Got Your Camera? What’s Next?

Choosing the right kind of camera doesn’t get the job done. You have to have the right kind of equipment to support the brilliance of camera features. Here are the essentials to keep you going in the right direction.

Computer:

Now let’s come towards editing part.  Do you need a fancy kind of computer to be able to do the editing of the videos? Or to be able to process the videos? If you’ve got a computer that’s about 2-3 years old, that should do the job. Obviously, faster and newer your computer is, the better. These solutions are both for PC and laptops. It doesn’t matter if you’re on a PC or laptop, these cameras will work beautifully on both.

Software:

Lastly, let’s talk about the software you’ll need for editing your video. There are different set of software that you will need for PC and Mac.

·         Software for PC: if you’re on windows, then it should come with free software called ‘moviemaker’.  It’s a pretty cool software you can use but since it's free, it's quite limited. ‘Sony Vegas Video Studio HD’ is next on our recommendation list.

·         Software for Mac: it also comes with a free software iMovie which is great software for video editing. If you can notch up your budget a bit up, then get yourself a copy of ‘screenflow’.

Extras:

What about some extras? There are a couple of other things that you either need or not, it's totally up to you. If you want to get the sound quality of your video better, then we recommend you to use an external microphone. Unfortunately with the cheaper camera they don’t always have an external microphone jack. The Kodak Zi8 does come with an external microphone jack which you can plug your microphone into. The Canon 550D has an external microphone jack as well, and you can use it for that purpose. When you use an external microphone, the sound is a lot better.

The other thing to think about is your lighting. Basically, the better lighting you have, the less high quality camera you will need in that scenario. Vice versa, if you have a better camera, the lighting requirement becomes less. But, for the smaller and cheaper cameras like we mentioned before, you may need some extra lighting, especially if you’re recording indoor, it just lids up your object a bit more. For that purpose, you can use household lights and lamps but make sure the light shines on your face and exposes your skin.

However, if you want to take this to the next level, you can buy construction lights that are cheaper and provide great results. And, if you wish to raise the level higher, you can get florescent light which is bit more expensive because they are used for professional purposes. Of course, if you don’t want to use lights, you can always record outside in natural sunlight. On a nice and sunny day, you can get pretty good lighting conditions to suit your requirements.

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