DSLR camera or a Camcorder?
I saw a Nikon D5100, it can shoot 1080P video. I also see some digital camcorders. They can also shoot full 1080P video. And i'm sure most camcorders have a buttonor a feature that can take a snapshot. They both seem like that can take pics and videos. So should i get a camera or a camcorder?
Definitely a DSLR, the pictures taken with it will be hundred times better and the video taken with DSLR will be similar.
you may even consider Nikon D3100 which is chearper
Read this.
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/camcorders/cam-cam.shtml
If you are already an experienced videographer, it is possible to shoot video shorts if you have a good script.
Here is a sample video using the Nikon D7000 (the D5100 uses the same sensor). Just remember, it is NOT the camera that produces the great videos, but the talent of the videographer and a great script.
Taking snapshots with a video camera would be like putting off-road tires on a Corvette. They will not make the Corvette an off-road vehicle. There's NO way to shoot action or any other photo at shutter speeds faster than 1/30th second
Hi, If you want a very good Camcorder, the Canon XA10 Professional is the right for you, If you are making videos for YouTube to make money, you must use a pro camcorder.
http://www.amazon.com/...004HW7DY8/
I've had the camera a few weeks now and really like it. It is a bit smaller than I expected, but it has a quality feel about it and it is well balanced and has superb video quality. I even tried the IR and found it to be at least as good as the best IR video I have seen. Ok, I admit, I watch the SyFy channel.
The small size won't make anyone feel like it is the pro camera that it is, but the normal and low light quality and image stabilization will. If you take off the handle, you can fool people into thinking it is "just" a home video camera, if you need to do that for some reason.
My editing software (Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum - less than $100) accepts the highest quality HD video the camera can create and you can save it to an AVC file on a regular DVD and many Blu-Ray players will play and many television stations will accept it for broadcast with no compromise in quality.
I see that some people complained that there was a rattle in the XLR Mic connectors. I can only assume this was a problem with the early ones that has since been fixed. Mine is absolutely silent, even when zooming.
The only "Cons" I can think of are minor. It comes with a tiny battery in both size and capacity. It doesn't come with an external charger, so you might as well order a bigger battery and a charger when you order the camera. There are some good, reasonably priced, non-Canon brand batteries available. The internal microphone is serviceable, but not for serious work. The built in Mic Holder on the handle is not easy to remove even though the handle itself is. This makes the camera difficult to store in a standard camera case. It would be better if you could plug in a headset without having to keep the LED screen open. The owner's manual refers to a speaker for playback, but either it isn't there, I haven't discovered the way to turn it on, or I only imagined it was in the owner's manual.
If your concern is more of video, get a camcorder. If pictures, get a dSLR. The reason is control. You don't get full video control on a dSLR and you don't get full picture control on a camcorder. You can't get the best of both worlds in a single camera. Either one or both will deteriorate.