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VIDEO EQUIPMENT GUIDE

Sue Ferreira Wisdom To Wealth Mastery - 2017 YouTube.com/WisdomToWealthMastery

Thanks For Downloading This Video Equipment Guide Enjoy The Journey! If you have Wisdom of benefit to others and want to take your Wisdom, to those who need you, around this planet, it's time to take your Wisdom To The World. Time and again, video has been shown to be your most powerful way to extend your reach, influence, visibility and impact and have your clients to come to Know, Like and Trust You. If you wish to grow Your Business, Your Income and Wealth for you and those you help, today, video is a must. Video may be foreign and intimidating, but if you follow me at Wisdom To Wealth Mastery, you know my mission is to show you the simplest and easiest way to create video and use all its tools. You have enough to learn in this ever changing world, so let's make all as easy as possible. In this report, I have listed the simple equipment I use to create my videos. I am always searching for inexpensive, reliable equipment, most of which is small, light and hardy, Without further ado, here is my guide to simple Video Equipment. Sue Ferreira Wisdom To Wealth Mastery - 2017 YouTube.com/WisdomToWealthMastery

Cameras Talk about a growth area! In the past few years, video recording devices have gone from heavy, expensive cameras, through Camcorders to a profusion of devices, of which one of the most powerful is the ubiquitous Smartphone or iPad/Tablet.

Smartphones The newer smartphones are very powerful and record amazing video! Both Apple and Android Phones are excellent and the only recommendation I have is that it is simpler, if you have all your devices in one system, either Apple or Android. The current most popular phones are Android Samsung Galaxy 8 - http://amzn.to/2zT0Xl1 US Canada - http://amzn.to/2hciZXp Apple iPhone 8 - http://amzn.to/2heGgrX US Canada - http://amzn.to/2zbldRO Smartphone accessories - holders and selfie sticks etc - are reviewed at the end of this guide. Sue Ferreira Wisdom To Wealth Mastery - 2017 YouTube.com/WisdomToWealthMastery

Cameras Webcam The most popular Webcams by far are the Logitech Series, the 920 or C930. I have had the C930 for a few years. It is simple and easy to set up, by plugging into a USB port and I use it for all of my web conferences, as well as screen recording. Links to the Logitech Webcam C930 -are Amazon.US - http://amzn.to/2dJSI1L Amazon Canada - http://amzn.to/1QRN9Y6 Links to the less expensive Logitech 920 Amazon US - http://amzn.to/2dJTRX5 Amazon Canada - http://amzn.to/2yBlM5W

DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras If you want to outstanding video quality, there is an array of excellent DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras available today, which create film quality video, but they involve a greater investment financially with a steeper learning curve. There are too many of these cameras to review here, but which ever camera you choose, make sure the camera has an external microphone jack and a separate headphone jack to monitor the audio input. No doubt many will argue with me, but two of the most popular cameras, areSue Ferreira Wisdom To Wealth Mastery - 2017 YouTube.com/WisdomToWealthMastery

Cameras The DSLR Camera - Canon 70D Amazon US - http://amzn.to/2yB9LgM Amazon Canada - http://amzn.to/2xS0gpG The Mirrorless Camera - Lumix GH5 Amazon US - http://amzn.to/2yB9LgM Amazon Canada - http://amzn.to/2xS0gpG I use the forerunner of the Lumix GH5, the GH3, and love this camera. For me, a woman photographer, the smaller and lighter mirrorless cameras fit my hands better and are lighter to pack. Obviously, Nikon, Sony and others have great cameras for video, too.

