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 content:

  1. Cinematic Drone Video Post-Production

    Cinematic Drone Video Post-Production

    Course Intermediate

    In this course you will learn post-production practices that will greatly increase the impact and cinematic value of your aerial footage. Topics covered...

  2. How To Use External Monitors With a Gimbal

    How To Use External Monitors With a Gimbal

    Tutorial Beginner

    When using a gimbal, an external monitor can help you see what you're shooting, but is it more trouble than it's worth?

  3. 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...

  4. 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?

  5. Cinematic Drone Video Production

    Cinematic Drone Video Production

    Course Beginner

    Light unmanned vehicles are opening the skies to brand new kinds of affordable aerial filmmaking. In this course you will learn about the innovative world of...

  6. 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.

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  12. 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...