What creators actually use, from their own videos.
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- Editing softwareWhat editing software do YouTubers use?Premiere, Resolve, Final Cut or something lighter: the editors creators named in their own videos and interviews over the past year, ranked by how many cut with each. A creator who edits in one app and grades in another counts toward both.
- CamerasBest camera for YouTube: what creators useMost creators film on a main body, often with a second camera for another angle. These are the cameras creators were seen or heard filming with over the past year, ranked by how many use each; a creator with two counts toward both.
- MicrophonesBest microphone for YouTube: what creators useDesk mics, shotguns and wireless kits are ranked together, because most creators record with more than one. Someone with a desk mic and a clip-on kit counts toward both, from what they were reported using in the past year.
- Vlogging camerasBest vlogging camera: what creators useWhat goes in a bag or a hand: the pocket, action and compact cameras creators vlogged with over the past year. Full-size bodies are on the YouTube cameras guide.
- Wireless micsBest wireless microphone: what creators useClip-on transmitters and lavaliers, for a voice recorded away from the desk. Ranked by how many creators were reported using each system in the past year, from their own videos and interviews.
- LensesBest lens for YouTube: what creators useLenses split many ways, across mounts and focal lengths, so here the brand is the firmer answer and the model list a snapshot. Both count what creators were reported shooting with in the past year.
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