The YouTube Channel That Reset My Brain
Summer's been good. I've been playing around with the iOS 27 beta lately and it's pretty great. A lot of small incremental improvements that add up. I'm planning to dig into some of those in future videos, so stay tuned on that. In the meantime, here's what's been on my radar this month.
I Replaced My G7X With This
The Canon Powershot V1 has been out for about a year now and somehow still flies under the radar, which is surprising given Canon’s track record with compact cameras. The G7X has been a go-to pocket camera for over a decade, so when Canon quietly dropped a new one, I wanted to see what it could actually do. The V1 is marketed as a vlogging camera, but I wanted to push it into a full day of heavy photography and see how it held up.
Short answer — better than I expected. Photos were solid, the flip screen is great, setup is straightforward, and it punches above its price. The main limitation I kept running into was the 16-50mm focal length, which can feel a bit restrictive depending on how you shoot. I took it out for a couple of days and put together a full breakdown, if you’re curious whether this little camera deserves a spot in your kit, this video breaks it down
The YouTube Channel That Reset My Brain
A friend recently put me onto a YouTube channel called Frame Set, and I’ve been binging it. I watch a lot of camera and filmmaking content, but this one stands out because of how deep it goes. The show breaks down videos frame by frame with working cinematographers talking through projects they’ve actually shot. What strikes me is how little the conversation is about gear. These are people who know exactly what emotion they’re chasing and what feeling they want the image to have. Specs barely come up.
It’s been a good reminder for me personally. I can get caught up in products and specs, and listening to this pulls me back to why I picked up a camera in the first place. If you love cameras and filmmaking, I think you’ll enjoy it.
The Case for Going Small
Over the last couple of years there’s been a real surge in small pocket cameras, and nobody has pushed that category harder than DJI with the Osmo series. This year the conversation seems to be everywhere. DJI’s Pocket 4P on one side, Insta360’s Luna Ultra on the other, and a handful of other brands trying to keep up. But I always wonder how much of this is internet hype versus how people are actually using these things day to day.
Earlier this year I got my hands on the DJI Osmo Pocket 4, and it’s the first time one of these small cameras has actually made me want to change how I pack my bag. Two things won me over. The form factor is clever, you hold it vertically in your hand but it captures a horizontal image, which sounds simple but makes it incredibly comfortable to shoot with all day. And the image quality has crossed a line I didn’t expect. The Pocket 4 shoots full DLog now, and with the right transform LUT applied, the footage looks really impressive. I’ve shot a couple of YouTube videos on it and I’ve been happy with the results every time.
I think we’re at a point where specs and image quality aren’t really what’s holding cameras back anymore. It’s about story and what you can actually make with what you’re carrying. And this one is easy to carry.
Thanks for letting me spill the Gravy!
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