My Camera Setup For Computex 2018!
# My Portable Video Editing Setup for Computex 2018
Before I fly over to Taipei for Computex 2018, I wanted to give you guys a quick rundown on my portable video editing setup that I'll be taking over there with me. I also want to talk about the camera and lenses that I'll be bringing along since I get asked about this quite a bit. It’s been a while since I’ve talked about camera gear or anything like that, so let’s dive in!
## My Trusty Sony a6300
My pride and joy is the trusty Sony a6300, which has shot all of the footage on my channel since around July last year. This camera shoots over-sampled 4K at 30fps thanks to its 6k sensor, and it also shoots 1080p at 120 FPS for slow-motion. Honestly, the 1080p footage does leave quite a lot to be desired and requires a lot of denoising in post, so I usually stick to shooting in 4K. The 4K footage is definitely nice, and in my opinion, it’s pretty much uncontested in this price range of around $900 US Dollars—and that’s with the 16mm and 50mm kit lens that I’ve got on it.
One limitation of the Sony a6300 is its battery life. The batteries that come with the camera are only 1000 milliamp hours, which is only good for about 30 minutes of shooting continuously. For long days of shooting, you’ll definitely want to pick up third-party options like these ones. These are 2000 milliamp-hour batteries, and I have to say they’ve been an absolute lifesaver.
Another drawback of the Sony a6300 is that it doesn’t have any video stabilization, unlike some of the larger mirrorless cameras like the Panasonic GH4 or Sony a7 series. So if you’re shooting handheld, you definitely want to make sure you’re shooting with stabilized lenses, especially if you’re not shooting in slow-motion.
## My Favorite Lenses for Handheld Shooting
I’ve accumulated a few lenses during my time working with the Sony a6300, and I’ll be taking my favorite three lenses for handheld shooting. The first one is the trusty Sony 16-250mm kit lens that I mentioned before. While I don’t find myself using it quite a lot these days, it definitely makes for a great run-and-gun lens on a budget. The zoom range is fairly large—from a wide 16mm to a narrower 50mm—and this is effectively 24-75 on the APS-C sensor. This lens is stabilized, which is the main reason I’ll be bringing it over and using it as probably my primary lens. However, the aperture is unfortunately quite small across the entire zoom range, only going as large as F3.5 at 16mm and F5.6 at 50mm.
That’s why I’ll also be taking two other lenses with me, which I’ll be using as backups. Hopefully, I’ll have the time to switch over to them because these are two really good lenses. The first is the Sigma 16mm F1.4, which isn’t stabilized but is wide enough that you won’t notice any jittering or slight movement. The second is the Sony 50mm F1.8, which is stabilized and gives absolutely beautiful and smooth shots at F1.8. I took this to Intel Extreme Masters a couple weeks ago and it makes for those perfect shots where you’re aiming to isolate the subject from the rest of the show floor.
## My Microphone Setup
For audio, I’ll be taking the Rode Videomic Pro just for picking up some background audio and maybe if there’s an important announcement. I don’t plan on doing any interviews or anything like that, so this should suffice. Overall, it’s a really good microphone. I love the high-pass filter to cut out some of those low frequencies, and the 20dB boost makes this an excellent mic if you’re filming in a quiet environment while using the onboard audio from your camera as that way you don’t have to increase the gain that much in post, which would otherwise result in a lot of noise.
## My Video Editing Setup
All of that footage needs to be edited on something, though. I recently picked up the Microsoft Surface Book 13-inch model with the i7 8650U processor, which can’t overclock up to 4.2 gigahertz. It also has a dedicated GPU in it—a GTX 1050—which is more than enough to reap the benefits of CUDA-accelerated tasks like video editing and exporting. The 1050 is also good enough for some gaming as well if you don’t mind dropping the resolution down to 1080p. I picked up an Xbox One Wireless Controller if I ever feel like gaming on it, and single-player titles like *The Witcher 3* or *Project CARS* should serve as a nice backup for those long flights.
But the main reason I picked this up instead of a gaming laptop is for the experience when it comes to video editing and other tasks like writing scripts and creating charts in Excel. The 3000 by 2000 pixel screen is incredibly sharp and reasonably color accurate as well. The build quality is unreal with that sturdy iconic hinge that the Surface Book is known for, and the keyboard is the best keyboard I’ve ever used on a laptop so far. It can also be used as a tablet, making it fairly versatile piece of hardware offering a very joyful experience when it comes to general media consumption.
Keep in mind though—if you’re going to be using it like this that you will be disconnecting away from the GTX 1050 in the performance base, so keep the use cases for this mode for light tasks only.
## Additional Accessories
More on the video editing side, the microphone I’ll be taking for recording audio like this is the Rode NTU SP, which I use as my daily driver. It’s powered by USB, which definitely helps with portability and ease of use. Not much else to say about this one—just a super reliable and easy-to-use condenser microphone.
I will also be taking my Logitech G703 wireless mouse to edit videos as fast as possible because, as good as the trackpad is on the Surface Book, I definitely prefer using a mouse when it comes to editing videos as fast as possible to try and meet a deadline.
## Conclusion
So that’s pretty much everything that I’ll be taking over with me other than a few little bits and pieces. If you have any questions, don’t forget to drop those down below, and everything you’ll see will also be down in the description if you want to check out prices and stuff like that. As always, guys, a huge thanks for watching. Don’t forget to subscribe if you haven’t already, and I will see you all over at Computex!
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