Hey guys, in this clip
I'm going to show you how to use this camera,
the JVC GY-LS300,
to stream directly into YouTube.
Once you've set it up,
you'll be able to stream directly just using this,
no external hardware, no capture cards, no laptops required
nothing whatsoever apart from the camera,
because this particular camera,
which happens to be a great little camera, in my opinion,
has the encoding functionality
built directly inside of it.
Which is a fantastic asset to have right now,
especially at your fingertips!
So you won't need a PC,
a laptop, a capture card, anything else
once you've set it up for the first time.
You’ll just need to have connection to the Internet.
As long as that connection is
fast enough to allow this camera to stream its output
then you can go live anywhere - from your home,
or, in theory, any place in the world.
Now you may want to stream to
Facebook Live or to Twitch
and with this camera right now you can't do that.
There's a firmware limitation.
However, there is a workaround
that I'm going to show you involving Restream.io.
The great thing about that workaround is that it's free,
it's relatively easy.
And once you've set it up,
if you choose to use that method,
then it offers you a distinct advantage.
And again, once it's been configured,
just the one time,
you will then be able to go live
not just to YouTube
but to Facebook and to Twitch.
And all three at the same time, if you wish.
So let's go and see what it's all about.
Now, we will talk about
specific formats for streaming later on
but just be aware
that you cannot access
parts of the menu relating to streaming
if the camera is currently set to record at 4K,
HD+Web
or at 24P.
So if you're in any of those formats, it's probably
best to change them into
something like standard HD now.
Similarly, and this is fairly obvious, I guess,
the camera will not allow you
to initiate the start of a stream
until you've made a network connection.
So let's look at that first.
The camera’s got a dedicated host terminal
to make the network connection.
It says clearly in the User Guide that you should only
connect or disconnect an adapter
with the camera switched off.
So we'll set the camera up with a wired connection first.
I’ll just simply connect the
USB to network cable adapter
into that terminal.
Now I already had this ‘UGreen’ USB 2.0
network adapter and it worked fine.
However, when I tried this USB 3.0
network adapter it didn't work with this camera.
Just be aware.
So once your camera is connected,
turn the power on,
enter the menu,
scroll down to System
and then scroll down to Network
and make sure that’s switched On.
As an aside,
when the network is on,
but no network connection has been established,
the network icon on the flip out screen
is yellow.
Returning to the Network menu,
enter its Settings option,
then Connection Setup.
And from there just enter the Wizard.
The camera’s going to sense
that you have the ethernet cable plugged in
so just press Next.
Now here I found the JVC User Guide quite vague
because I have no idea what DHCP means.
I'm not a Network Engineer.
However Manual I couldn't get to work.
I used DHCP.
I've never used an FTP Proxy
so obviously my choice is No Proxy.
If your situation’s different you’ll have the other choice.
That should be it
and the main network symbol
should change from yellow to white
to show that a network connection
has been established successfully.
Now with the network established,
press the Status button on your camera,
navigate to the Network tab
and notice that your camera's IP address
is now displayed.
Note down this information.
Don't share it.
Within the Main Menu,
go back to Network Settings
and enter Web.
Make sure Web Access is switched On
and you'll need to note the login name and password.
By default,
these are shared by all LS300 cameras.
Before we move on,
let's talk about getting the camera to connect wirelessly
to a network.
When I first looked into this,
I already had this TP-Link
network adapter which I've used
with my laptop in the past
and thought that would do the job.
However, although it obviously fits
the USB terminal on the camera,
I just couldn't get it to connect to the network.
Then I did realise that JVC
do state quite clearly in the User Guide
that you do need to check compatibility
of specific wifi dongles.
That information is available
on the JVC product website.
The document is very comprehensive
and broken down by geographical areas.
And, although I couldn't find an exact match
in terms of manufacturer,
the key information
is the chipset used within the wifi dongle.
That's the information
I then used to find something on Amazon.
This is the product I went for
which uses the exact chipset listed in the document.
Reasonably priced, and I can confirm
that it works fine.
Now it's June 2020 as of recording
and JVC make a point of saying
that manufacturers change their specification.
So it is worth
checking that document for any updates
in the future.
With the dongle inserted power on the camera.
Again, you're going to navigate to
the Network Connection Setup Wizard
which now recognises
that you're trying to connect wirelessly.
I'm simply trying to connect
to my home network via my router
so we'll Connect Via Access Point.
After forcing it to search
it should display all the available access points
including the router you’re after
and anything else that's visible to the dongle.
You'll select the access points you want
and will then be prompted to enter the password.
After inputting that,
I chose DHCP as the IP address configuration,
and pressed Next.
After it connected,
I chose No Proxy to complete the setup.
As before,
on your flip out screen,
the network symbol should go from yellow to white.
So the camera is now connected to a network,
in this case vi a network cable,
and now
we just need to live stream whatever it's pointing at!
And we're going to start with YouTube.
We're going to take the camera’s IP address
and put it into a web browser,
which is going to take us to the camera’s webpage,
which is a JVC portal.
