I'm on the lookout for a Canon to use specifically for high-quality video.
I currently own an EOS 700D and would love an upgrade that is still compatible with my Sigma 18-35 (APS-C Lens) and can be controlled through EOS Utility on PC.
My 700D seems noisy in dark scenarios and could see improvement in other places, but I have never used a different camera than this one.
I have now been using my 700D for 4 years exclusively for video work.
I'm not sure at what budget these cameras sit in, but I'm looking for the best thing there is, that isn't a crazily priced C-Series
Thank you, anons!
C70
Pocket 6k
I'm intrigued.
Can I control and see the camera's video on PC? Can I power it with continuous power instead of a battery?
How does it compare to the 700D?
depends
yes, comes with ac plug
blows any non-cinema canon the fuck out of the water, unless you need autofocus
yes, zero issues
That sounds great!
>depends
Do you know if there is software that allows me to see what the camera is recording and also allowing me to press record through a USB connection? Including importing the recordings from cam to PC, similar to Canon's EOS Utility.
I have looked into some Pocket 6k videos and it's really something. It seems to compete with Lumix GH6 but my lens wouldn't work with it anyway so that's out
there is nothing like that
you can control it via bluetooth (without image transmission of course) or something that uses the blackmagic RCP like skarhooj or the ATEM switchers
Oh forgot to add. How will it work with the Sigma 18-35? Any vignetting issues? Will I be able to use the full 18-35mm range without any visual issues?
If you have a decently large budget, 7DII, 70-90D or Rebel T7-T8i will be your go-tos. If you have the money to spend, consider going for a 5DIII? or 1DC with a 24-105.
What is "the best" solely for video recording purposes? Is there anything better that isn't a C70?
the canon mirrorless (r7, r6, r5c) are much better for video than all of the dslrs, but have nothing on the c series, or panasonic, blackmagicdesign, sony, pretty much the whole competition
Thanks, anon. I'm really close to just going with the Pocket 6k (pro or non-pro version), but not having the possibility to directly control it through USB is gonna make it hard to work with for me.
I might have to figure out a solution of feeding it's output to an HDMI monitor
like a cable?
I am performing an instrument as the camera sits on my desk. I press record on both the camera and my DAW, so the camera has work with that workflow.
I'm probably gonna get a mini HDMI monitor on my desk and power it through DC, as opposed to mounting it on the camera and running from battery. Screwing around with extra cables when I move the camera around can become a pain. Recording sessions can take up to 6 hours
Technically anything is the "best" for video purposes if you're willing to work for it.
What's your endgame? 4K quality, or just unlimited recording? If you're interested in keeping your Sigma, then any of those starting with a Rebel will be more than capable to keep you going, especially with Utility in the background connected to PC. I would take the other anon's word of advice with caution however with the mirrorless. A smaller camera without a mirror does not always mean it is better. The full frame and newest crops are just as good for video as they are for stills, and you can still play with cheap EF-S lenses without spending a fortune for a shitty RF lens.
That's just a lie, the bad codecs, bad line skipping and lack of log on most of the models make the canon DSLRs just simply inferior to the newer Rs, that solve all of these problems. Also you can use ef lenses on the RS just fine, the adapter is dirt cheap
You can shoot flat on any canon SLR that shoots 1080p or higher, and the most modern bodies have C-LOG built in. Hell, even the Ms are significantly more balanced than a lot of the Rs.
Don't know where you got the "bad" codecs from either, since a lot of people still shoot with said "bad" codecs this day because it simply works. Might as well just out yourself as someone who spent too much on an R5 and now is trying to shill it off because you're upset that people are still using decade+ old equipment that looks more modern than whatever home movies you're making.
>You can shoot flat on any canon SLR that shoots 1080p or higher
you cannot, yes you can load in some bogus picture profiles that do nothing but ruin your highly compressed footage even more but it won't gain anything over the laughable dynamic range the video mode has
>and the most modern bodies have C-LOG built in
The 5d4 and 1dmk3 are the only ones, and it's gimped c-log 1 that clips at 12 stops of dynamic range even though the sensors exceed it. Clearly an afterthought.
>Don't know where you got the "bad" codecs from either
Highly compressed 8bit h264 in 4:2:0 is objectively bad and unusable for any log recording, combine it with the line skipping of the older dslrs and you got footage lower than 5d2 quality from your 70d
Canon just released R7 that's supposed to be it (but you will need EF adapter)