Good starting camera

Hey guys,

I am interested in buying a camera, for mainly video but photos as well. A friend suggested a DSLR but i am open to other options.

I have a rough budget of £1000 (about $1625) but can spend a bit more if necessary. My current choice is a Canon 600D but I imagine their are other suggestions so would like to hear them.

Thanks for any advice/help you can give! Dom

asked Aug 09 '11 at 12:20

DomChester
391●12●16●25

4 Answers:

oldest newest most voted

Would you want it to be more portable or something bulky such as a DSLR

This camera is great it takes some great photos. http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666290110

Email me at justin@sachoproductions.com and I can send you a few example, (says they are too big to upload)

answered Aug 09 '11 at 14:30

Justin OReilly
346●10●16●24

I would pick the Canon 60D over the 600D, but if I were you I would wait until August 24. Apparently Sony is coming out with a new DSLR called the A77 and it is rumored to have some awesome video features. They are speculating that it will deal much better with things that most other DSLRs aren't so great with (rolling shutter, moire, aliasing, etc.) But we'll have to wait and see.

Canon 60D

Info about the Sony A77

answered Aug 09 '11 at 15:08

sfrancis928
2.6k●33●44●79

Thanks for the links - A friend has the 60D and tells me is quite nice, so Ill wait but default back to that depending on price/features etc. ONce again thanks

(Aug 09 '11 at 15:20) DomChester

0	I have a Nikon D7000 and it is a great camera for photography and video. Your question is a little vague but that's my recommendation. answered Aug 09 '11 at 20:15 IamTechCrazy 4.6k●73●98●144

If you want a STARTING camera, there's no reason to get a DSLR. If you didn't mind 2 separate cameras, you could get a good camcorder and a high end point and shoot if you wanted. If not, Nikon D7000, that Canon camera, or something from Panasonic. Panasonic is really good for video.

answered Aug 09 '11 at 23:11

HerpDerp
2.1k●15●21●48

Your answer

toggle preview

community wiki

Follow this question

By Email:

Once you sign in you will be able to subscribe for any updates here

By RSS:

Answers

Answers and Comments

Markdown Basics

*italic* or __italic__
**bold** or __bold__
link:[text](http://url.com/ "title")
image?![alt text](/path/img.jpg "title")
numbered list: 1. Foo 2. Bar
to add a line break simply add two spaces to where you would like the new line to be.
basic HTML tags are also supported

learn more about Markdown