Which Camera??

[another random person]

One of my buddies is looking for a camera, he is tossing up between the Nikon D3400 and the Panasonic G7. He will be doing a lot of event photography as well as some video recording. With both cameras he will have to work off the stock kit lens provided. Preferably just provide information on which camera would be better for his use case. 

 

Feel free to ask any more questions.

 

Thanks in advance

 

[19_blackie_73]

I guess the 18-55mm kit lens?

Nikons video autofocus is not the best, but image quality is stunning. I mean you can record footage with decent quality and manual focus, autofocus produces quite a bit of noise, especially when being in a quiet environment. Microphone quality is ok though. (I'm a user of the d3300, changes to the 3400 are minimal afaik)

About the panasonic - no idea, I'd have to research a lot before goving a statement. 

If he uses primarily the camera for stills, I'd get the d3400. Nikons pro is that you get more lenses than for Panasonic

 

EDIT: One small important info: nikons low light performance is quite above average in this segment, so this'd help him quite a bit

[AkiraDaarkst]

42 minutes ago, another random person said:

One of my buddies is looking for a camera, he is tossing up between the Nikon D3400 and the Panasonic G7. He will be doing a lot of event photography as well as some video recording. With both cameras he will have to work off the stock kit lens provided. Preferably just provide information on which camera would be better for his use case. 

 

Feel free to ask any more questions.

 

Thanks in advance

 

Paid event photography or just for fun?

[another random person]

Just now, AkiraDaarkst said:

Paid event photography or just for fun?

Volunteer Community event photography, and sometimes casually as a hobby in his own time.

[AkiraDaarkst]

Just now, another random person said:

Volunteer Community event photography, and sometimes casually as a hobby in his own time.

Ok then either is fine.  It's his choice to make.

[another random person]

Just now, AkiraDaarkst said:

Ok then either is fine.  It's his choice to make.

He doesn't know much and I prefer to ask for a second opinion before giving him a recommendation.

[AkiraDaarkst]

1 minute ago, another random person said:

He doesn't know much and I prefer to ask for a second opinion before giving him a recommendation.

Oh then he probably should take some photography courses first.

[xQubeZx]

It wouldn't really matter I don't think. The D3400 probably has slightly better lowlight wich could be useful for events where lightning often can be limited. 

[AkiraDaarkst]

Just to provide some additional info.

 

 

 

My only concern would be crop factor, otherwise in the hands of people who know how to take photos both cameras will perform well.