Hey peeps, I am going to get into Youtubing for my financial advisory company. I will be presenting some charts on a white board, screen-capturing of my computer screen, and most importantly I will be recording myself talking on camera, just like many Youtubers out there.

My equipment are:

1. Canon 650D with 32GB SD Card class 10

2. Kit lens 18-55mm. Aperture = 3.5 (Dont know the unit)

3. Rode VideoMic (normal one, not Pro, not Go)

4. A cheap ass tripod

5. A cream-colored wall (that would be my background)

That's about it.

I have no lighting although based on... er non-sound advice (?) I have bought these 2 sets of flourescent lighting (double tube per panel) x 2 panels. I am thinking of adding a reflector behind each panel and then attaching that to the clamp. Serious I have no idea how to do lighting. Ive played around the settings and Im thinking I want to record based on ISO 400.

Any advice on this? I can take picture of the set (upper living room haha). It has good lighting in the morning and afternoon because the window is on a 90 degree angler to my background wall.

Most of the equipment seems sufficient to start off with. The more light the better to lower the ISO and have less noise. If you can achieve ISO 400 indoor that actually very good already. I usually shoot 1/30 shutter speed indoor to get in more light.

Looks like audio will be more important than anything else in the video. You probably have noticed that the rode plugged into the 650d you have no idea how's the sound because you don't have headphones output to check it. You could download magic lantern at your own risk for more video controls on your 650d. But I would get a external recorder device that can help monitor the sound. Also having 2 audio recording mean less likely you doing to have a situation where you had been talking for 30 mins only to realize you didn't capture the audio.

For computer screen capturing its best to get a screen recording software to record your screen instead. Then add it in with a Video editing software.

Video editing software - the most important!

edit: Tell me more about the shutter speed? I read that they usually like to limit that ti 50 or 60 frames per second... what does that mean and where is the setting on the 650D? Sorry, this is a case of an amateur using a semi-pro camera.

Okay, I will start the test recording tomorrow and post here for sifu advice.

As for the sound monitoring, after buying the Rode I was like "How do I check the sound level live?". Tsk... but it's ok, once I have gotten the setup, right through trial and error, I will keep on recording using that setup.. guess that's what I could do.

2 audio recording eh... on that note, the 3.5mm jack of the Rode easilly "tercabut" from the 650D audio input hole. I dont know why, and without the monitoring hardware I cannot find out if the audio is good without replaying the video mid-sessions.

Anyway, thank you for the 2 audio recording advice, I have an old but good iRiver mp3 player that records audio wonderfull. I guess Ill keep that with me while recording.

Noted about the screen recording, will figure that one out. Any suggestions? Freewares are good, paid ok also i guess.

Video editting software, Im using Sony Vegas, one ive been using since high school. So quite familiar with it. Do you have any cool recommendations? Im open to change if you think the one Im using is not up to snuff.

Anyway, I really love this guys video. The way he presents the information (quick) and his medium shot and all are great! He's talking about the frames-per-second thing that i just asked you earlier but I still need someones explanation as far as recording the videos and its shutter speed



This post has been edited by wild_card_my: Jun 1 2014, 09:13 PM

If you're recording at 30fps, usually people will record at 1/60s shutter speed.
Unless it's really fast motion video(the kind DevinSupertramp makes) and you're looking for the extra crispiness/sharpness then you can raise it to quite a bit.
Also, if recording under fluorescent, you have to shoot at 1/50s else you'll see flickering.

When recording sound, make sure the average audio level is about -12dB, and the peak should be about -6dB.
Can check those under video settings of your 650D. Magic lantern will allow you to see the amount live while recording.
It also gives you the ability to output audio via the 650D USB port. You need a USB to 3.5mm audio out cable to monitor though.

*Edit* Oh, before you install magic lantern, try to familiarize with your DSLR first.
Eg, to change shutter speed, aperture, ISO, Aperture and Manual mode.
As for 50 or 60 fps, it's PAL(50) and NTSC(60) settings at 720p if I'm not mistaken. In the video mode settings menu if I recalled correctly.


I use the regular rode mic as well and I sometimes connect that to a zoom H1n which I can record separately and monitor with an earphone from there.
Syncing the audio with the camera is pretty easy, just sync both the audio wave together. You can just manually clap to create a spike too to make things easier.

As for software wise, I once used Sony Vegas 10. It's pretty intuitive with a good amount of functions and support.

This post has been edited by LegendLee: Jun 1 2014, 10:15 PM

I can't see the video.

I haven't used any screen recording software, but I can tell a lot of software tutorials showing a computer screen or power point presentation were done by it. For editing software Sony Vegas, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere are all good. I find most people use adobe premiere though.

You're suppose to control video through manual mode. You have a dial on top with P,A,S,M etc. Go to M mode and then you can control everything manually.

I do find the shutter speed at 1/50 is the best option and if you need extra brightness 1/30 works fine too. Even the movements were fine. Other shutter speeds will give a flickering effect because it doesn't match the video format speed or something like that. Recording format like 1080p 24p and 1080p 30p. 24p is suppose to give a more cinematic feel and probably best for those that want to make a short film. But 30p is more standard and more compatible so I recommend using 30p. Mobile phones and consumer compact cameras usually record video in 30p so when you want to mix footage it will be a lot easier. Maybe the screen recording software might also record in 30p so best to also use 30p.

This post has been edited by Rice_Owl84: Jun 1 2014, 10:21 PM

The flickering is due to the light source not video format speed.
Fluorescent lamp flickers at the rate of 100Hz, having a shutter speed of faster than 1/2 the speed(in general) will give you uneven lighting.
This happens even in photography, not just videography.

Under bright daylight or light source that don't flicker noticeably (Eg: halogen,LED), feel free to use 1/1000 shutter speed. There will be no flickering.

This post has been edited by LegendLee: Jun 2 2014, 01:21 AM

not sure about 650D but for 60D, the P, A, S, M on mode dial is strictly for photos.

for videos, you can choose Auto / Manual within the menu.

After that, the dials adjust shutter speed and aperture.

Yeah I use 650D and the dials work for video. Video mode is on the same lever as on/off. So its Off>On>Video Mode on that lever.