Video Equipment – What kind of camera and microphone do you use? Ask Evan

hi I’m Evan Carmichael walk another

hi I’m Evan Carmichael walk another edition of ask Evan in stage episode I’m

edition of ask Evan in stage episode I’m

edition of ask Evan in stage episode I’m going to answer question from Eric who’s

going to answer question from Eric who’s

going to answer question from Eric who’s one of my Facebook friends and he asked

one of my Facebook friends and he asked

one of my Facebook friends and he asked about my setup for making his videos he

about my setup for making his videos he

about my setup for making his videos he wrote in saying I’ve been what kind of

wrote in saying I’ve been what kind of

wrote in saying I’ve been what kind of camera and mic do you use it’s crystal

camera and mic do you use it’s crystal

camera and mic do you use it’s crystal clear also to use a tripod to elevate

clear also to use a tripod to elevate

clear also to use a tripod to elevate the camera above you I do a weekly

the camera above you I do a weekly

the camera above you I do a weekly announcement for my industry and I want

announcement for my industry and I want

announcement for my industry and I want to upgrade the appearance so thank you

to upgrade the appearance so thank you

to upgrade the appearance so thank you for the question Eric a great question i

for the question Eric a great question i

for the question Eric a great question i get asked at a number of times so it’s

get asked at a number of times so it’s

get asked at a number of times so it’s great to be able to answer this on video

great to be able to answer this on video

great to be able to answer this on video for you guys i’m a big believer in

for you guys i’m a big believer in

for you guys i’m a big believer in starting off any venture any new project

starting off any venture any new project

starting off any venture any new project really cheap investing your time for not

