looking for cheap video camera so i can stop taking pictures on my phone

[jordanbuilds1]

budget is 150$ us and im willing to look used. i want to be able to have addons such as mics and stands and might use it for unboxing vids and car filming. what should i buy?

[Electronics Wizardy]

For that budget you really can't get much, and it likely would be worse than your phone in many ways. I'd stick with your phone for now.

 

What phone do you have currently?

 

For that budget there really aren't new cameras worth buying. You can get some used bottom tier camcorders that would fit in the budget, but there not great, and going to be fairly old too. You can't really get a used dlsr/mirror with decent video at that budget.

[jordanbuilds1]

9 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

For that budget you really can't get much, and it likely would be worse than your phone in many ways. I'd stick with your phone for now.

 

What phone do you have currently?

 

For that budget there really aren't new cameras worth buying. You can get some used bottom tier camcorders that would fit in the budget, but there not great, and going to be fairly old too. You can't really get a used dlsr/mirror with decent video at that budget.

iphone se

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, jordanbuilds1 said:

iphone se

While not the best cameras, I don't think your beating it with $150 so I'd save up for a more expensive camera if it was me.

[jordanbuilds1]

2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

While not the best cameras, I don't think your beating it with $150 so I'd save up for a more expensive camera if it was me.

also i wasnt buying the addons with this budget, that would be seperate.

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, jordanbuilds1 said:

also i wasnt buying the addons with this budget, that would be seperate.

Whats the budget for all the addons?

[jordanbuilds1]

3 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Whats the budget for all the addons?

around 50 bucks, i might already have a stand so.

[jaslion]

2 minutes ago, jordanbuilds1 said:

around 50 bucks, i might already have a stand so.

Like a old canon 5d if you are lucky for 200$ with some stuff on it? But well like the budget is just quite low really.

[jordanbuilds1]

16 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Like a old canon 5d if you are lucky for 200$ with some stuff on it? But well like the budget is just quite low really.

 

23 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Whats the budget for all the addons?

actually i found a few within my budget, so im gonna run them by yall.

https://rb.gy/ufbv3i

 

https://rb.gy/xg9v7z

 

https://rb.gy/lont7z

 

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, jordanbuilds1 said:

 

actually i found a few within my budget, so im gonna run them by yall.

https://rb.gy/ufbv3i

 

https://rb.gy/xg9v7z

 

https://rb.gy/lont7z

 

 

30d. I have one kicking around. No video or live view at all. Can be ok for photos today.

 

I'd skip the t3. 720p only(And I don't think it was that great for 720p either), no af during video. I'd rather use your phone.

 

D3000: No video recording. 

[jordanbuilds1]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

30d. I have one kicking around. No video or live view at all. Can be ok for photos today.

 

I'd skip the t3. 720p only(And I don't think it was that great for 720p either), no af during video. I'd rather use your phone.

 

D3000: No video recording. 

i could just use my phone for videos. mostly needed a picture camera but a video function would be nice

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, jordanbuilds1 said:

i could just use my phone for videos. mostly needed a picture camera but a video function would be nice

Is there any thing specific you want for a photos camera?

 

Any of those will be 3 would be fine. I'd probably be tempted to go t3 if it was me. Af and low light isn't great on those older cameras, but if those are a big need image quality is generally fine, and you can put lenses you want on them.

[jordanbuilds1]

25 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Is there any thing specific you want for a photos camera?

 

Any of those will be 3 would be fine. I'd probably be tempted to go t3 if it was me. Af and low light isn't great on those older cameras, but if those are a big need image quality is generally fine, and you can put lenses you want on them.

i take pictures of diecast, skateboards, stop motion and cars so the ability of an sd card would be nice. also is possible a slot for an extra display for the camera would be nice but not needed.

like this but in the future:

[Electronics Wizardy]

5 minutes ago, jordanbuilds1 said:

i take pictures of diecast, skateboards, stop motion and cars so the ability of an sd card would be nice. also is possible a slot for an extra display for the camera would be nice but not needed.

Yea most of that should be fine on these older cameras.

 

What do you mean by a extra display? Most of these support a video out, but on these older cameras its a bit limited. Also live view typically has much worse autofocus than if the viewfinder is used. Also a external display often turns off the internal screen.

[jordanbuilds1]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Yea most of that should be fine on these older cameras.

 

What do you mean by a extra display? Most of these support a video out, but on these older cameras its a bit limited. Also live view typically has much worse autofocus than if the viewfinder is used. Also a external display often turns off the internal screen.

Something like this:

thats for the future though

[Electronics Wizardy]

3 minutes ago, jordanbuilds1 said:

Something like this:

thats for the future though

I'd really suggest spending that money towards a better camera than a monitor here. Espically since olders dslrs are designed to have viewfinders used instead of screens for most uses.

[Blue4130]

Skip the DSLR, look for the Canon EOS M, it has a cult following as a cheap but rad poorman's cinema camera.

[jordanbuilds1]

1 minute ago, Blue4130 said:

Skip the DSLR, look for the Canon EOS M, it has a cult following as a cheap but rad poorman's cinema camera.

would, but breaks the budget at the second.

[Blue4130]

8 minutes ago, jordanbuilds1 said:

would, but breaks the budget at the second.

Oof, I see that the prices have jumped a lot... Honestly, at the price that used cameras are going for, just stick with your phone for now. Try to save up to the $250 mark.

[jaslion]

13 hours ago, jordanbuilds1 said:

 

actually i found a few within my budget, so im gonna run them by yall.

https://rb.gy/ufbv3i

 

https://rb.gy/xg9v7z

 

https://rb.gy/lont7z

 

 

Hey just so you know dont short links not allowed here can get your post removed.

 

Id say the rebel should do well but keep in mind these are all old units so keep your expectations limited.

[NavyCobra1417]

On 9/9/2024 at 2:17 PM, jordanbuilds1 said:

budget is 150$ us and im willing to look used. i want to be able to have addons such as mics and stands and might use it for unboxing vids and car filming. what should i buy?

While an external mic, SD card, and a stand/tripod are fine, I wouldn't spend too much on accessories if your camera budget is only $150.