Which camera or phone should I use to shoot YouTube videos?
The phone you already own, until the channel earns a better camera. A recent phone records 4K: the iPhone 17 shoots 4K at 60 fps in Dolby Vision and can record its front and rear cameras at once, and a Mac uses an iPhone as its webcam through Continuity Camera with no extra app. Riverside's 2026 test of podcast cameras found the phone in your pocket beats a standalone webcam for most beginners. When you outgrow it, the DJI Osmo Pocket 4 is a pocket gimbal camera with a 1-inch sensor, 4K at up to 240fps and three-axis stabilisation, made for filming while walking and talking; its Standard Combo is ₹52,990 at Reliance Digital (MRP ₹65,990). For a desk setup with background blur, Sony's ZV-E10 II body is ₹87,990 on Sony India's store, with 4K 60p 10-bit recording and interchangeable lenses; budget for a lens too. The rule: phone first, the Pocket 4 if you film on the move, a mirrorless camera when you sit in one place and want the look.
A 2026 hands-on test of webcams, iPhones and mirrorless cameras for a weekly video podcast, concluding that for most beginners the phone you already carry beats a standalone webcam.
Apple India's page for the iPhone 17: 4K 60 fps video in Dolby Vision, simultaneous front and rear video capture, and a front camera that frames you automatically for calls.
DJI's own page for the Osmo Pocket 4, the pocket gimbal camera that replaced the Pocket 3: a 1-inch sensor, 4K at up to 240fps, 14 stops of dynamic range, 10-bit D-Log and three-axis stabilisation with a rotating screen.
Reliance Digital's listing for the DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Standard Combo, priced at ₹52,990 against an MRP of ₹65,990, with a 1-inch CMOS sensor and 4K/240fps listed as key features.
Sony India's own store listing for the ZV-E10 II body, a vlogging mirrorless camera with an APS-C sensor and 4K 60p 10-bit 4:2:2 recording, at ₹87,990 with no-cost EMI options.
