bags in just about every size check this one
out was this not made for 360 cameras why I put an Insta 360 One in there put
my Theta V there Mi Sphere goes there Rylo goes there if you want one single
bag for your 360 camera you might want to consider a lens pouch this LowePro
lens bag is perfect for one 360 camera and if you're paying more than
$500 for a camera like the VirB or the Fusion you'll want to make
sure it's safe and that those lenses are well protected finally I've got this
cute little Pelican case can you hear how hard that is
this thing is so solid you could throw this at a brick wall and it will not
crack any small delicates a perfect full Pelican
cases next category is tripods selfie sticks and light stands and starting
with the absolute smallest check out this tiny little Manfrotto tripod i
found on amazon and how small and cute is this thing this will easily hide
underneath your 360 camera and look at that the Mi Sphere now has feet from
someone that has broken his fair share of 360 camera lenses in the past I can
tell you that using a $15.00 tripod is a much smarter idea than having to buy a
new camera because your camera tipped over in the wind I can't believe what I
could find this was how cool is this thing moving up in size and the
Manfrotto Mini Pixie Tabletop Tripod is one of the best 360 camera tripods
you'll find it's small it's light it's portable but it's really well-made
Manfrotto a quality there my favorite brand for tripods so if you're
considering tripods or selfie sticks I would strongly suggest Manfrotto because
their gear is quality it won't break I have three favorite selfie sticks for
360 cameras the first one I've covered in previous video and you guys know it's
my favorite this is the Manfrotto two-in-one Selfie Pone it's actually
designed as a monopod so it's super sturdy
but it's also a selfie stick so it has one quarter inch tripod thread on this
end and also another one on the other end and look how far it extends look at that
[Rockie ninja noises]
next is a selfie stick from Insta 360 and this one's slightly cheaper and
it's compatible with all cameras again because of the 1/4 inch tripod thread
this selfie stick doesn't extend quite as far as the Manfrotto selfie stick
here I'll put them side-by-side on the ground so you can see so it's shorter
however this one does have a 1/4 inch tripod thread female on this side which
means you can attach it to a tripod no question I like the Manfrotto selfie
stick better so if you want to attach it to a tripod you'll need this adapter it
cost about $2 on amazon will link it down the description
finally if you own a Xiaomi Mi Sphere the Xiaomi selfie stick is a must-have
accessory this selfie stick is super cool it's got a button on the bottom
it's not quite as good quality as the Manfrotto selfie stick however it's much
thinner at the end which means it can hide perfectly underneath the camera
with the Manfrotto selfi e stick the end bit is a little bit too thick so
when you attach the camera it sticks out and you can see it in your shots just so
if you're a Mi Sphere owner this is the selfie stick of your dreams if you want
to set your camera up and walk away then you might want to consider a light stand
this little light stand is small enough to fit in a backpack
holy smokes check that out this tiny little stand that fits in a backpack can
extend this far the Manfrotto 5001B is the perfect light stand if you're on a
budget and you want something that's compact and light but if you want
something big and epic you want to consider this bad boy when I extended it
fully it goes from basically one side of my apartment to the other so if you want
to get up 15 20 feet in the air set your camera up walk away then this is going
to be a great stand for your 360 camera this is called the Sail Video System and
it's essentially a harness that allows you to fix a 360 camera behind you so
you can get a third-person view as you're moving around so if you're doing
extreme sports and you want a behind perspective this is a tight harness
they'll give you that hands-free ability to move around and get your 360 video
recorded smoothly and cleanly and if there's someone you don't like you can just go
[New weird ninja noises]
this is the Mavic Pro don't get too comfortable and this is still
one of the best drones in 2018 especially for 360 video yes the
Mavic Air has just recently been released
however it's not going to be strong enough to hold to 360 cameras some of
you guys might have seen my previous video where I attached the two Mi Spheres
to the Mavic Pro and I use these Shapeways mounts to do it because
the Mavic Pro is a bigger drone it's going to be able to handle the payload a
lot better and not lose its balance or put your 360 cameras at risk they clip
on super easily and having two mounts instead of one it's going to mean you're
able to hide the drone from your 360 footage because the top camera is
capturing everything up there the bottom camera attached to this mount is
capturing everything down there you then combine the two video tracks into one
and bye-bye drone I'll put a link down in the description to wake and find the
Mavic Pro Fly More Combo on gearbest for just over $1000 which is the
cheapest price on the Internet so check the code down below
with all that said I'm probably still going to buy the Mavic Air because of
