Best camera under 500

[Agena_]

Hi, looking for suggestions

 

A camera good at everything, but especially for car video/photography.

 

Under £500

 

Thank you

[Electronics Wizardy]

Do you want new or used?

 

Do you have any equipment already?

 

Id probably get a low end mirrorless/dslr. Something like a 250d, m50, a6000, d3500 or simmilar. Get it with the kit lens, there a good starting point.

[Agena_]

2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Do you want new or used?

 

Do you have any equipment already?

 

Id probably get a low end mirrorless/dslr. Something like a 250d, m50, a6000, d3500 or simmilar. Get it with the kit lens, there a good starting point.

New or used doesn't matter. If it's under 500 im happy. 

 

1) For car photos/videos should I get a dslr or mirrorless. 

 

2) And another question, Is there a camera that is only good for cars for example. 

Or can I get any dslr and it will take nice car pics/videos.

[Electronics Wizardy]

9 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

New or used doesn't matter. If it's under 500 im happy. 

 

1) For car photos/videos should I get a dslr or mirrorless. 

 

2) And another question, Is there a camera that is only good for cars for example. 

Or can I get any dslr and it will take nice car pics/videos.

1. Its really up to you. Image quality is about the same. MIrrorless cameras are normally smaller, evf is nice for seeing exposure. While DSLRs have better battery life typically. This also really depends on the models.

 

2. Basically any camera can do car pics well, you don't need anything special really. 

 

Can you get your hands on cameras at a camera store? Id get a feel for the cameras if you can.

[GDRRiley]

okay

are you talking inside like riding along or photos/video of what they look light?
nope, that just comes down to the tools and how you use them, no ones made an AI car  camrea

[GDRRiley]

one option is a Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 with a 12-32mm f/3.5-5.6. should be around 450-480, that means you can get a few spare batteries, SD card, and a polarizing filter which helps cut glare on windows

[Agena_]

12 hours ago, GDRRiley said:

okay

are you talking inside like riding along or photos/video of what they look light?
nope, that just comes down to the tools and how you use them, no ones made an AI car  camrea

I will be using the camera for taking pictures of people etc. 

 

But I want to do car pics. And yes, I will do car driving videos. Rolling car shots. 

So do you still recommend the Panasonic for car rolling shots/videos?

[Agena_]

15 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Its

 

14 hours ago, GDRRiley said:

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im thinking of  getting the Nikon d5300. its the one i feel is good for me with the specs. (1080p and 60fps)

if not the d5300 i will get the d3500.

those are my 2 options. 

 

do these have good focus when recording? I saw somewhere that the d5300 hasnt got good video focus. is this true?

[Electronics Wizardy]

5 hours ago, Agena_ said:

I will be using the camera for taking pictures of people etc. 

 

But I want to do car pics. And yes, I will do car driving videos. Rolling car shots. 

So do you still recommend the Panasonic for car rolling shots/videos?

All of these cameras will work about the same, the quality is pretty simmilar.

 

3 hours ago, Agena_ said:

 

 

im thinking of  getting the Nikon d5300. its the one i feel is good for me with the specs. (1080p and 60fps)

if not the d5300 i will get the d3500.

those are my 2 options. 

 

do these have good focus when recording? I saw somewhere that the d5300 hasnt got good video focus. is this true?

Yea the d5300 is an older camera, get a newer one for better video autofocus(or get sony/canon).

 

There is also a lot more to video than resoltuion + frame rate.

 

 

[GDRRiley]

5 hours ago, Agena_ said:

So do you still recommend the Panasonic for car rolling shots/videos?

yes

3 hours ago, Agena_ said:

im thinking of  getting the Nikon d5300. its the one i feel is good for me with the specs. (1080p and 60fps)

if not the d5300 i will get the d3500.

those are my 2 options. 

 

do these have good focus when recording? I saw somewhere that the d5300 hasnt got good video focus. is this true?

you went and tried some bodies to see how they feel? or just spec wise it seems good?

the Panasonic will look better in video

 

D5300 won't auto focus very well. its an old body

[Agena_]

3 hours ago, GDRRiley said:

yes

you went and tried some bodies to see how they feel? or just spec wise it seems good?

the Panasonic will look better in video

 

D5300 won't auto focus very well. its an old body

no just seeing on specs. not viewing any

 

does the 3500 have good focus? came out in 2018.

 

my only issue is the panasoinc, only has a max recording of 30fps (if i want to slow down footage it will be choppy). https://www.apotelyt.com/compare-camera/nikon-d3500-vs-panasonic-g7

 

[Agena_]

Hi, im looking for a camera that can do fast moving shots/videos. (car shots)

 

so a good auto focus camera. any suggestions for one under £500

 

thanks

[Electronics Wizardy]

Isn't this a repost? 

 

 

Basically all interchangeable lens cameras in that price range can do this, just change the settings on the camera as needed. 

 

Do you want good af during video or photo? DSLRs have a different af system for live view and video than stills. MIrrorless cameras use the same af system for all shots.

 

 

 

 

[Agena_]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Isn't this a repost? 

 

 

Basically all interchangeable lens cameras in that price range can do this, just change the settings on the camera as needed. 

 

Do you want good af during video or photo? DSLRs have a different af system for live view and video than stills. MIrrorless cameras use the same af system for all shots.

 

 

 

 

so for fast moving videos and pictures. 

do you recommend mirrorless over DSLRs?

