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Should I get the Canon 60D or T3i/600D for videography and filmmaking?

• Here's my dilemma: Both the 60D and 600D/T3i currently can use the Magic Lantern firmware, which improves on some crucial filmmaking aspects. But, on the 600D/T3i, you cannot turn off the supposedly poor quality in-camera audio preamps, so your audio is likely to get a hiss. The 60D also has other advantages: significantly better battery life, and build quality, as well as things that are superior for still photos such as better AF and higher max shutter speed, but except the battery life, those things aren't very important to me. They're certainly not worth $200 alone, especially since the 600D/T3i being a lighter camera isn't all bad, and given that I'm focusing on video, I'll be doing almost everything in manual focus. Is anyone here experienced enough to say whether the audio hiss on the 600D/T3i is enough of a difference to warrant spending the extra money?

• Answer:

  If you do it the *right* way, you won't use the audio captured by the camera - and will use an external audio capture device. The Zoom H4 is a start. When you edit, sync the audio then mute the audio captured by the camera. The hiss from the camera-captured audio is irrelevant.