I want to buy a new camera or camcorder for my GF. She has been doing photography for about 6 years with her sony a330 (parents bought it for her back in HS). She is close to finishing up her undergraduate degree and will be taking a videography class but her sony a330 does not support film. So in anticipation of her needing a a camera/camcorder for her last few classes and use after graduation, I would like to buy her one.
Some of what I have been looking at:
Mirror less dslr:
Panasonic Gh4
Panasonic gx85
Panasonic g85
Panasonic g7
Panasonic gx8
Sony alpha a6300
Sony alpha a6500
Sony alpha a7
Sony alpha a7 II
Camcorders:
Canon Xf100
Sony Ax100
Canon g30
Canon XA30
Canon XC10
Canon - VIXIA HF G40
Sony HDR CX900
Sony AX53
Sony AX33
Canon - VIXIA HF G20
Panasonic - HC-VX870K 4K
So I am not really trying to pick a specific device NOW ( but if you have a recommendation please share , will be buying in the next month or so), my main question is: Since her camera is so old would one of the mirror-less dslrs that I listed be drastically better (or slightly better) at stills? If so, then it would make sense to buy one with recording function and forget about camcorders? Or should she stick with the sony A330 and get a camcorder?
I will be getting an aftermarket audio solution for either option
Thanks to anyone reading this!!