Tips on recording video with a webcam?

CrystalD

CrystalD

I've Got It
I don't have a camera to use for videos, but I want to start vlogging, and recording outros for my videos. My laptop has a webcam (It's an Acer Inspire some model or other I forget lol) and it has decent quality, so I figured I'd just start with that. So I'm wondering, does anyone have good lighting tips, and advice on how to setup my webcam so I can get the best results with what I have? I also only have my normal bedroom lighting to work with, so idk how to position it for the best results :/
 
chances are you wont get very good results with a laptop webcam and regular ceiling lights no matter what you do. you can obviously start with that but maybe consider investing in better equipment if you want to take it more seriously?
 
Hey! I just use a ~15 dollar lamp and whatever other light sources I have in my room.

Just be sure to manually adjust your webcam settings. Auto does not do a very good job. (Use the right exposure, the right white balance, etc. Just tweak it until it looks good.)
 
Well both, but mainly if you're doing one shot for your entire video, then you really only have to tweak the settings before recording.

If you were making, say a short film, then you would want to record all your shots in raw footage, which would make it look pretty bad, but you touch it up all in post so that all your shots look coherent and like part of the same film.

But if you were just doing a straight recording, you tweak the settings on your webcam/camera so that it looks the way you want, and then you don't really have to edit post.

Also lower exposure, and more light, will give you a better image with lower quality webcams, as higher exposure requires the camera to take in more light, and if the camera isn't that good, it won't do that well so the image will come out worse. Someone else can probably explain that part properly. I'm not 100% sure.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top