Filming
For my sit-down videos, I use my Nikon D5300 on a large adjustable tripod. I would like to invest in a microphone as I think the sound quality would improve a lot but all in time. I use my Nikon 18-70mm f3.5-4.5 to film with and take close-up shots with my Nikon 35mm 1:1.8 and Nikon 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6. To make sure I'm in focus, I use a remote control for filming, this also allows you to take photos for your thumbnail.
Vlogging - generally people will find it a bit odd. It's still a new thing to do. I vlog on my canon G7x and I sometimes use my medium sizes Gorillapod tripod with this. This is quite a standard vlogging camera and has a nifty flip screen so you can see yourself as you natter away. This is good but it takes a little getting used to so you aren't distracted by looking at yourself all the time. As far as 'point and shoot’ cameras go, it's a big camera so a little heavy but it's a great one and I love mine. I also have a nice little collection of SD cards too so I never run out of space, I recommend a 64GB to start off with and I have two 32BG cards as spares. I also have a GoPro but I've not ventured into that yet.
Thinking of where to film is important so consider your backdrop, lighting, and noise. Set yourself up with your camera on a tripod (or a stack of books, etc), sit in a comfy chair or on the end of your bed, and face good lighting (I use natural lighting because let's be honest, I don't have professional lights after getting the camera, lenses, tripod...). I try my best with backgrounds but we are still setting up home so this will improve. Try to think of acoustics too, avoid an echo and edit out background noise such as neighbors and bin lorries, etc. Sometimes I film in my studio, it's a little echoey so I bring in some cushions and so on to absorb the sound - it’s hilarious what's going on behind the scenes!!
Editing
I use iMovie on my MacBook and back up all my videos to my external hard drive so they don't take up loads of storage on my laptop. I find iMovie very easy to use and when I have a problem I tend to find a tutorial on YouTube that can help me. The editing is relatively straightforward and user-friendly, and I am getting a lot quicker at it each week. I like adding titles and little notes in my videos so I use the titles sections and add my own fonts to match the branding of my blog. Music is starting to become an issue as finding copyright-free and user-friendly music can be difficult. YouTube has a library you can download from in their creators’ suite so I'm exhausting that first.
To help you get an idea of what it all looks like, here's a screenshot of a video I am currently editing.