Cameras & Accessories for Vlogging, Perfect Instagram Photos, Underwater Video Tips

I am going on a trip next Monday. Gonna keep the destination a secret for now. But it's gonna be an international destination. Getting ready for it. So I make a video about what I use when I vlog for travel videos and also for lifestyle videos. And if you are thinking about starting your own YouTube channel, making travel content or lifestyle content, whatever content you like to make, the best advice I can give you is to keep things simple. Your equipment simple. It's not about the equipment. It's about your content. So starting with this camera. This is Canon EOS M200. I use this camera for the most part when I am vlogging. I sometimes have a hard time adjusting to the bright light outside. I use iPhone sometimes. My iPhone outside when I shoot outside. This is a camera setup. This tripod comes with the camera. The audio on this camera is not all that great. It has a built-in microphone. However, it's better that you just wear a mic. One of the things I love about this camera is this flip-top screen. Beginner-friendly. This is not a sponsored post by the way. I am just sharing with you what I use. The price is reasonable and easy to use. So if you are thinking about getting a decent vlogging camera, you might want to try this one. And moving on to the iPhone setup. I have my iPhone in this mic safe case. I use my iPhone for filming and taking photos a lot, of course. iPhone takes great pictures. I am sure you all know that. I recently discovered snap grip from ShiftCam. This is a magnetic snap-on battery grip. Built for mic safe and compatible with all mobile devices. Pretty strong magnetic grip. It can be used vertically or horizontally. It rotates around at any angle. The key features of this device are the magnetic connection, Bluetooth shutter, connect the device with Bluetooth, and press here and it takes photos. It has a wireless power bank. I got a creator kit, so it comes with this. Snap-on and snap light. It shoots anytime, anywhere, any type of lighting. This part is magnetic. There is a switch for the light up here. I should put this horizontally so you can see the light. The light is adjustable. This part rotates as well. You can shoot at any angle, anywhere. This is a pretty cool tripod. If you do a lot of Instagram posts, TikTok posts, I use this when I do my Instagram and TikTok posts. This can be used as a phone holder while it is charging. Like this. Comes in this case. In handy. You can also detach this part. Super portable. A lot goes into making a video, just one video. Especially when it comes to travel videos. If you give my videos a like, I would help out my channel a lot. This is what I film all my underwater footage with. Currently, I am just using my GoPro HERO10. I used to use their underwater housing. The outside kids broke on me already. If you are going to be diving really deep, I recommend that you get a case outside of this. So you won't damage the camera. My setup is quite simple. This is the underwater grip. That's it. It is sometimes very tricky with GoPros. You don't have to know what you are doing with it. Just customize your underwater setting according to the underwater conditions. How light it is down there. And outside, of course. The lighting outside. And how deep you are going to be diving while snorkeling. Another thing about GoPro is that the battery life isn't all that great. It is relatively short. So if you are planning on shooting a lot of footage, I recommend that you take an extra battery that is already fully charged. And also, you need a memory card. To get an idea of how this works, I have made quite a few underwater videos of me snorkeling. So be sure to check them out. Mini drone. This is Havaia X1. It can fly up to 15-16 feet. What I love about this mini drone is that it does not require a Wi-Fi connection. You need a Wi-Fi connection to download the footage from this. But when you are actually using it, you don't need that fancy stuff. The Wi-Fi, GPS, whatever. And super simple to use. Very portable. I took this to Bali last summer. And I shot some video clips with this. Some photos with this. Some of the clips are in my video. I put the link up here. Also link it at the end of the video. It is in the Why Sandy Beaches of Bali video. You just turn this on. Has five different shooting modes. Takes off from your phone and lands on your palm. I am going to be taking all this with me on my trip. Super excited for my new adventure. That's all for today. I am going to be vlogging about my travel. Stay tuned for my future videos. Thanks so much for watching.