Videography Archives

Saramonic Soundbird V1 Shotgun Microphone Review

September 13, 2020September 13, 2020 Marvin Gabriel

In this video, we’re taking a look at yet another camera gear as I share with you my unboxing and review of the Saramonic Soundbird V1 shotgun mic. A shotgun microphone that has a super-cardioid polar pattern and is ideal for on cam recordings with a couple of additional features up its sleeve. With that being said, let’s get into it. SPECIFICATIONS Type: Condenser Microphone Polar pattern: Supercardioid Frequency Response: 50Hz to 20kHz Sensitivity: -32±3dB (0dB=1V/Pa,at1KHz) Signal To Noise Ratio: 80 dB SPL Maximum SPL: 132 dB High-Pass Filter: 200Hz…

Pilotfly Atomcube RX1 Review – Wireless RGB Video Light!

September 13, 2020September 13, 2020 Marvin Gabriel

In this video, I’ll share with you one of my camera gears that allows me to produce high-quality photos and videos and most importantly, allows me to get creative and give my contents a little more life to it. We’re talking about one of my favorite video lights right now, the Pilotfly Atomcube RX1. So if you want to get colorful footage and light your subject properly, then watch this video. With that being said, let’s get into it. KEY FEATURES (from official website) SPECIFICATIONS APP FEATURES WHAT’S IN THE…

ASUS ZenScreen Touch MB16AMT Portable Monitor Review

September 2, 2019October 17, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

Imagine you’re a professional who always brings your laptop anywhere you go and frequently having meetings, bringing a secondary monitor allows you to share your ideas to other people without having to share your main display with some confidential data that you otherwise wouldn’t want others to see. Or maybe you’re a photographer wanting to preview your shots in a larger display while at the same time sharing the image with your model so she can adjust her posing on-the-fly. Or perhaps, you’re an on-site video editor for events and…

Boya BY-M1 Lavalier Microphone Review – Finally Fixing my Audio!

October 24, 2018June 5, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

For the longest time since I’ve started my YouTube channel, I’ve had a hard time improving the audio quality of my videos. For starters, my room is quite echoey and our air conditioning unit is very loud. My first audio setup is using a BM 800 Condenser Microphone with a USB sound card on my laptop, since the USB sound card is not enough to power the condenser microphone properly, I had to increase the input gain to the maximum just so it can pick up my voice, but in…

Transcend 500S SDHC and 300S microSDHC Review

October 19, 2018June 5, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

Earlier this year, Transcend released their new high-speed SD and microSD cards in the form of the Transcend 500S and 300S. Today, we finally got our hands on it and we’re going to dissect everything you need to know about these cards. We’re also going to determine which card on this series is the best fit for your needs and your gears. MY EARLY BREAKDOWN Pros: Great read speed and decent write speed, Durable and can work on extreme conditions Cons: Lower tier cards don’t have Video Speed Class…

Acer R230H IPS Monitor Review – Budget Editing Monitor

January 15, 2018October 17, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

For the past few years, I’ve been using my old monitor that has a resolution of only 1366×768 with a TN Panel. While it’s good for normal use like browsing the web, watching videos, productivity stuff, and casual gaming, it is terrible for editing photos and videos. The colors are not accurate, the contrast is bad and the viewing angle fades like your old worn-out jeans. And since I’ve started this blog and my youtube channel, I figured it’s finally time to upgrade. My target is to get a monitor with…

JBL T450 Headphones Review – Bang for the buck headphones!

January 2, 2018May 31, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

If you’re looking for an affordable yet quality sounding headphones, you’re in the right place. Today, we’re going to discuss how the JBL T450 Headphones become one of the best bang for the buck headphones out there! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); When I said one of the best bang for the buck headphones, I’m not kidding. It garnered a lot of positive user feedback from Lazada where I got these headphones for just 599 pesos during the last Online Revolution flash sale. And even now that it’s already 749…

How to Assemble a Softbox Light Kit + Unboxing and Review

December 26, 2017May 31, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

If you ask me what’s the most important thing when it comes to photography and videography I would say without any hesitation that it’s Lighting. You can use the most high-end camera out there but if you don’t have an ample amount of light for your subject chances are the result will be mediocre. But on the contrary, if you have a good amount of light, natural light preferably, you can use even just your smartphone and get pretty decent results. See below example of the difference between a good lighting…

How to make a DIY Pop Filter for Microphone – Clearer Recordings

October 18, 2017May 30, 2019 Marvin Gabriel

As an aspiring videographer, recording good audio is a must. Aside from the quality of your video clips, audio quality can also make or break your video project whether it’s in your background music, dialog or narration. There’s a lot of factors to consider for an overall better quality audio recordings, today we’ll discuss on how to improve your audio recordings using a DIY pop filter for your microphone. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); What is a Pop Filter? A pop filter or pop shield is a noise protection filter…