What do I need for this?

Cromulent · 10 Nov 2021 at 15:43

I want to start a YouTube channel and a blog. I'll need to quickly record my desk from above and slow down the video but keep it at high quality at 4k. I'll also need to be able to take photos that are close to the object. I'd also like to capture a 4k video of myself talking. The only problem is that I have no idea about any of this stuff.

Can someone help me out, please?

Cromulent · 10 Nov 2021 at 18:04

neoboy said:
Rough budget?

£250 to £300, but if something was unique for a bit more money, I could stretch it a bit.

Cromulent · 11 Nov 2021 at 09:29

Captain said:
4K 60FPS as well as macro for up to £300 is a difficult ask unless you’re happy with something like a GoPro for 4K60/120 and then a separate camera for close up?

I have no idea about prices. How much would I need to spend to get a reasonably professional end result?

Cromulent · 11 Nov 2021 at 15:45

montymint said:
This is going to sound dumb, but what phone do you have?

Edit: Bah beaten by @neoboy !

OnePlus 6, but I was thinking of upgrading to the latest iPhone Pro Max at some point in the next couple of months.

Cromulent · 12 Nov 2021 at 12:44

Raymond Lin said:
You will also need various boom arms, light stands, tripod stands. Especially holding something high up and above over.

You will need light boxes, LED lights.

And also a mic as said earlier. People always forget good audio. I would rather watch 1080p with good audio than 4k with terrible audio.

Thank you. That is a very useful reply. I'll have to do some Googling for reviews to learn more about this stuff.