Between Canon t3i and Nikon d5200, which camera is best for making video/ documentary?
I'm willing to buy a dslr mainly on purpose of video making. Withing my budget i only have these choices. As i live in bangladesh most of the photographer video graper chose canon over nikon. But in the review and specification nikon d5200 camera have higher specification then t3i and it's newer also. So can you please give me an suggestion which will be best for me.
If your main interest is video, why not get the proper tool for the job? A camcorder. It will cost about half what a DSLR costs and will outperform it in every way, especially zoom, audio and focus.
RetiredPhil is 100% correct.
And yes, the Nikon entry level cameras have sensors that perform better than Canon entry level cameras.
When shooting documentary video, there will be times when you have to take long takes (over 15 minutes) and under those conditions, ANY digital SLR with a CMOS sensor will start to overheat and shut down at the most inopportune moments.
This is why videographers who shoot for National Geographic, Discover and the History Channel, use cameras like the Panasonic 3-CCD video cameras, ARRI ALEXA and RedOne cameras.
They are durable, are not restricted by the 4 gb video file size nor do they stop shooting in the middle of a take due to overheating.
That being said, I'm sure that you do not have a $25,000 budget for just a camera, so you need to be able to shoot video using a less expensive video camera like a JVC, Panasonic, Sony or Canon camcorder. These all shoot in Full HD and have from 30x to 40x optical zoom lenses. These camcorders cost from $250 to $250 USD
You will have to budget for a good sturdy tripod with fluid head and an external sound recorder and a good shotgun microphone
If you're shooting video Sony's SLTs, like the A-58, are far better than either, but you need at least three working brain-cells before you know about them.
People with four or more working brain-cells use camcorders.
Buy a proper Video Camera rather than a DSLR.
If you can afford a T5i with STM kit lens, that should have an advatage over either for video.
They are the same. DSLRs were never meant to do video anyway so why not get the right tool instead. Go different and do it right. Get a cheaper Sony Handycam. You will get longer shooting times and better autofocus than any dSLR out there.