Video Camera Review 2015: Best Camera for YouTube

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You want to start making videos, but you have no idea where to start when it comes to which kind of camera you should be using and how much you should be spending on it. I'm going to show you my roster of cameras that I use for all of my different types of videos. And the beauty is the camera that I'm using to film this video and that I use to film all of my tutorial videos is under $200. To get good quality and to get started in making videos, you don't have to break the bank at all. So, I'm going to show you all the details today. And I just want to clarify, I'm not being paid to talk about any of these products. I'm not being asked to talk about any of these products. These are actually the cameras that I bought and that have worked the best for me and I know that they'll work for you, too. My mainstay camera that I shoot all of these tutorial videos on is my Logitech C920 HD Pro webcam. It's not expensive. It's not fancy. It is a webcam and it's awesome. Part of the reason I love this camera so much is it makes the shooting and editing process so easy. So you can see the webcam is on the top of my computer and then it hooks into the USB port on the side of my computer and that means that I can easily shoot my clips on my computer and save them to the desktop immediately and then import them into my editing software. It's a seamless, really easy process and much easier than taking your SD card out of your camera and importing the footage onto your computer. Now, for my everyday camera, when I'm on the move, I turn to my iPhone 6. This is all I use. I know there are some um gadgets that you can use to improve the camera quality, but I find the quality of it just fine. I will link to some of those gadgets below for your reference. Um, but I just find it easiest to use my phone when I want to capture video on the go and do a really quick uh video update. My straight shooter is my Canon PowersShot ELF 330HS. This is a really common vlogging camera. I've taken this to uh Portland and to Thailand. And when I premeditate a shoot and know that I'm going to be capturing footage, this is usually the camera I'll take because the quality of the footage is really really nice. Plus, the audio if you don't have your um lavalier mic with you is actually quite good. Um so for a little bit more of a pricey option, but still this camera is around $350, so under $500, this is a great bet for you. And finally, you got to have a GoPro. I got my GoPro a few months ago and I love it so much. It is so much fun to travel with and it's easy to travel with. It's so small, it's durable, and it has a waterproof casing. So, when you want to shoot underwater, uh, you totally can and the footage is amazing. It looks so, so good. Plus, the pictures that this camera takes are really nice as well. Um, so, highly recommend getting a GoPro for yourself. I have the Hero 3 Plus. I know there are versions that have come out recently with the uh screen on the back. That's also a really nice feature. uh so you can actually see what you're filming. But I've had no problems with this at all. It works super well and I love the footage. I have links below to all of the products that I mentioned today. If you want to check them out for more details. And if you found this video helpful, please share it with your friends. Hit the like button below and remember to subscribe because I post new social media and video marketing tutorials every single Tuesday. If you have an idea for a video, please leave it in the comments section below. Thank you so much for watching and I'll see you guys next time.