Microphones Another growth area! One new invention, such as the smartphone spurs an explosion of accessories and gadgets and once again, many microphones for smartphones and desktop/laptops have appeared on the scene in recent years. I will review the most popular, which I also use or have used. Sue Ferreira Wisdom To Wealth Mastery - 2017 YouTube.com/WisdomToWealthMastery

Lavalier or Lapel Microphones ]]Lavalier or Lapel Microphones are the little, hands free microphones, you will see people wearing, clipped to their clothing - often their lapel, hence the name. They are wired or wireless. Wired are very inexpensive, Wireless more expensive but the benefit of not being on a leash is obvious. My Every Day, Go To, Wired Lavalier Microphone is -

Wired Lapel Microphones Boya By-M1 Lavalier Microphone Amazon US - http://amzn.to/2k5AniN Amazon Canada - http://amzn.to/2jBXxON This lapel microphone has a long wire, so you can move a fair distance from the camera, if desired, but the winning feature for me, is it can be used with to a smartphone or a DSLR/Mirrorless camera - Big Plus!! It is small, travels with me and with the flick of a switch is ready to go with either device and the sound quality is good. I have two other Wired Lapel Microphones, which I also use iRig Multimedia Lavalier Amazon US - http://amzn.to/2zBJBsx Amazon Canada - http://amzn.to/2xT5TnK Sue Ferreira Wisdom To Wealth Mastery - 2017 YouTube.com/WisdomToWealthMastery

Microphones This is a great mic - not too long a cord and is my back up mic for the Boya By-M1. And the Rode Smart Lav Amazon US - http://amzn.to/1SUwQPt Amazon Canada - http://amzn.to/2bEeWA4 The Rode Smart Lav microphone has quite a short wire, which limits your distance from the camera. For a while, this mic was my Go To microphone but I had several episodes, with two different Rode Smart Lavs, where the audio was useless loud static. Having checked all the connections many times and then discovering a friend had the same issues, I abandoned this microphone. It is a popular microphone and you may have no issues with it, but Just saying!

Wireless Lapel Microphones If you would like to be unleashed from your wired Lavalier Microphone, a Wireless Lavalier Microphone is for you. Many excellent microphones are now available at varying prices, Rode, Sennheiser, Movo and Sony being among the popular brands. The Wireless Lavalier Microphone I use for audio input to my Lumix GH3 is Sue Ferreira Wisdom To Wealth Mastery - 2017 YouTube.com/WisdomToWealthMastery

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Rode Filmmaker Amazon US - http://amzn.to/2nrhOEB Amazon Canada - http://amzn.to/2ohYKMY In the past year, many more excellent wireless Lavalier Microphones have become available but I have no experience of using them. If you would like a Wireless Lavalier to connect with your computer, via USB, I suggest -

Fifine Wireless Lavalier USB for PC and Mac Amazon US - http://amzn.to/2xTRBTz This microphone is not available in the Canadian Amazon Store or The Samson SWXPD1BLM5 Stage XPD1 Wireless USB - PC and Mac Amazon US - http://amzn.to/2yCnSkd Amazon Canada - http://amzn.to/2yBYM4S


Lighting A video device, microphone and decent lighting is all you need to produce good quality video. If you have good natural lighting such as a window, which is more or less ahead of you and doesn't cast big shadows, you are good to go. At times, outdoor lighting can be very effective, but there are some drawbacks to outdoor video. People will stand and stare in the back ground - Oh yes, this happens quite frequently. Extraneous noises may wreck your audio, sounds we automatically suppress in our brains, but which become evident on video. I love the quiet of the morning and evening and scout video spots beforehand, where I can face the sun, at different times of the year. If you don't have great natural indoor light, consider these artificial lighting options -

Photographic Artificial Lighting If you don't have great natural indoor light, consider there are several artificial lighting options -


Lighting Photographic Softbox Lighting Kits Photographic Softboxes provide great lighting conditions but softboxes are bulky and take up a lot of room. In today's world of small and portable, this can be a challenge. There are many great options for softboxes and the ones I have had for a few years are no longer available. A very similar product is . Neewer Softbox - 2 lights Amazon US - http://amzn.to/2iadmJa Amazon Canada - http://amzn.to/2iGkcdp Other packages include three softboxes, but think carefully about how much room you have in your video studio to house softboxes before purchase..

