Cameras & creator gear

A micro four thirds camera that clips to your phone, but it is buggy in beta and the generative AI editing feels pointless.

An ordinary pocket cam that becomes a genuinely useful self-flying tracking camera with the flight kit.

Used as the example of a '1-inch' sensor that is really a much smaller 1-inch-type sensor.

Calls it the best 360 camera on the market, with big gains in image quality, durability, battery and night footage, though not essential if…

A $50 Insta360 Go copy with grainy, unstabilised footage.

Only appears in the description links, not discussed in the video.

Beautiful and transparent, but the photo quality and no-screen experience are too gimmicky to recommend.

Cool to watch work, but light leaks through the body so it is pure design and functionally useless.

An older model gives nearly the same results for far less, with the savings better spent on lenses.

The newer model costs about $700 more for minor tweaks that most people won't notice.

An astonishing colour laser engraver and cutter, niche and expensive but worthy of Hall of Fame status.

Sponsored video, but I find the X4 a hugely versatile camera whose 8K, flexible reframing and Shot Lab effects justify its premium price, t…

Stays stable when jogging and underwater, and its stabilisation pulls ahead of the iPhone in chaotic, extreme-sports-style motion.

Cited as the benchmark for premium compact camera feel and image quality that the Xiaomi concept lens does not quite match.

A simple, smooth thermal camera that easily found a hidden person in dark woods and was insanely fun to use.

Impressed by the new module that adds a bright light, mic connection and a camera for tracking in any app.

Mentioned as GoPro's flagship, at roughly twice the price of the cheap Hero.

GoPro's cheapest action camera cut too many features, so it suits neither casual users nor enthusiasts. I call it dead on arrival.

Calls it the most idiot-proof drone ever, thanks to phone control, propeller guards, obstacle sensing and a bigger sensor.

Used for filming outside the studio, but described as smaller and less good than the FX6.

Tube lights that stay put and make a quick portable lighting kit.

A self-levelling tripod that fixes my tripod fiddling and has not been wrong once.

I bought three FX6 cameras so every video in the house can be shot on one.

Large dome lights that give soft, flattering light and are the main source in Studio A.