[GDRRiley]

17 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

no just seeing on specs.

 

does the 3500 have good focus? came out in 2018.

 

my only issue is the panasoinc, only has a max recording of 30fps (if i want to slow down footage it will be choppy). https://www.apotelyt.com/compare-camera/nikon-d3500-vs-panasonic-g7

 

okay, specs can be misleading

 

af if is decent in stills but nothing amazing

 

it does full HD at 60fps, you aren't going to find 4k60 for cheap. GH4 is another option but again no 4k60

[Electronics Wizardy]

3 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

so for fast moving videos and pictures. 

do you recommend mirrorless over DSLRs?

They will work about the same. Image quality is basically identical, I listed the pros and cons in the earlier thread, and there are lots of comparisons online.

 

Can you go try one at a camera store? Get a feel for different cameras and what you like. What store are you looking to buy from?

 

 

 

 

[Agena_]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

They will work about the same. Image quality is basically identical, I listed the pros and cons in the earlier thread, and there are lots of comparisons online.

 

Can you go try one at a camera store? Get a feel for different cameras and what you like. What store are you looking to buy from?

 

 

 

 

used from MPB. so i cant really try it, and there arent camera stores near me.

 

i want a camera with good focus in video mode. so i dont want to get a camera that cant focus well, like i saw a review where it would 'buffer' when focusing on recording a still object. so i dont want that happening to me, when i want to do fast moving objects too

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 hour ago, Agena_ said:

used from MPB. so i cant really try it, and there arent camera stores near me.

 

i want a camera with good focus in video mode. so i dont want to get a camera that cant focus well, like i saw a review where it would 'buffer' when focusing on recording a still object. so i dont want that happening to me, when i want to do fast moving objects too

Getting perfect autofocus is gonna be a pain, even good cameras can have issues.

 

Id look for something like a used canon 70d, good af during video, good build, pretty cheap used. 

 

 

[GDRRiley]

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[Agena_]

13 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Getting perfect autofocus is gonna be a pain, even good cameras can have issues.

 

Id look for something like a used canon 70d, good af during video, good build, pretty cheap used. 

 

 

If the 70d has good focus during video, ill get that. because my main use will be videos. 

 

but looking at comparison with the d3500. its got 4 megapixels less, and no 60fps video. Both have their pros and cons. Do you know about the AF in the d3500, is it any good? or worse than the 70d

[GDRRiley]

4 hours ago, Agena_ said:

If the 70d has good focus during video, ill get that. because my main use will be videos. 

 

but looking at comparison with the d3500. its got 4 megapixels less, and no 60fps video. Both have their pros and cons. Do you know about the AF in the d3500, is it any good? or worse than the 70d

its got decent AF in video, but AF is never perfect

the 4mp doesn't matter, yeah it doesn't do 60 FPS.
 

[Electronics Wizardy]

5 hours ago, Agena_ said:

its got 4 megapixels less

Raelly won't matter.

 

5 hours ago, Agena_ said:

and no 60fps video.

It can do 60fps at 720 if needed.

 

 

Really all of the bodies are gonne be pretty simmilar for car prictures. Won't won't know the difference looking at the pictures, how you use it matters much more. 

 

What lenses do you want to get? This will make a much bigger difference to image quality.

[Agena_]

2 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Raelly won't matter.

 

It can do 60fps at 720 if needed.

 

 

Really all of the bodies are gonne be pretty simmilar for car prictures. Won't won't know the difference looking at the pictures, how you use it matters much more. 

 

What lenses do you want to get? This will make a much bigger difference to image quality.

I'm not 100% sure. I'm still a newbie.

I don't want like 2, 3 lenses. I just want one that does the job in recording and taking some pics.  

 

 

But I'm looking for good AF. But don't know which is better the 70d or d3500 for focus

Or if they are the same?

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, Agena_ said:

I don't want like 2, 3 lenses. I just want one that does the job in recording and taking some pics.  

 

 

Problem is you can't have one lens that does everything well. Normally your much better off have a few lenses that are very good at a few tasks than one that is ok at everything

 

2 minutes ago, Agena_ said:

But I'm looking for good AF. But don't know which is better the 70d or d3500 for focus

Or if they are the same?

Is this for video or photo? The AF system is different.

 

Video Af is always gonna be a pain as the camera needs to know what the track. The 70d I think will be better in video autofocus, but its still not perfect, and why most movies are still doing manual focus. 

 

What lens are you gonna get? Id probably try to get something like the canon 17-55 2.8 or the sigma 17-50 2.8

[Agena_]

18 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Problem is you can't have one lens that does everything well. Normally your much better off have a few lenses that are very good at a few tasks than one that is ok at everything

 

Is this for video or photo? The AF system is different.

 

Video Af is always gonna be a pain as the camera needs to know what the track. The 70d I think will be better in video autofocus, but its still not perfect, and why most movies are still doing manual focus. 

 

What lens are you gonna get? Id probably try to get something like the canon 17-55 2.8 or the sigma 17-50 2.8

Ok so..

 

Auto focus is where the computer focuses on the object itself. Right?

 

But is manual focus where you tap the screen where you want it to be focused? (Like a phone?)

 

I don't really mind which type of focus I have. I just don't want the camera to struggle in video. 

 

So does every camera have the same manual focus?  Does it work the same?