# Getting started with Amazon Kinesis Video Streams
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 This section describes how to perform the following tasks in Amazon Kinesis Video Streams: 
+ Set up your Amazon Web Services account and create an administrator, if you haven't already done so.
+ Create a Kinesis video stream.
+ Send data to the Kinesis video stream from your camera and view the media in the console.

If you're new to Amazon Kinesis Video Streams, we recommend that you read [Kinesis Video Streams: How it works](how-it-works.md) first. 

**Note**  
Following the Getting started sample will not incur any charges to your Amazon Web Services account. For data costs in your Region, see [Amazon Kinesis Video Streams Pricing](http://www.amazonaws.cn/kinesis/video-streams/pricing/).

**Topics**
+ [Create an Amazon Kinesis video stream](gs-createstream.md)
+ [Send data to an Amazon Kinesis video stream](gs-send-data.md)
+ [Consume media data](gs-consume-data.md)