Simple camera gear that makes content creation easier
No photographer wants to hear “Your camera takes such great photos! What is it?”
BECAUSE it’s the photographer, not the camera, that takes great photos.
Well, mostly.
Cameras do make a difference. A big difference. But you have to use the camera – and you have to know how to use the camera.
Cameras that are big and bulky you’ll leave at home.
Cameras with a lot of complicated features are overwhelming.
What I’ve discovered – even though I can use manual and know the mechanics of photography – I like a point and shoot. The simpler the camera, the more I’ll use it and the more I’ll love the photos.
POV: I’m taking photos for fun, for blog content, for memories. I’m not a professional photographer producing billboards and magazine ads 🙂
Here’s a roundup of my favorite camera gear that makes it easy to be in the moment while capturing the moment.
📸 Simple Camera Gear I Can’t Stop Switching Between:
Fuji Xs20
Fujifilm X-S20 – My “real camera.” Great colors, amazing video quality… but a little bulky when I just want to grab and go. 📸 Fuji xs20 Photo Gallery
Fuji x100vi – this one is tough to get… but if you can get it, you’ll be obsessed. The fixed lens, superior quality, manual controls, and the film sims make this camera an absolute joy to use.
Tiny magnetic video camera
Insta360 Go 3S – Tiny, magnetic, and perfect for spontaneous shots. The image quality isn’t perfect, but the convenience? 10/10. I took this video clip using the magnetic necklace thing so it could stay clipped to my neck while I rode the bike through Milan!! (check out the full YouTube video of the Milan bike tour!)
The best little drone
DJI Neo – A selfie drone that works with your phone and is super easy to fly with preset modes. This thing is SO MUCH FUN to use!! However, it’s teeny and can get lost in the wine (watch and laugh at our Darlington NASCAR race video to see my audience laughing at me trying to get it down in the parking lot!)
DJI Osmo Pocket 3 – Gimbal smooth, cinematic footage, and small enough to live in your bag. The flip screen is a dream. 🔗 (I got my Osmo Pocket 3 at Costco and did not get the kit with a mic)
DJI mini mic – such a tiny little microphone with excellent sound qualiity
Sony ZV-1 – A creator classic. Compact, fast autofocus, and crisp footage—still one of the easiest plug-and-play vlog cameras out there. 👉 Sony zv1 photo gallery
📓 Featuring my trusty Field Notes + Favorite Fountain Pen
🔗 Field Notes the best little notebook for jotting down ideas, thoughts, notes, lists.
🔗 Lamy Fountain Pen is the BEST writing fountain pen and it’s cheap! I like it better than my fancy fountain pens. A++
This video a little rambly and definitely not perfect—but that’s the point. I almost didn’t post this because I kept overthinking the gear, the setup, the script… but creativity doesn’t come from the perfect camera or the perfect plan. Sometimes, you just have to hit record.
This video is a field note on what happens when too many choices get in the way of creating—and why sometimes, the best thing you can do is pick one camera, skip the script, and just start.
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