really cheap investing your time for not

really cheap investing your time for not investing your money so when I started

investing your money so when I started

investing your money so when I started doing video I did it myself and I use a

doing video I did it myself and I use a

doing video I did it myself and I use a quick little flip camera that was was

quick little flip camera that was was

quick little flip camera that was was pretty basic and then I slowly started

pretty basic and then I slowly started

pretty basic and then I slowly started upgrading my equipment as I was able to

upgrading my equipment as I was able to

upgrading my equipment as I was able to get a few sponsors and make a little bit

get a few sponsors and make a little bit

get a few sponsors and make a little bit of money from the video so it wasn’t

of money from the video so it wasn’t

of money from the video so it wasn’t just a loss as I as I turned it out if

just a loss as I as I turned it out if

just a loss as I as I turned it out if you go back to my earlier videos you’ll

you go back to my earlier videos you’ll

you go back to my earlier videos you’ll see they were pretty bad the quality of

see they were pretty bad the quality of

see they were pretty bad the quality of the content was still good but the

the content was still good but the

the content was still good but the production quality was pretty bad and I

production quality was pretty bad and I

production quality was pretty bad and I slowly started increasing the quality of

slowly started increasing the quality of

slowly started increasing the quality of my equipment now I film in a room in my

my equipment now I film in a room in my

my equipment now I film in a room in my basement so it’s got a white wall that

basement so it’s got a white wall that

basement so it’s got a white wall that looks pretty professional I’ve got some

looks pretty professional I’ve got some

looks pretty professional I’ve got some lighting on me in terms of the camera I

lighting on me in terms of the camera I

lighting on me in terms of the camera I now use a sony handycam and i basically

now use a sony handycam and i basically

now use a sony handycam and i basically got the camera said with the flip and

got the camera said with the flip and

got the camera said with the flip and sort of moving my way up through the

sort of moving my way up through the

sort of moving my way up through the costco camera so i got this one a costco

costco camera so i got this one a costco

costco camera so i got this one a costco is it’s the highest end one that they

is it’s the highest end one that they

is it’s the highest end one that they had and the reason i got it was I had an

had and the reason i got it was I had an

had and the reason i got it was I had an external microphone jack so my flip was

external microphone jack so my flip was

external microphone jack so my flip was amazing the new HD flip that was out was

amazing the new HD flip that was out was

amazing the new HD flip that was out was awesome the video quality was awesome

awesome the video quality was awesome

awesome the video quality was awesome but there was no external microphone so

but there was no external microphone so

but there was no external microphone so some people who are watching my videos

some people who are watching my videos

some people who are watching my videos we’re complaining that it was a great

we’re complaining that it was a great

we’re complaining that it was a great content but they could hear me really

content but they could hear me really

content but they could hear me really clearly so I wanted the camera that had

clearly so I wanted the camera that had

clearly so I wanted the camera that had an external microphone jack and it was

an external microphone jack and it was

an external microphone jack and it was great to kind of get feedback from

great to kind of get feedback from

great to kind of get feedback from people saying that so you know making

people saying that so you know making

people saying that so you know making the investment based on the you know

the investment based on the you know

the investment based on the you know people who are giving feedback are

people who are giving feedback are

people who are giving feedback are actually consuming the content

actually consuming the content

actually consuming the content so there was only one camera classical

so there was only one camera classical

so there was only one camera classical at the time of the sony handycam that

at the time of the sony handycam that

at the time of the sony handycam that had the external microphone jack and now

had the external microphone jack and now

had the external microphone jack and now for the microphones when I do these kind

for the microphones when I do these kind

for the microphones when I do these kind of presentation when you see me on

of presentation when you see me on

of presentation when you see me on camera use a little clip Mike from Sony

camera use a little clip Mike from Sony

camera use a little clip Mike from Sony and I try to keep it just under the the

and I try to keep it just under the the

and I try to keep it just under the the line of where you can see me on the

line of where you can see me on the

line of where you can see me on the camera so the camera starts what about

camera so the camera starts what about

camera so the camera starts what about here and I have a microphone just sadly

here and I have a microphone just sadly

here and I have a microphone just sadly under and I could I could take it off

under and I could I could take it off

under and I could I could take it off you guys to see so this is a clip Mike

you guys to see so this is a clip Mike

you guys to see so this is a clip Mike that I could buy the camera store and

that I could buy the camera store and

that I could buy the camera store and maybe 90 bucks 100 bucks and it plugs

maybe 90 bucks 100 bucks and it plugs

maybe 90 bucks 100 bucks and it plugs into the side of the sony camera and

into the side of the sony camera and

into the side of the sony camera and it’s been pretty pretty great ever since

it’s been pretty pretty great ever since

it’s been pretty pretty great ever since when i do the the audio only one so if

when i do the the audio only one so if

when i do the the audio only one so if you see any videos we’re doing the

you see any videos we’re doing the

you see any videos we’re doing the famous entrepreneur seekers and it’s

famous entrepreneur seekers and it’s

famous entrepreneur seekers and it’s just audio of me or from doing a

just audio of me or from doing a

just audio of me or from doing a screencast and I’m you know you’re

screencast and I’m you know you’re

screencast and I’m you know you’re watching my screen as I’m talking then i

watching my screen as I’m talking then i

watching my screen as I’m talking then i use a blue microphone it’s the Yeti one

use a blue microphone it’s the Yeti one

use a blue microphone it’s the Yeti one ive one day walked into the the apple

ive one day walked into the the apple

ive one day walked into the the apple store and they had it on sale and i

store and they had it on sale and i

store and they had it on sale and i thought it looked interesting i thought

thought it looked interesting i thought

thought it looked interesting i thought it could help improve the audio quality

it could help improve the audio quality

it could help improve the audio quality i used to use a headset but i found that

i used to use a headset but i found that

i used to use a headset but i found that the the Yeti blue was really amazing and

