Learn about Video Equipment

Learn about the latest video equipment and gear for your productions. From cameras and lenses to lighting and audio equipment, we've got you covered.

All Equipment tutorials:

  1. Top 5 Tools for Smartphone Video Journalism

    Top 5 Tools for Smartphone Video Journalism

    Tutorial Beginner

    Smartphones are the Swiss Army knives of mobile journalism. But they're limited when it comes to capturing video. Here are 5 tools every mobile journalist...

  2. How To Use Remotes and Toggles With a Gimbal

    How To Use Remotes and Toggles With a Gimbal

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Are remotes or toggles useful in panning and tilting a gimbal, or are they more trouble than they're worth?

  3. How to Choose the Right Lens for Your Video Gimbal Rig

    How to Choose the Right Lens for Your Video Gimbal Rig

    Tutorial Intermediate

    If you have a variety of lenses, or just one zoom lens, you have some important decisions to make when you’re shooting with a gimbal.

  4. How to Add Acoustic Treatment to the Floors in Your DIY Video Studio

    How to Add Acoustic Treatment to the Floors in Your DIY Video Studio

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial I'm going to show you the simplest way of adding acoustical treatment to any empty room: putting carpet on the floor. This is by far the...

  5. How To Use a Gimbal: Finesse the Follow Mode

    How To Use a Gimbal: Finesse the Follow Mode

    Tutorial Beginner

    A gimbal can electronically pan or tilt along with you as you turn your body or move inside a vehicle, but the responsiveness or speed of the follow can...

  6. What to Wear (And Avoid!) On Camera: Accessories

    What to Wear (And Avoid!) On Camera: Accessories

    Tutorial Beginner

    Accessories can pull a look together and add polish, or be a visual distraction. Learn what works on camera and what doesn’t in terms of jewelry, eyeglasses...

  7. How To Use a Gimbal: Minimize Up and Down Motion

    How To Use a Gimbal: Minimize Up and Down Motion

    Tutorial Beginner

    A gimbal can smoothen your camera's jitters, but it can't hide the up and down motion when you're walking or running. Changing the way you walk is essential...

  8. How To Use a Gimbal: Advanced Shots

    How To Use a Gimbal: Advanced Shots

    Tutorial Beginner

    Once you've mastered the art of walking while shooting with a gimbal, you can create some more interesting shots by simply getting off your feet and onto...

  9. How To Use a Gimbal: Balancing Your Camera

    How To Use a Gimbal: Balancing Your Camera

    Tutorial Beginner

    Before you can use a gimbal, you have to balance your camera on it. While balancing can be very frustrating at first, it doesn't have to be perfect for your...

  10. Video Q&A: Should I Ad-Lib or Use a Teleprompter?

    Video Q&A: Should I Ad-Lib or Use a Teleprompter?

    Tutorial Beginner

    Should you speak off the cuff, or write a script and read it off a teleprompter? This tutorial looks at the pros and cons of each and offers tips for both...

  11. How to Use a Gimbal: What You Need

    How to Use a Gimbal: What You Need

    Tutorial Beginner

    If you want to shoot smooth video with a gimbal, you'll need two things: a camera, and a gimbal. But the type of gimbal you choose depends a lot on the...

  12. How to Frame Your Webcam Video Like a Pro

    How to Frame Your Webcam Video Like a Pro

    Tutorial Beginner

    More and more people are communicating with webcam video. But most don't know how to put their best face forward. Here are four tips for a more flattering...