Which of these DSLRs would be best for stills and video?

http://www.bestbuy.ca/...73221.aspx

or

http://www.bestbuy.ca/...c1e7fcen02

or

http://www.amazon.com/...00AXTQR5U/

Consider the bundle when deciding.

Being a Canon guy I own a t3i - excellent for both video and stills.

The Sony A-58 is no slouch for stills, and will blow either out of the water for video.

When determining which camera has the best performing sensor, many of us visit the DXOmark website.

http://www.dxomark.com/...50_801_692

As you can see, the Nikon D5200 edges out the Nikon D3200 and the sensor of the Canon T3i/600D comes in a distant third place.

But you asked about how these three cameras perform as a video camera. In truth, while all three have a video feature, no dSLR is the first choice when shooting video. They have some issues as well as some missing features that would make them a viable video camera.

First what you need to know about the accessories necessary to make a dSLR into a usable video camera.

https://vimeo.com/...m/15928756

When you add up the cost of adding accessories, you could have purchased a real video camera

The other has to do with the fact that dSLR cameras have CMOS sensors. Those sensors get hot and will usually shut down the video long before you reach the 4 gb file limit (17-22 minutes). The other issue is when panning, there's a problem sometimes called the jelly effect where parts of each video frame tears. This is because a CMOS sensor "records" each frame from top to bottom. CCD sensors, those used in advanced video cameras, do not have this problem and most of them actually have three CCD sensors which record each channel of red, blue and green.

I use dSLR cameras to photograph still images and NEVER have used the video feature on them although I have used the interval timer to shoot sequential images that can later be used to produce time lapse video.

I have a $200 JVC Full HD video camera with a 40X optical zoom for my personal video. When I'm shooting a script for a client, then the client rents a professional video camera for the project. Those cost up to $50,000 to buy and by renting, that becomes an expense and not a capital investment with all the usual issues like maintenance and the fact that every five or six years, they need to be replaced. Renting the camera assures that the latest video camera can be used for each production.

You may want to reconsider your plan to use one dSLR to shoot both still and video.

Prioritize your needs for still and video and then do some more independent research.

Here is a link to the type cameras my clients rent for me

http://www.panasonic.com/...corder.asp

They also provide the video editor (not me, I'm a shooter) with a dedicated video editing suite with the necessary video and audio editing software (also rented)

All are good for stills. DSLR's were never meant to do video but if you know exactly what you are doing, you can use any video capable dSLR for that purpose.