| You don't need to spend hundreds of dollars on | | | | camera if you can rather than film. If you have a |
| paranormal research equipment to be able to conduct | | | | 35mm they will have a sharper picture, also a digital |
| a proper investigation. Most things you need you will | | | | camera can hold more photos. And let's not forget |
| have just lying around the house. To make a success | | | | they are far faster and cheaper to transfer to a |
| of your paranormal research and hopefully find | | | | computer for analysis. |
| something new you will need to be well prepared and | | | | 4. A watch or clock |
| organised before starting your investigation. The main | | | | This is probably the most important part of paranormal |
| five items you will need are: a torch, an analogue or | | | | research equipment. When anything happens in an |
| digital recorder, a camera, a watch and a computer | | | | investigation you should always without a doubt make |
| with the appropriate software. | | | | a not of the time and occurrence. This can then be |
| 1. The right torch | | | | cross referenced with other results. |
| Finding a torch is easy, everyone has one. Just make | | | | 5. Report software |
| sure that the torch you have is powerful enough to | | | | Coming across as a professional is very important n |
| light up entire backgrounds and doesn't just have a | | | | this industry if you want to be taken seriously. Their |
| narrow beam. | | | | are programs online that allow you to present a clear |
| 2. Analogue and digital recorders | | | | analysis of paranormal data to show people. It also |
| Most people will have these just around the house. If | | | | helps when it comes to cross referencing and having |
| you have an old tape recorder that will do, just make | | | | general storage for what you have found. |
| sure that you have enough blank tapes to use. I prefer | | | | As you can see from this list, most things you will need |
| using digital recorders as they can usually hold more | | | | you will already have or will be able to get hold of |
| sound and are far easier to transfer to a computer. | | | | pretty easily. The next step is finding other like minded |
| 3. A decent camera | | | | people to go out with and making sure they have the |
| Again, everyone has a camera. It's best to use a digital | | | | right paranormal research equipment. |