Photographic LED Lighting Kits Smaller portable and inexpensive LED lights are a great alternative to the larger softboxes, although the light is not as soft as with a softbox. However, I use small LED lights all the time, for lighting my live video and because of their portability, for remote lighting projects away from my studio Sue Ferreira Wisdom To Wealth Mastery - 2017 YouTube.com/WisdomToWealthMastery

Lighting I have these LED Lights, which have worked well for me. The light intensity is adjustable - a big plus .NEEWER 160 LED CN-160 Dimmable LED Light Amazon US - http://amzn.to/1UieHg2 Amazon Canada - http://amzn.to/2zYZ7Po These lights use battery or AC to power them. The AC Adapters are sold separately Neewer Switching Power Supply Adapter for 160 LED Light .Amazon US - http://amzn.to/1MzZr64 This power adapter is not available in Canadian Amazon Store Neewer LED Softboxes are also available for these lights, which soften the light significantlyNeewer soft box cover -for LED Lights .Amazon US - http://amzn.to/2hCrME3 .Amazon Canada - http://amzn.to/2zRq1ry Other packages include three softboxes, but I recommend you think carefully about how much room you may have in your video studio to house softboxes.


Lighting Photographic Ring Light A simple lighting solution is to use a Ring Light, though often 2 side lights provide better lighting Neewer Ring Light US - http://amzn.to/2iaiP2t Canada - http://amzn.to/2iaYoCv

Smart Phone Selfie Light Several Smart Phone Selfie Lights are available which clip onto and around a smart phone camera Riversong Selfie Light Amazon US - http://amzn.to/2gXpFvM Amazon Canada - http://amzn.to/2iLgu2c These Smart Phone Ring Lights work well, but I have never found them strong enough to light a foreground against a bright background - great for night shots and video however.


Teleprompters Teleprompters Teleprompters are invaluable, if you want to be specific with your words, but there is considerable confusion about teleprompters, as this area had changed dramatically in a few years. All teleprompters allow text to be read as it scrolls up a screen. Until a few years ago, a teleprompter was a large, very expensive piece of equipment only available to TV Studios, enabling the scrolling of text for newscasters, so they could look straight at the camera and read the news, as it scrolled up in front of the camera. Then, as with everything today, the equipment was made smaller and available to everyone, but still quite expensive. Pushing further, the word teleprompter has now also come to mean a very inexpensive - even free - piece of software, which scrolls text on a computer, iPad/Notepad or SmartPhone.

Physical Mirror Teleprompters The most popular type of "physical" teleprompter available today is the iPad Teleprompter, where the teleprompter software and text is loaded onto an iPad, which then reflects the text via a mirror in front of the camera lens, as a "Heads Up Display". This allows the reader to look straight into the camera and make Sue Ferreira Wisdom To Wealth Mastery - 2017 YouTube.com/WisdomToWealthMastery

Teleprompters "eye contact" with the audience. I use an earlier version of the Telmax PROIPEX TeleprompterAmazon US - http://amzn.to/2A11fpW Amazon Canada - http://amzn.to/2gMR0gk Historically, there have been more teleprompters and good teleprompter softwares available for Apple products, but this teleprompter works with both Apple and Android Tablets. In the Canada Amazon store, it is categorized slightly differently but appears identical and useable by both systems. These teleprompters are quite large and heavy and inconvenient for mobile locations. For mobile and travel use, check out the Parrot Teleprompter Amazon US - http://amzn.to/2gIvDNk Amazon Canada - http://amzn.to/2zKoR0V and its Remote controller = Parrot Teleprompter Remote Amazon US - http://amzn.to/2zdGV7K Amazon Canada - http://amzn.to/2zbpLaA Sue Ferreira Wisdom To Wealth Mastery - 2017 YouTube.com/WisdomToWealthMastery

Teleprompters The advantage of the above teleprompters is they allow the you to look directly into the camera and make eye contact. However, if you maintain a decent distance from the camera of a tablet or smartphone, so the offset of your eyes is not as evident, you can use very inexpensive Teleprompter Software, on just a smartphone or iPad/Notepad, by either hand holding or using a selfie stick or clamping the phone or iPad/Notepad in an inexpensive clamp and attaching the clamp to a photographic tripod.

