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Recently, along with the podcast, I have also been doing videos here and there on YouTube. Here is an example of one:
This was for a contest. I did not win.
All my life, I have had the worst luck with cameras. Currently I am using my phone and a Nikon CoolPix L830. I was super pumped when I got the camera a few years ago. It gave me the DSLR body I wanted, without having the bulky lenses, and the screen adjusted to help me take pictures.
It takes great pictures, but video, there are some issues. I am typically filming myself, and though the screen adjusts, it doesn't adjust so I can see it if I am facing the camera. So I can't really see myself, and I can't see if any adjustments need to be made. This was a lesson I learned with the most recent video that is coming out. The entire thing is blurry. It is insane. I am still going to post it because it took me forever to make and edit and practice makes perfect.
I do not have the ability with this camera to add an external mic. Not a big deal when I was just doing pictures, but now that I am making videos, I need an external mic. The microphone on this camera is not doing me any favors. For now, I am connecting a mic to my phone, and making a loud noise so that I am able to sync up the sound in editing. I am a big proponent of working smarter, not harder, and it seems to me that a smarter option would be a camera that has the ability to have an external mic.
So What am I Thinking About Purchasing?
I am the absolute queen of impulse purchases. I see something that is close to what I need, and I grab it, and a few months later down the line, I find out it does not have all the features that I want or need. I am trying not to make that same mistake with a camera, because let's face it, cameras are pricey as hell. I am not made of money and I cannot purchase a new camera every two years because I realize that a bell and whistle that I need, I didn't get because I picked the first thing that caught my fancy.
So far, this is what I know I want/need
Movable screen so I am able to see myself when I am vlogging
Ability to add an external mic
I would like a small form factor, something I can shove in my purse and go and won't hurt my wrist to hold up for an extended period of time.
This isn't a requirement, but if I could get a small form camera that has interchangeable lenses, that would be cool.
Bluetooth capability.
Under $1000 closer to under $700 would be ideal
Really good stabilization. I waddle. It's a fact of life. I have waddled my whole life and so video tends to be shaky.
I would like something possibly over a year old so that it has a lot of tutorials out for it that I can read and learn from.
Common form factor storage card - Please no cameras with their own proprietary storage card. That gives me a headache. There is no need for it. SD is here, other forms of SD are here. PICK ONE AND USE IT!
I need to be able to do 4k vlogging.
I don't have a pixel requirement because in this day and age, most cameras will give you what you need in the pixel department.
With these 9 things in mind I have started looking at cameras.
The first one is the Sony ZV-1
So pretty!
As you can see straight off the bat, it has the screen that I require. It has the ability to hook up an external mic, and from the videos that I have watched on it, it takes great pictures and video.
One of the videos I watched. I haven't thought of Ijustine in YEARS
This one is the newest of the ones I have been looking at and has the highest price at roughly $800.00. I cringe at that cost. However, if you look on YouTube it has some of the best reviews. People even revisit it in videos and still enjoy it months later.
The next one is the Canon G7X Mark III.
This has everything that the Sony has. It is older, so it doesn't have all of the new shiny bells and whistles, but I don't know if I even want the bells and whistles. Its viewing screen does pull out so I could see it, but all I have seen thus far is that it pulls out above I believe. I like the ones that swing out to the side, but that isn't a deal breaker, you know? It has the small form factor and it clocks in price wise at around $650. which is a touch better, but what am I giving up for that extra money? Will I regret it when I discover I need something else?
This guy is thorough.
The final one is killing me. It's the Canon M50.
This one is a little larger, but still has a small form factor that won't hurt my wrist. It has interchangeable lenses. You can buy it with one or two (obviously the price goes up if you buy it with two. It has the swing out screen, and also runs about $650.00 (with the single lens). It's killing me because this is the one I would immediately impulse buy, but I am trying to be the adult I know I can be and do my due diligence so I am not staring at other cameras when they come out. It also does not do 4K, which is a thing I will need.
I have watched this guy's videos and will continue to do my research.
He has some good information
Do you work with cameras? Do you have opinions? I'd like to hear it!
Kat and Iris make a triumphant return to school Leslie on the ways of Anime. Who knows, with their help she may learn to spell it correctly.
TW: Adult themes are spoken about briefly in this episode dealing with hentai such as pedophilia, rape, and incest. Listener discretion is advised.
Please hop on twitter to say nice things about Hyungwon and use the hashtag #LongLeggedBitch or #YouLongLeggedBitch or #KickMeInTheChestYouLongLeggedBitch
Kat can be found on Twitter @mobilesuitKat
Iris can only be found in your subconscious. Talk to her there. If you absolutely feel a need to say something to her, shoot me an email and I will get it to her.
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Leslie is here with a short one. Wishing you all a happy and safe New Year. Let's read more, write more, and play more!
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One of my Discord Children, Tya, stops by to talk about Fan Fiction and one again we go completely off the rails. I learn some things I never knew about BTS. Tune in for fan fiction talk, stay for Yoongi's feet.
Something I wanted to clarify really quickly. When Tya says AMBW it stands for 'Asian Man (men) and Black Woman (women).
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This episode can also be called "Lee Jooheon, Iris is waiting for you."
In one of the wildest episodes in the two years of this podcast (Has it been two years? 2020 has been 150 years, so we don't even know), Iris and Kat come on to talk to Leslie about all three of them being Hagbebes. A term (not lovingly) coined by younger Monbebe's who can't drive or pay for their own concert tickets. Leslie, Iris, and Kat believe this just makes them groupie witches and are patiently awaiting their powers.
Bra talk, stalker talk, Dasani talk. Listen in! Also Dasani, if you want to sponsor us.. hey...
Content warning: Brief mentions of medical procedures and poop. I told you this was a wild ride.
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Iris does not want her twitter info out, so you will have to suffer without her.
Kat can be found on twitter at @MobileSuitKat as well as on https://www.twitch.tv/mobilesuitkat
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