It gets remarkably bright despite the compact size, has multiple color options and effects like a fun effect that mimics a lightning strike , and you can match the color temperature to your lighting conditions.
It comes with a cold shoe mount so you can attach it to the top of your camera or other compatible gear. It's been my go-to mobile light for several years and has held up well. Even better, it recharges via USB-C. Just know that battery life on a mobile light like this or the others below isn't going to last for several hours at a time.
There are so many other tools I use when making videos, from external monitors to fluid heads. Here are more items you might want to check out. And if you need a way to tote your equipment around town, read our Best Camera Bags guide. I film with my Nikon Z6, which doesn't have a display that tilts out toward the front. That makes it harder to film with when I'm in front of the lens, as I constantly have to go behind the camera to see if the framing is correct.
If you have a fully articulating screen then you can skip this pick, but if not, get an external monitor like this one. You'll need to grab batteries. I mounted it to the top of my camera and connected it via HDMI, which allows me to see my framing and whether the focus is accurate. When filming with a professional camera, you'll want your camera's shutter speed to stay at double the frame rate for the most natural-looking clips. But what happens if you're shooting outside and the camera is receiving lots of light?
Get a neutral-density filter! It screws over your lens so you can better control the amount of light your camera takes in without forcing you to change settings. I like these variable ones from Moment; rotating the filter different directions adjusts how much light is let in. Tip: Make sure you check the thread size for your lens when buying a filter. You can find this information on the front of a lens or on the lens cap. If you can't find it, just look up the lens model on the web. I make videos about products, so I need to take a lot of supplementary footage of the products themselves.
But just shooting an object head-on without any movement is very dull. You may as well just show a still photo! Fluid heads let you smoothly pan and tilt your camera so you can add some motion to your B-roll footage. The Komodo K5 fluid head does this really well.
Your footage won't look as smooth, but it's better than going hands-free or using the ball head mount on a tripod. Once you nail down panning and tilting, you'll want to branch out.
Enter: the slider. It essentially moves your camera from one end of a stationary track to the other, but quality sliders make sure this happens very, very smoothly. This one from Axler has spruced up the clips in my videos, and it's easy to use. If making up words as you sit in front of the camera isn't working for you, then try writing a script.
You can use your phone or tablet and a teleprompter app to read it while your camera's rolling, but it will probably be obvious to the viewer that you're not looking directly into the lens. That can give your video a weird vibe. It mirrors the text from a tablet or smartphone and displays it on a piece of glass that sits in front of your lens. This lets you read and stare at the lens at the same time, all while keeping the scrolling text from appearing in the image.
Your viewers will think you really did memorize Hamlet's soliloquy. I learned how to make videos by trial and error, by collecting feedback, and mostly by looking at YouTube videos in the dead of night. Seriously, there's a wealth of free tutorials and tips you can find on YouTube for almost any question you have about improving your video output.
Search away. That said, here are a few parting tips I try to adhere to and sometimes struggle with as I film. Lume Cube Mobile Creator Stand. Peak Design Travel Tripod Aluminum. Boling P1. Pre-Quiz: Before starting the lesson, administer the two-question Gears Pre-Quiz by handing out paper copies also on slide 2. The pre-quiz assesses students' prior knowledge about gears and machines with gears.
Understanding Check: Have students respond to the two-questions provided on the Get in Gear Worksheet also on slide 10 to check for their comprehension on gear train arrangements and the corresponding effect on the speed of the output gear. Post-Quiz: At lesson end, administer the two-question Gears Post-Quiz by handing out paper copies also on slide Review students' answers to measure how their knowledge of gears changed during the lesson and assess whether they understand how to apply their knowledge.
During the lesson presentation, show students the excellent minute "Gear Basics" video to provide an introduction to gears, suitable for grades 4 to 9.
Topics covered: gear types, gear rotation, gear ratio, rates of rotation, mechanical advantage and examples of use river locks and bicycles.
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Please use this document for reference. We're here to help: leave us a comment. Summary Students are introduced to an important engineering element—the gear. Different types of gears are used in many engineering devices, including wind-up toys, bicycles, cars and non-digital clocks. Students learn about various types of gears and how they work in machines.
They handle and combine LEGO spur gears as an exercise in gear ratios. They see how gears and different gear train arrangements are used to change the speed, torque and direction of a power source. Engineering Connection Gears represent an important component of many mechanical devices and are usually identified with mechanical engineers who are sometimes called "gear heads".
Laws are regularities or mathematical descriptions of natural phenomena. By combining planetary gear sets, you're able to create a great a range of gear reductions. These reductions are necessary to get your vehicle rolling comfortably and efficiently, and they're where you'll find your various "gears," such as first, second, third, reverse, etc. You create these gear ranges by combining the gear sets in different manners to create different output ratios.
You'll need a higher ratio to get rolling in first gear. In this instance, both gear sets work together so your engine torque is multiplied and sent to the wheels. Once you're moving, one of the gear sets might be able to relax and let the other one do the work. This could switch when it's time to go to third gear.
By altering which gear sets are interacting with either the input, output, or both shafts, you'll have an automatic transmission that's making sure you're rolling down the road in the right gear. All of this and more is described clearly in this cool black-and-white video.
Give it a look, and you'll see you can learn from the past. Sign up to get the latest performance and luxury automotive news, delivered to your inbox daily! I agree to receive emails from Motor Authority. I understand that I can unsubscribe at any time.
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