Looking for a relatively compact camera to film hunts with. Ready to upgrade to a tripod mounted camera rather than using a tactacam and gopros all the time. I’d like to keep it around $500 if possible, let’s hear some suggestions.
Looking for a relatively compact camera to film hunts with. Ready to upgrade to a tripod mounted camera rather than using a tactacam and gopros all the time. I’d like to keep it around $500 if possible, let’s hear some suggestions.
Nikon D3500 or a Canon Rebel would be in that money range you're setting. I'm more familiar with the Nikon. It's a great beginner camera to mess around and get comfortable with. You don't have to spend thousands and thousands to produce quality content
What you filming? For what purpose?
HD Sony HandyCam
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Go with a handy cam style camera and get you a thumb remote to control the zoom.
Thanks fellas
Don’t go the DSLR route. It’s hard enough to self film without having to deal with the DSLR. Get a true video camera and make sure it has a LANC port so you can attach a remote so you can start/stop recording, zoom and focus (you want manual focus).
I use a Canon HV30 with a VariZoom VZ Rock. It’s a great setup. An older camera, but it is loaded with features. You could probably step up to the HV40 and still stay in your price range.
Pay attention to the self filmed hunts you watch on YouTube that are filmed with a DSLR. On most of them you can hear the camera zooming in and out. It’s aggravating as hell.
Could just live the moment and not worry about filming.
“Duck hunting gives a man a chance to see the loneliest places …blinds washed by a rolling surf, blue and gold autumn marshes, …a rice field in the rain, flooded pin-oak forests or any remote river delta. In duck hunting the scene is as important as the shooting.” ~ Erwin Bauer, The Duck Hunter’s Bible, 1965
I have a Panasonic FZ300 that I use. It's got a lot more features than I want to learn but does pretty dang good in low light. I opted for the camera style vs a true video in case I wanted to take some pics with it as well vs carrying my Canon DSLR.
I’ve literally never had a problem with that zoom in zoom out sound that homeboy is talking about above. Also, if you’re looking at taking some solid pictures after the hunt a DSLR would be right. I’m just going off your price range. If you started taking videos really serious mirrorless is the way to go
I use a Canon Vixia HF R 800 I think. I would have to check when I get home.
Used it for filming deer and haven’t had any issues. I got one of the little tripods to help stabilize it.
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