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What HD camera should I invest in?

Should I buy an HD video camera or a dSLR camera with video?

  • I'm a newbie filmmaker, had a few production classes, and plan on going to film school in the future. I have an ok consumer miniDV camcorder right now, but I would really like to upgrade the quality of my images and to prompt myself to make more projects. But I'm struggling between an HD video camera or a dSLR camera with video like the Canon EOS 550D (Rebel T2i). The dSLR would be great for image quality and depth of field, and I can also use it for regular photography and special occasions. But I am concerned about the autofocus problem and the sound quality (which apparently is horrible, but essential to making good videos). So which should I invest in? Is there a video camera that is somewhat comparable in quality and price (less than $1,000) to something like the T2i? Or can you suggest any accessories/tricks to overcome some of the dSLR video shortcomings?

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    I bought Toshiba Camileo H30 to take on vacation. We were going to Disneyland! It is so easy to use and the pic quality and sound are great. The perfect size to fit in your hand...If you don't have a large SD card, get something you can download your pics onto after you fill it up. I would reccommend this camera to anybody...the battery is pretty long lasting also. This is the first time I used Amazon also...so easy and the delivery was efficient, came before the dates quoted!

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Well I don't know much about video and photography but what do you think you are going to do the most? Also you can always get one of them then later on get the other. If I were you I would get the camera first because what if you want to take some pictures for your video? Unless you have a really good picture phone. Or you could get a camcorder and then just a regular basic camera if you don't need high-resolution pictures. Also there are cameras out there that are really great for both. Bestbuy is having a sale actually right now for cameras and camcorders. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=5472059970613390529&id=pcat17071&type=page&ks=960&st=abcat0403000%2C+abcat0401000_&sc=Global&cp=1&sp=&qp=crootcategoryid%23%23-1%23%23-1%7E%7Eq6162636174303430333030302c206162636174303430313030305f%7E%7Enf399%7C%7C4f6e2053616c65&list=y&usc=All+Categories&nrp=50&iht=n Some of the cameras on there are really nice and not too expensive. Like I said you could get a nice camcorder and a cheaper camera that will get the job done. Also Black Friday is this month. I don't know if stores lower their prices on cameras and camcorders but I know that there will be a lot of sales on them during the next month because many people get/want them for christmas. Good Luck : )

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