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What camera has the best quality for videos??

What camera should I buy for filming good quality videos for YouTube?

  • I have an option to buy a used Canon 60D for about $500 CAN, no lenses included. I also see on BH Photo the option to buy the Canon 70D refurbished for about $800 USD. I want a good quality camera to film sit-down videos and sometimes vlogs. Can I get away with using the 60D and will it be good quality? The other option is to get the much-lauded Canon G7X and use it for sit down and vlog videos and it will be lighter and more portable, but with less quality. BONUS: if I get a Canon, which basic all-around lens should I invest in?

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    Most YouTubers/daily vloggers I follow use the Canon G7X, which is a point and shoot but still very high quality and really pricey. It has a flip up screen so you can see yourself. They also use Canon S120, which is an easy point and shoot that is more affordable. I don't think you need a Canon 60D just for video. That seems to over-complicate things. You don't say what kind of videos, but if it's vlogging and you're really serious about making YouTube videos, it seems the vloggers who do use giant cameras like a 70D still need a smaller backup that is more portable. I'd start with the portable one that can be used in all situations.

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I should say that I also would like a better camera for basic photography, something these cameras offer too.

valmonster

dpreview says the 70D offers some significant improvements in autofocus in live view and movie mode over the 60D. How much that matters depends a lot on what kinds of things you're filming. Unless you buy the very expensive cinema-targeted lenses, you may be better off avoiding refocusing while filming anyway; the still photography lenses are noisier to focus, and exhibit "breathing" where changing focus also has a slight but noticeable zoom effect. For something like vlogging, I think what you really want is a large depth of field, and a fairly wide angle lens, so you never have to change focus or move the camera, and you don't have to put the camera 15' away. Since you're avoiding refocusing then maybe the advantage of the 70D isn't as important. But actually big depth of field and wide angle lenses are both significantly easier to make with a smaller sensor, so though I'm in general a big fan of SLRs I don't think this application is really playing to their strengths. Maybe you'd get better and cheaper results with a web-cam type device, plus the workflow would be easier since the videos would already be on your computer. I'm not really sure what "sit-down videos" means, but it sounds similar.

aubilenon

I got a 60D because I wanted to use my zoom lens from a 40D. It's very easy to simply set everything to manual and shoot video that's impressively clear. I've been meaning to install the http://www.magiclantern.fm/ software to get greater control over image compression, dynamic range, and so forth but I haven't done it yet. It is a possibility that heavily influenced my choice, though.

cleroy

It may be worth watching this Casey Neistat vlog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H4V964IzDA.

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