Best 4K Camera Setup for YouTube (Equipment Checklist)

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📒 Show Notes and Resources 📒

1. Sony Alpha a6400 Mirrorless Camera with Kit Lens

⚡ Full video review of the Sony a6400 (Pros and Cons)

2. Prime Lenses for Blurry Back Ground and Low Light

Sigma 16mm f/1.4 (Very Wide)

Sigma 30mm F1.4 (Standard Field of View)

3. SD Card — SanDisk Extreme PRO 128GB

4. (TRIPOD) K&F Concept 62'' DSLR Tripod

⚡ Full video review of the K&F tripod:

5. SMALLRIG Cage for Sony Alpha

⚡ My full video review of the Studio Pro Lighting Kit:

7. (AUDIO) RODE VideoMic Pro+ Studio Boom Kit

8. BOYA BY-M1 ($20 Microphone with 20' Audio Cable)

9. Extra Sony NP-FW50 Battery

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[JDDOESIT]

I use an a6500 with a small rig case, and if I ever do talking head, I use a spare samsung note 4 as a monitor... and a nikon b700 super zoom along with a note 8 for cameras and sound recording. A lot of people feel like you need expensive equipment, use what you have, and be creative! Awesome video run down!

[JohnMarshallProductions]

I bought a Canon T7I as a starter and I want to eventually upgrade to a Canon 1dx or something equivalent to it. I am a newbie and I just started off my YouTube career and my Film Making career. I bought the hard copy of YOUTUBE SECRETS and read it all in one day. I learned so much watching your channel and the one with Benji bro. Thanks for all the help and support you have given me and you do not even know you have lol. Keep posting and I will Keep Learning man thanks

[ThaStevoShow]

I started with my Samsung S8 & now I'm using the gopro hero 7 to shoot 4k. I been using a low budget setup for some months now and I'm ready to take it to the next level. New lights new mic & new camera.

[YogaMeetsFitness]

Thank you Sean. I started youtube channel a month ago and purchased all the items that you recommended. Sony A6400, Sigma 16mm w/ F1.4, SD card with 98mb, Rode Pro +, Forvitech light, Small rig and the tripod!! Now my youtube channel has 56 subscribers and looks awesome... (at least to me) :) Thank you and I will keep watching your videos!

[TheTravelingHusbands]

So happy with our Canon M50 - This has absolutely changed our game!

[therestartspecialist]

I use a Nikon D4 as I am a professional photographer. I use a 50mm prime lens. Be careful with low aperture as movement can make your image blurry. This is a great setup for small youtubers like me to consider. Great job guys.

[AdamEnriquez]

Excellent video! I started off on my phone myself! But thanks to your advice, I bought the Canon M50 and have used it for the past two videos. The quality has dramatically increased! Thanks again for your help and recommendations! Up to 40 subs!

[DKG]

Right now i'm shooting my videos on my Samsung S7 Edge. My upgrade goal in the coming week or so is the Cannon M50. I have already selected an entire kit to restructure my studio for filiming and I will be implementing those changes gradually over the next month or so.

[LearntoMakeHonestMoneyOnline]

Thank you for the video! I just went and bought almost all these things from Amazon based on your recommendation :)

[ChillExplore]

Combo GoPro7/Panasonic GX80 kit lens works great for me. Wide angle/slow motion/hyperlapse with the Gopro and zoom/sharpness/long footage/timelapse with the pana. Both usable on a gimbal g6+. For a beginner like me this is the best balance price/quality i can recommend. Thanks again for your great advices man !

[grandfinalee]

I made my first few youtube videos on my Galaxy Note 9. Today, I bought the Sony a6400. I'm also using a $115 light setup studio and a table top I found for under $2 at IKEA. Thanks for the video!

[CityPrepping]

Great video. Thinking of going of going 4K shortly. Love my Canon 70D, but thinking of stepping up and have heard nothing but amazing things about Sony's cameras.

[UploadsofFun]

Think media is the bomb yo! They will tell you everything you need to know to create awesome vid!!!

[lovelylasean]

I bought the M50 and the other items you suggested with it. It arrives today! Thanks for your videos!

[LindseyDara]

A6400 team right here ✌🏼 still figuring out the settings and everything though

[Graham_Wideman]

4:19 "lets you get that really crispy blurry background..."

[AFImages]

Great video and can't agree more about 4K vs 1080p for the future. Nikon Z series for me - but then my channel is photo/video focused! The auto-focus quality has convinced me that I don't need a flippy screen or monitor!

[PeterMossUkulele]

6 months ago after watching this very video, thanks to you I purchased the A6400, the SmallRig cage and the Sigma 16mm 1.4 - Currently doing talking head style videos, via a small desktop tripod. One of the surprise things was I didn't realise was the camera generates its own local wi-fi and connects to my iPhone/iPad. Not only does this make a great monitor, I can adjust the Aperture, ISO, shutter speed, white balance and start/stop record. Maybe you could do a video all about this free facility ?? - keep up the great work. Peter.

[girlscreativFAMOUS]

Perfect video . I’m getting that camera pretty soon and this video really helped me ! Thanks ! Love you 😍🙏🏾❤️