 Apart from film and traditional TV, video content creation has grown to become one of the best mediums to consume information, learn on the go and also be entertained. Technology has also advanced to the point where creating content is literally in the palm of our hands with our phones and other small cameras. However, if you want to produce a certain level of cinematic quality for your Instagram and YouTube with consumer to prosumer level equipment, these are some absolute essentials you need to get to make this happen and where to find it in Accra Ghana. Usually I make my purchases online from two websites which I've listed in the description box below. However, in this case, a friend of mine hit me up to get some equipment and we ended up at Toodoo, which is more like a hub for such equipment if you want to browse these shops in person and get a good bargain as well. So let's get to the list. So in order to create beginner to mid-level quality content, you need these things. I'm about to list and you can get all of them at Toodoo. The first one is the camera. There are many options and brands to choose from but if you are looking for something with an interchangeable lens which is also relatively affordable and shoots 4k then the Canon M50 is a great choice with a kit lens 14 to 55 millimeters. It goes for about 4500 to 5000 depending on who you're buying it from and where. And don't forget to get your SD card otherwise nothing else will work. Two, tripod. A tripod is the most basic support you can give your camera to get stable shots unless you are on the move where a monopod will be coming in handy for yourself. Get yourself a decent tripod which is somewhere between 250 to 400 grain SSDs but they are bigger ones, higher end ones for professional use which you may not need at the moment. Light. Light is what your camera needs to see. On its own the camera can capture some decent footage however if you are going to rely on let's say daylight then you're going to be at the mercy of nature and it's important that you have light that is continuous and daylight balanced for that natural look which is also why you need some form of diffusion. A diffusion umbrella can help, it's affordable. Alternatively if you want to get a softbox you can get that as well but if you want to go cheap cheap cheap then a good ring light will be your friend. Now the light comes with a light stand so like a tripod you definitely need a strong light stand to hold your light steady and that is key because some setups tend to be heavy and you don't want your light to tip over in the middle of a recording and a good light stand should be heavy duty. Ideally a C-stand is a good place to start but the prices of a C-stand it's not too basic and it's not really necessary if you can get a really good one which cost about $180 to $200 and then we can go to the microphone now. Now bad sound is inexcusable and if you are a beginner and you get your sound good then you're good to go. If you're going to be doing traditional vlogging something like the road video micro it's a good buy but if you want to be recording talking hairstyle vlog like I'm doing now then you may need some kind of extender to be able to boom it close enough as you speak. Now the extender cable is about $80 and you need a mic stand to boom it close enough to you as you speak so I guess microphones should be accompanied by a mic stand if you're going to not do traditional vlogging so these are your absolute essentials for creating video content and you can get all these items are to do in Accra. So if you have any comments you can post them in the comment section below if you haven't already subscribed to the channel please do that and do like this video if you really liked it it helps a lot I mean YouTube is going to suggest it to other viewers if it has a lot of likes so subscribe to the channel like the video and I'll cut you again on the next one peace