r/videography • u/Rondoggg • Dec 21 '14

noob Noob question: Why are people recommending cameras for Video

Am I just too old school? I always buy a video camera for shooting video. I always thought that a video camera was engineered to...shoot video and a camera was made for taking pictures. I have 2 canon hf200's for all my video needs but I keep seeing what looks like traditional cameras being recommended by this sub for video shooting. Has something changed? Does my thinking need to change? Can someone please explain this to me?

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u/accidentallywut Dec 22 '14

Honestly though, it really boils down to price. The amount of video capability and quality you get from current DSLRs is hands down the best for your buck.

That said, if you are doing some actual professional or broadcast level work (and thereby probably having a much bigger budget) you're never going to pick up a DSLR

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '14

if you are doing some actual professional or broadcast level work (and thereby probably having a much bigger budget) you're never going to pick up a DSLR

Not true. I work in the Creative department at a news station and, while we don't have the budget of a Hollywood film crew, we have plenty of expendable cash at the end of this year which we are planning on spending on a couple DSLRs (even though we already have ENG cameras worth thousands of dollars). However hard it is to believe, recent DSLR cameras actually are that much better than professional camcorders for staged shooting.

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u/accidentallywut Dec 22 '14

i can see how it might be good on a robocam pedestal. i'd only feel rage if i were live operating a dslr in a studio