Category
Cameras & Webcams.
Pocket cameras, webcams and switchers - and honest advice on when your phone is still the better camera.
Guides
cameras
What Camera Do You Need to Start YouTube?
What camera do you need to start YouTube? Every beginner route, from your phone to a webcam, action camera, compact or mirrorless, and kit you already own.
gopro hero8
GoPro HERO8 External Microphone: The Route I Chose
How to add a GoPro HERO8 external microphone: the Media Mod, adapter and cage routes I compared on a beginner budget, and why I chose a used Media Mod.
gopro
What Is the GoPro Media Mod? A HERO8 Beginner's Guide
What the GoPro HERO8 Media Mod does, the mic adapter and cage alternatives, and what to check before buying one for YouTube audio.
gopro hero8
GoPro HERO8 for YouTube: Using the Camera You Already Own
Is the GoPro HERO8 good for YouTube? What it does well, where it falls short, the settings to use and how to get a proper mic into it.
nikon d3300
Is the Nikon D3300 Good for YouTube in 2026?
Is the Nikon D3300 good for YouTube? It shoots 1080p60 and takes an external mic, but a fixed screen and 20-minute clips limit it. Where it fits.
pixel 9a
Pixel 9a for YouTube: Using the Kit You Already Own
Is the Pixel 9a good enough for YouTube? Which camera to film on, the mic question, and where a Nikon D3300 and GoPro HERO8 fit on a first channel.
vlogging
Vlogging Kit UK: What to Buy at Each Step
A vlogging kit UK guide for filming yourself on the move: the phone you own, a wireless mic and tripod grip, then a gimbal or pocket camera.
cameras
Frame Rate, Shutter Speed and the 180-Degree Rule
Why 24, 25, 30 and 60fps exist, how shutter speed shapes motion, and why UK creators need 1/50 indoors - the 180-degree rule for 50Hz countries.
vlogging
DJI Osmo Pocket 3 vs iPhone for Vlogging
DJI Osmo Pocket 3 vs iPhone for vlogging: when a pocket camera's 1-inch sensor and mechanical gimbal beat the phone you own, and when they don't.
Buying guides & comparisons
Products
- DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Pocket-sized vlogging camera pairing a 1-inch sensor and 4K/120fps 10-bit video with a true 3-axis mechanical gimbal and rotating touchscreen.
- DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Pocket gimbal camera with a new 1-inch sensor, 4K/240fps slow motion, 10-bit D-Log, 107GB built-in storage and a 3-axis mechanical gimbal.
- Elgato Facecam MK.2 Streamer-focused Full HD webcam: uncompressed 1080p60 with HDR from a Sony STARVIS sensor, DSLR-style manual controls and a built-in privacy shutter.
- Insta360 Link 2 4K PTZ webcam on a motorised two-axis gimbal: AI subject tracking, gesture control and HDR from a 1/2-inch sensor, for streams and calls.
- Sony ZV-1F Fixed-lens vlog compact from Sony's ZV series: a 20.1MP 1-inch sensor behind a 20mm f/2 wide lens, a fully articulated touchscreen and a mic input.
- Sony ZV-E10 II with 16-50mm lens Sony's APS-C vlog mirrorless: a 26MP sensor, 4K 60p oversampled from 5.6K, an articulated screen and E-mount lenses, sold here with the 16-50mm kit zoom.