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First Video Camera: Kodak PlaySport

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What Cameras do Youtubers Use in 2021? The Cameras Used to Make Paint Life TV.

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The creator presents his very first camera, a Kodak PlaySport, which cost about $75. He notes that he used this camera to shoot approximately his first 350 YouTube videos across several channels he managed at the time (Paint Life TV, Idaho Cyclist, Idaho Bass Fisherman). He highlights its portability (pocket-sized), 1080p video capability, and even built-in software for editing. However, he points out that its main drawback was the sound quality, as its internal microphone picked up all ambient noise.

Goal: The creator showcases his original Kodak PlaySport camera, discussing its features, how it was used for his initial 350+ videos across multiple channels, and its primary limitation: poor sound quality despite 1080p video.

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  • Kodak PlaySport ZX3 Video Camera (Black)

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i have in front of me the very original camera that i started shooting video with youtube about 10 to 11 years ago and this is a kodak place board i paid about 75 dollars for this thing i shot about i believe around my first 350 videos with this and i had when i started multiple video um youtube channels i had i started paint live tv i started the idaho cyclist which still exists but i don't shoot videos for it anymore and then i started the idaho bass fisherman and now i only do paint live tv but this is original camera you can see it's still got overspray on it it still works the battery compartment has to stay closed with a piece of tape but it shot 1080p footage and it was a great little camera i was able to just keep it in my back pocket and pull it out whenever i wanted to shoot a video i eventually bought multiple so i have had like four or five of them at one time so i can set them up and shoot different angles or if a battery went with dead on one i just break out the other one and it had just a little sd card in it what was amazing is it even comes with software to edit videos plug it into computer it would put the software right on your computer and that's what i edited my first um 350 videos with is and shot um the videos with this right here this simple little device about 75 and i think you can still get them on amazon which is um truly amazing but how convenient just to be able to break this thing out and have it in your back pocket but one of the biggest complaints i was getting about my videos is sound quality and even though it shoots 1080p sound quality is not going to be very good on a little small device like this it's just going to pick up everything birds airplanes lawnmowers all kinds of stuff and so i eventually graduated onto

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