How can I get donations for new equipment for my YouTube page?

I love to take video all the time. I am mostly taking videos of nature and scenery. I have a DSLR camera which is the Nikon Coolpix L120. I do record in 720p HD but I came to find out that the recording on that camera is not enough to what I want to do. I like to do close up videos meaning I love to zoom in all the time. I am wondering how I can get some donations so I can get a new improved camera. I have no clue what camera would be good for me since I do not know what a good budget is for what I want. I have a new YouTube channel but the problem is that I do not have the viewers. I rarely get people to come and view my channel. No matter how I promote my channel on my Facebook and on my Twitter I never get viewers. I have the option to be able to become a partner but when I applied YouTube told me that I need to have more views and subscribers. So how can I get some donations to my channel so I can get some more better equipment so I can record better.

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asked Sep 17 '12 at 08:58

Studio66Designs
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edited Sep 17 '12 at 10:59

Mattophobia ♦♦
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no one will just give you a camera, sorry, unless it is a gift from your parents/friend/whatever.
A new camera will not help you get viewers, you need to have good content.

I would look at the content, what are you filming? constantly zooming in and out annoy people, jump cuts annoy people, a new camera wont help with this. Look at movies, how often do they use the zoom, most professional videographers don't touch the zoom after they hit record, they do what is called a dolly, they move the camera.

If you have good content, people will watch, when people watch, you can get money, when you get money, you can get toys.

answered Sep 17 '12 at 09:28

trueb
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I have since looked at some of your videos, and this is my opinion on the matter, I do not mean to rip you apart on the matter, but if I was a viewer, this is what I think you can do to improve.

I like your content idea, but I do not feel many people will find it interesting, Look at other you-tubers your channel is unique to what I have seen, does that make it a good thing? well its hard to say, perhaps there is a reason why it is unique in the fact that it does not make money.
With nature photography you should avoid zooming and panning. Focus on an interesting area and just leave it there.
Audio, I saw the video of the waves crashing into the shoreline in maine, If this is an area you wish to get into, you need to get a better mic that wind will not effect it, that OR you need to do foley to recreate the sounds.

Thunderstorms are cool things, but IMO only my old roommate would want to watch it on youtube.

(Sep 17 '12 at 11:19) trueb

So all together what are you trying to tell me? I don't know if I can have an external microphone because I have a Nikon Coolpix L120 and it has these ports http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-reviews/nikon_l120_io.jpg

PS - That video of the waves are not in Maine. It was in Narragansett RI

(Sep 18 '12 at 12:05) Studio66Designs

what you can do us dub over the audio with some other music or audio track (called foley.)

either way good content = lots of views = income = new equipment; it starts with the content.

(Sep 23 '12 at 13:24) trueb

Nobody is going to give you donations for a camera, especially if you have no subscribers. The best thing to do would be to apply for the partner program. It has changed now, all you need is at least one video that had no copyright issues. Just apply for montization with an AdSence account. Then enable each of your videos. Simple.

http://www.youtube.com/yt/creators/partner.html

However, if you don't have the views you won't make much of this. if you really want a new camera, you're going to have to buy it yourself.

answered Sep 17 '12 at 11:01

Mattophobia ♦♦
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