Thread: I want to make youtube videos as a hobby, what's needed?

Would you care to explain why please?

Well... all I can say is that my past experiences with video recording from cameras haven't been all that good. I mean it's not all bad, but it have definitely never measured to the amount of quality from a camcorder... a device that is actually dedicated to video recording. With a regular camera you normally get really poor light abilities (recording in darker areas and such), and you also get a pretty cheap microphone, and you're pretty much short of other features that'll improve your video quality. Mostly you'll be restricted to well lit rooms or the outside.

Or if you want another general guideline, still cameras are bad at videos, good at pictures. Camcorders are good at video, not so good at still images (unless you buy a really pricy one).

All I can say is that you'll never get the same amount of quality in video from a still camera... and in most cases it'll be a downright bad quality. Especially if you wanna do it as a hobby.

Just to give you an example of a pretty cheap HD cam:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-Cami...1191236&sr=8-2

You could also go for the flip cams:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Flip-Video-D...1191322&sr=8-1
Video example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU3ZfXDT-Cg

All I'm saying is, there's a LOT of alternatives out there. Just try and look around and I'm sure you'll find something that'll suit your needs And it doesn't have to be super expensive.

I will consider those facts, thank you once again!