the the Yeti blue was really amazing and

the the Yeti blue was really amazing and so thank you that you wrote in saying

so thank you that you wrote in saying

so thank you that you wrote in saying that you like the audio quality because

that you like the audio quality because

that you like the audio quality because we’ve been working on making it better

we’ve been working on making it better

we’ve been working on making it better and i do use a tripod so when I’m

and i do use a tripod so when I’m

and i do use a tripod so when I’m filming these I have a tripod that’s

filming these I have a tripod that’s

filming these I have a tripod that’s just a little bit above my head and then

just a little bit above my head and then

just a little bit above my head and then tilted on a downward angle found the

tilted on a downward angle found the

tilted on a downward angle found the debt that has a good image if you’re if

debt that has a good image if you’re if

debt that has a good image if you’re if it’s a little bit lower than you then

it’s a little bit lower than you then

it’s a little bit lower than you then you kind of look like a giant and

you kind of look like a giant and

you kind of look like a giant and quality goes down a little bit so it’s

quality goes down a little bit so it’s

quality goes down a little bit so it’s just a little bit above me and pointed a

just a little bit above me and pointed a

just a little bit above me and pointed a slight downward angle and I’ve got six

slight downward angle and I’ve got six

slight downward angle and I’ve got six lights on me that again we’re super

lights on me that again we’re super

lights on me that again we’re super cheap bought from ikea and then then got

cheap bought from ikea and then then got

cheap bought from ikea and then then got some really powerful light bulbs from

some really powerful light bulbs from

some really powerful light bulbs from home depot and they’re placed in you

home depot and they’re placed in you

home depot and they’re placed in you know here here and here all around me

know here here and here all around me

know here here and here all around me and a couple videos i move my hands and

and a couple videos i move my hands and

and a couple videos i move my hands and I and I hit a light so you see that

I and I hit a light so you see that

I and I hit a light so you see that every now and then but it’s it’s been a

every now and then but it’s it’s been a

every now and then but it’s it’s been a good setup if you look over my old

good setup if you look over my old

good setup if you look over my old videos you’ll see I had some at my

videos you’ll see I had some at my

videos you’ll see I had some at my office I had the really old ones at my

office I had the really old ones at my

office I had the really old ones at my house when I didn’t have a tripod and I

house when I didn’t have a tripod and I

house when I didn’t have a tripod and I used my flip camera you could see the

used my flip camera you could see the

used my flip camera you could see the camera the screen wobbling a little bit

camera the screen wobbling a little bit

camera the screen wobbling a little bit a little bit hard to to watch as a

a little bit hard to to watch as a

a little bit hard to to watch as a viewer but again I’d like starting off

viewer but again I’d like starting off

viewer but again I’d like starting off cheap see if it works I could have tried

cheap see if it works I could have tried

cheap see if it works I could have tried a couple videos and said you know this

a couple videos and said you know this

a couple videos and said you know this isn’t for me I don’t want to keep doing

isn’t for me I don’t want to keep doing

isn’t for me I don’t want to keep doing it and then I would have been out a lot

it and then I would have been out a lot

it and then I would have been out a lot of money on the camera on the lighting

of money on the camera on the lighting

of money on the camera on the lighting in the tripod so I always make sure I

in the tripod so I always make sure I

in the tripod so I always make sure I don’t put up put energy at the beginning

don’t put up put energy at the beginning

don’t put up put energy at the beginning see if it works and then as it does

see if it works and then as it does

see if it works and then as it does continue to work and we get some results

continue to work and we get some results

continue to work and we get some results and I start increasing the investment

and I start increasing the investment

and I start increasing the investment and in this case now I’m pretty happy

and in this case now I’m pretty happy

and in this case now I’m pretty happy with the equipment that i have and i

with the equipment that i have and i

with the equipment that i have and i appreciate the comment that you thought

appreciate the comment that you thought

appreciate the comment that you thought it was professional and crystal clear

it was professional and crystal clear

it was professional and crystal clear quality on the under on the audio so

quality on the under on the audio so

quality on the under on the audio so thank you everybody if you like this

thank you everybody if you like this

thank you everybody if you like this video please give it a thumbs up I hope

video please give it a thumbs up I hope

video please give it a thumbs up I hope that helped answer your question there

that helped answer your question there

that helped answer your question there the thumbs else makes me want to do more

the thumbs else makes me want to do more

the thumbs else makes me want to do more of these videos few guys and I always

of these videos few guys and I always

of these videos few guys and I always appreciate them and if you have a

appreciate them and if you have a

appreciate them and if you have a question about my setup or another

question about my setup or another

question about my setup or another question about your business feel free

question about your business feel free

question about your business feel free to leave a comment below I always look

to leave a comment below I always look

to leave a comment below I always look at those and I try to answer everyone if

at those and I try to answer everyone if

at those and I try to answer everyone if I can so thank you and we’ll see you on

I can so thank you and we’ll see you on

I can so thank you and we’ll see you on the next episode