its Asteroid Mode ability which means it can shoot Tiny Planets from the sky without
needing a third party app like Litchy and essentially I'm considering it an
upgrade from the spark it's such a small drone I'm going to use it for traveling
so for me the difference between the two drones will be I'm going to use this for
360 video when you use the Mavic Air for traveling and shooting 360 photos
this is my favorite portable sound recorder this is my favorite lav
microphone and this is the adapter that connects A to B whenever I'm shooting
360 and I want to record vocals cleanly I'll put this in my pocket I'll put this
up through my shirt and then later on I sync up the audio with the video in
Adobe Premiere if you want spatial audio though you want to consider a mic like
this this records 360 audio which you can then sync up in post later although
it's a lot more work this is the spatial audio recorder for the Ricoh theta V and
it does a good job I haven't used it that much but it is a good little piece
of equipment if you're passionate about sound recording this is a power bank
that can charge your phone or a 360 camera 15 times over this is a light and
it's about the size of a credit card so it could potentially fit underneath the
360 camera and check out how bright this thing is it's extremely bright and will
do a really good job of lighting up any small area this thing's incredible packs
a real punch for something so tiny here are just a few of the SD card I own
don't buy these ones these are the better ones of these five these three
are the best I'll explain why in another video but these are all reliable SanDisk
is an extremely reliable brand Samsung I found to be good although not always
compatible with certain cameras this 64 gig card here is the best microSD card
for any 360 camera you always need to check compatibility but I found this kit
has consistently perform the best across all the 360 cameras I've used this is my
post-production set up
this is the main hard drive I used to keep my youtube videos and 360 video
files on its 6 terabytes and lightning fast in my experience Western Digital is
the best brand for hard drives I've never had a Western Digital drive
crushing me yet and fingers crossed that continues I've also got a ton of these
smaller Western Digital passport drives these are 4 terabytes each and the size
of a passport and they come in every color of the rainbow look at that these
are handy for storing individual kinds of things I like to label mine and put
something different on each one speaking of storage check these out yep
you read right 128 gigs and 256 gigabytes this is the microphone I use
when I'm recording narration for my side-by-side comparison videos now
taking a look at the low light of the Insta 360 One and it looks
really shit seriously though this is a good mic for recording a voiceover for
your 360 video projects if you want to add a narrator or a voice or any kind of
sound this is a great cheap microphone from rode with the Samsung Gear VR is a
really good headset if you want to watch back your 360 photos 360 videos but also
if you want to go on to Oculus and the other VR apps and check out what the 360
in VR worlds are creating here's what I used to record my YouTube videos my main
camera is the Sony A7R II here I have a Sony 24 -70mm lens the main lens I
used to get that sexy shallow depth of field is this Sony Sonnar 55mm it
doesn't look impressive but it packs a punch
this is the best lens I've ever owned next I have the Rode Filmmaker Kit on
top which attaches wirelessly to the lapel on my chest here and sometimes I
also use this Rode shotgun mic next I use this small Manfrotto tripod it's
small it's cheap it does the job finally we have my video split and this is an
iPad Pro this is what I watch myself back on as I'm recording youtube videos
this is Ben from Life In 360 and in this video I'm going to review the
Garmin Virb again i'm going to put links to every single item you've seen in this
video down in the description also you might want to check out my profile on
kit.com it lists every single piece of camera equipment I own including things
not mention in this video if you really want to geek out on your 360 camera gear
and see the kinds of stuff I use in different situations alright it's
contest time and i'm going to be giving away a 360 camera kit
one lucky person and in this kit it's going to be a Xiaomi Mi Sphere a Xiaomi
selfie stick a SanDisk 64 gigabyte card and a Xiaomi phone to download and edit
your footage on to win these things all you need to do is subscribe to our
YouTube channel and leave a comment down below about which is your favorite piece
of 360 camera gear whether it's something you own or something you're
looking forward to only what are you most excited about right now let me know
in the comments down below until next time this has been Ben I hope you enjoyed
seeing my camera kit it's not all necessary but it's nice to have and I do
use all of these things when the situation calls for it don't forget to
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360 tutorials side-by-side comparisons camera reviews and all that awesome 360
stuff the winner of this giveaway will be announced in one week on the 20th of
February 2018 so make sure you leave a comment down there and let me know what
your favourite piece of 360 camera equipment is. Kthxbai!