Can anyone recommend a video camera for youtube vlogging and instructional videos? Camera needs to support recording at 1080p and support an external mic. My budget is $200 - $300.
And it can't be a webcam?
Portability is also a must. So a web cam wouldnt be a good choice for me.
What kind of external microphone?
I have absolutely no clue. I don't know anything about video cameras.
Will a quick google search gives me this with a big hulking shotgun microphone on top
I continued to search google and I'm finding out how quickly this hobby can add up. My budget is 200 to 300. I can hold off on purchasing camera acessaries if need be.
Honestly if you have an iPhone SE or something that'll do fine. Or a phone that is capable of 4k at least. Take it down from 4k to 1080 or 720 and roll that.
What's your phone?
I have a Samsung Note 4.
probably just figure out an external microphone solution then
Sounds like my phone could do the job just fine. One thought comes to mind.... lets say I vlog for about 30 mins to an hour (realistically 20 mins), will having my screen on for a long period of time cause any harm to my phone in the long run? I was planning on keeping my phone plugged in during recording to not kill my battery. I noticed my phone gets fairly warm when plugged in and browsing the web for a long period of time.
Try a used Sony A3000 They take great pictures, video and has incredible face recognition, plus the screen flips up so you can see it from the front. It is a mirrorless camera so it will like to eat batteries but they are cheap on Amazon, plus with a after market adapter you can use any manufactures lenses with it. If the budget allows you can step up to an A5000 which does video on par with a Cannon MKII
I got the Nikon COOLPIX P7800. Its $420 new but you can get it used for ~$280. Very solid.