What to Look For in a Vlogging Camera
Being a professional vlogger, you need to buy the right camera gear for your full-time Vlog. So, the first question pops up in your mind will be, “What to look for in a vlogging camera?”
Don’t worry. I wrote this post to answer this question and help you to make the right decision to buy a camera for vlogging.
Having said that, I will discuss in this post the features that you must consider and the others that you can ignore while picking the best vlogging camera in 2020.
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Things to Ignore While Picking a Vlogging Camera
There are plenty of cameras available in the market with different types of features but here we are discussing those features that you can avoid while picking your first-ever vlog camera:
There are mainly 3 things you should avoid while choosing the best Vlog camera.
- Zoom
- Flash
- Megapixel
Most cameras have many features that can fulfill many jobs but are not exceptional for a specific job. For example, most of the cameras have Zoom and Flash features but it’s not valuable for vlogging.
Zoom is only useful in travel vlogging but it’s still not vital and this is my personal opinion. Flash and Zoom are the 2 main features you shouldn’t worry about. Using a camera with a built-in flash in Professional Photography or Cinematography is considered a sin.
If you want to use lighting in your video, you will need an external lighting kit and some knowledge about it. Flash is only valuable for showing your trip pictures to your family members.
Megapixels it’s only relevant for photography to get good detailed pictures. Getting a camera evading these features will give you more value for your money.
Features You Need to Consider
Let’s start focusing on the camera features that are useful for your Vlog. Well, this is the most interesting and important part of this topic, so please read it at the end to make the right decision to buy the right camera gear for vlogging.
Low-Light Performance
This is the first and, by far, the most important feature that you should worry about when picking the right camera for your Vlog.
It’s always important that the camera should make high-quality videos and photos even when there is not enough light to support them.
If your camera can’t take good photos in low light. It means images will have noise and reduce their frames per second.
What makes a camera have the best outcome in low light?
Lens Aperture
Aperture plays a vital role in the composition and setting up of a shot. High-speed lenses have a wide aperture that allows them to capture more light.
A wider aperture lens performs well in low light conditions. This also helps you to get the background or blurred foreground photos. Higher quality 50mm lenses have an f/1.8 aperture to get the best quality images.
ISO
ISO, which you can’t see in the camera’s specs. The amount of noise in an image can show as the ISO gets higher. You can only check it while using the camera at a higher ISO. Its cameras sensor sensibility to the light.
Sensors
The third point, last but not least that impacts your camera’s performance in the low-light condition is its sensor size.
Different kinds of vlogging cameras have different sensor sizes. Bigger sensor sizes capture more light and perform well in low-light conditions.
Here is the orderly arrangement of the vlogging camera type concerning sensors larger to smaller scale.
- DSLRs and Mirrorless cameras.
- Point and Shoot Cameras.
- Camcorders.
Fully Articulated Screen
The flip or articulated screen is very handy when it comes to recording your Vlog. The cameras with flip screens help to see your video recording just the way you want it to be.
Wi-Fi
It means that you can connect your camera to your smartphone. Wi-Fi also helps to upload youtube videos without using any cable.
Auto Focus While Recording Video
This is an essential feature that is quite useful in vlogging because while creating your Vlogs, the camera should focus on your face at any given time.
Even if you move closer or faster, you should be in focus. Without continuous autofocus, the item you want to show off looks blurry, which is not good for your viewers.
Microphone Input
Having a feature microphone input in your vlog camera is essential and useful. Sadly, plenty of cameras don’t have this feature. There is another way to record audio via a USB microphone.
Battery Life
If you have extensive use of the camera daily for vlogging, then you should always look out for a camera with long battery life. Yes, you can buy extra batteries but they can be so expensive.
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