Put the username and password in.
This is the camera’s web page
which deserves a clip of its own to be honest!
But for now
we're going to concentrate on the Settings
and Live Streaming tab.
There are four
different live stream destination servers
you can populate and save.
I'm going to set one up for YouTube.
To do this,
you'll need information
from your YouTube channel by logging in
and going to YouTube Studio.
The most important information is the stream key,
and the most important thing about that
is you must always keep that secret.
First I need to define
which server type I'm going to live stream to.
There are five different options in the portal.
Looking at YouTube Studio I can see the server URL
begins ‘rtmp’,
which gives me the answer.
So I'll copy that server URL.
I'll select rtmp in the portal,
and then I'll paste the URL
from YouTube
into the URL field.
Next, from YouTube Studio, I'll reveal, copy
and then paste the stream key
into the JVC camera portal
stream key field.
I can then go ahead and save that.
Now.
I'll go ahead and rename that server
so it makes it very easy for me
in the future
when I'm looking just at the camera,
and I can verify quickly the server.
The final thing
is to make sure
that I've made that server I've just created
the default destination for the live streams.
I'll do that by selecting it and saving it.
And then afterwards, I can confirm that
by the fact that it has a tick next to it.
And once we've done that
we can actually leave the web portal,
we don't need it anymore
to live stream straight from the camera to YouTube.
Note, if you want your live stream to have a
specific title and any other particular information,
and you probably do,
you need to put that into YouTube
before you start the live stream from the camera.
You can't put that in from the camera.
Before any kind of live stream, it's always a good idea
to check the transfer speed you're going to have available.
The key thing is the upload speed.
On this occasion,
I've got over 50 megabits per second, which is ample.
The camera
gives you a lot of options
in terms of streaming bit rates available.
However, just be aware that
the highest bit rates
are only available with certain destination server types.
A good rule of thumb
is to always leave plenty of headroom
in the upload capacity,
don't take it to the maximum.
It's always better to be at a lower resolution
but stable
than set the camera for a higher resolution
and risk breaking up
In my situation 1280 x 720 25p
at 5 megabits per second
is a good compromise.
But your situation could be different
and you can obviously take a different view.
The streaming bitrate can be changed in
the Live streaming Set menu.
Notice as well here you can change
the server, assuming you've set up more than one.
That can all be done in camera.
That's very convenient.
And after that, all you have to do
is start the live stream by switching it on.
On the camera’s LCD monitor
you'll see this symbol.
And momentarily, on YouTube,
you should be going live on your channel.
I really do admire this functionality.
As live stream becomes more and more important,
you can go straight from this camera,
no capture cards, no PC once you've configured it,
and you can use lenses, ND filters,
great audio through your XLRs.
It's just really, really powerful.
I think it's well worth
assigning a custom button for the live stream Start Stop.
That's under the
User Switch Set menu.
And you can assign any one of the available user buttons to it.
Number 7 seems to be quite popular.
By default, that's usually an additional record button
on top of the camera.
But I agree that's quite a good idea
to make that the custom button
to Start Stop live streaming.
So let's look at how we can get the camera
to stream into Facebook Live.
On first glance, it looks like you should be able to do it.
There's a URL
and a stream key.
And in the camera portal
iit looks like that URL
should match that ‘rtmp’ server type.
But that's wrong
It actually says ‘rtmps’,
it's a different protocol.
I didn't notice until afterwards.
The result is although you can put the URL in
the stream key won't physically fit
in the stream key field
in the JVC portal.
I just couldn't get it to work.
Fortunately, I got in contact with a Facebook group.
I got some really good pieces of information
from some of those members,
including the suggestion that I should try Restream.io.
Basically, Restream is a service
whereby you send a stream to them
and then they relay it to various platforms.
I've only signed up for the free version,
so it's worth noting, you can only associate
one YouTube channel with that.
You can only go live to your personal Facebook page,
not a group or public page.
But it does work absolutely fine
with OBS,
if you use that.
Overall, I found it very straightforward.
Once you set up the account,
you simply add channels
with that tab,
give the appropriate permissions
and it's kind of automated.
One big advantage of Restream
is that you can simultaneously
go live to all your connected platforms.
Conveniently, before you go live,
you can change the titles and description
for all the platforms you're going to stream to
at the same time.
So once you've set up your network,
set Restream as your new destination server
with the URL
and stream key they provide with that account,
you can go live.
One of the things I do like about Restream
is that you can monitor the incoming
feed from the camera
before releasing it to your platforms.
On this occasion, I've already toggled On
the relay to Twitch and YouTube
but I could have just been monitoring in Restream
for 10, 15 minutes just to make sure
there were no problems
before going live to the public.
Overall, I've been really impressed with Restream.
However, I have had a few problems
going from Restream into YouTube.
That's nothing to do with the camera.
There's some sort of glitch with Restream to YouTube
which I may talk about in a future clip.
But, in terms of providing a mechanism
for me to get the camera
to live stream into Facebook,
Restream has absolutely provided a solution.
So I've got no complaints on that front.
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