Teleprompter Software/Apps There are many teleprompter apps for Apple products and my favourites are PromptSmart, Teleprompt 3+ and Joe Allen's Teleprompter - all available in the App Store. Without any experience of Android devices, I am loathe to recommend any teleprompter apps, but Teleprompter Pro and Simple Teleprompter seem popular. Check Amazon for the size of holder, clamp or stand for your iPad or Notepad and check it has a universal tripod screw mount, to give you the flexibility of fixing it on any tripod.


Smart Phone Accessories SmartPhone Clamp/Holder Gazillions of smartphone accessories, video, photographic and more have flooded the market in the past few years - enough to fill a book - so I am going to limit my recommendations to the few hardy and reliable accessories I use constantly. Mudder SmartPhone Holder or Clamp Amazon US

- http://amzn.to/2gOWeZc

Not available in the Canadian Amazon store. This is a hardy smartphone holder, I have used for a couple of years. It works for many smartphones but as sizes and shapes of smartphones continue to change, ensure the clamp you invest in fits your phone and is a strong clamp. Some clamps are flimsy and you do not want to see your smartphone snap out of the clamp and go flying through the air how do I know this??

Selfie Sticks Selfie Sticks come in two main kinds, the difference being whether they have a tripod screw mount on the base or have a shutter release, which plugs into the head phone/microphone jack of the smart phone. Sue Ferreira Wisdom To Wealth Mastery - 2017 YouTube.com/WisdomToWealthMastery

Smart Phone Accessories The Selfie Stick with the Tripod Mount on its base is very useful, as you can screw it onto a Tripod and extend its functionality. Everything I travel with has to be portable and simple. I do not travel with bulky or heavy tripods, but a small light tripod and a selfie stick have all the functionality of a heavier tripod -unless you are trying to film in high winds!! My favourite Selfie Stick is made by Arespark and is very hardy with a tripod screw mount at the bottom Selfie Stick - Arespark Amazon US - http://amzn.to/2oeNy3X? Amazon Canada - http://amzn.to/2c9pBkh The other type of selfie stick, which triggers the shutter release are many and varied but I rarely use them, as the trigger plugs into the microphone/head phone jack, so you cannot use a microphone. If I wish to trigger a shutter, I use a remote release Hapurs Bluetooth Wireless Remote Control Amazon US - http://amzn.to/1VX0TGX Amazon Canada - http://amzn.to/2gOYuzO


Smart Phone Accessories One final smartphone favourite of mine is the Olloclip, which turns the regular smartphone lens into a wide angle, fish eye and two macrolens sizes Olloclip 4 in 1 Lens Amazon US - http://amzn.to/2igYSau Amazon Canada Olloclip - http://amzn.to/21eaJDQ

Smart Phone Accessories Tripods Last but by no means least is the subject of Tripods, which is an area, where I will not tread in this document.. I have Tripoditis. I'm not even admitting to how many tripods I have of all shapes, sizes and weights and clips - and al of them are usedl. If you are thinking about investing in a tripod, I recommend carefully considering where you will use it and what for. All decent tripods come with a lot of information. If the information is not available, don't buy the tripod!


Tripods Points to check when considering a tripod 1, Cost - can be anything from a few dollars to thousands!! 2. Weight of camera and equipment, the tripod will support. 3. Head - fixed, removable/changeable, video or photo - yes, they are different. 4, Height to which the tripod extends - a few inches to several feet 5. Length when collapsed - will it fit in your backpack/purse/case? 6. Construction Material - metal, which kind, carbon fibre? 7. Tighten Clasps on leg extension - screw or clip - screw tightening drives me crazy. It takes ages and is difficult to do, when the camera is on the tripod and you need to make adjustments on the fly. Clip fasteners are much more user friendly and I will do my best to invest in a tripod with clip/clasp let extension tighteners.

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These parameters will do to begin your tripod search, but search wisely with function, location, weight and size in mind.

Summary Tripods I hope you have found this Video Equipment Guide useful, but

Remember all you need to begin creating video is a SmartPhone or some Video Recording Device. Sue Ferreira Wisdom To Wealth Mastery - 2017 YouTube.com/WisdomToWealthMastery

Summary Don't use the "need" to invest in Video Equipment as a reason (excuse?) for not making a video!!! All you "need" to do is Hit the Red Record Button and


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