Camcorder or DSLR??

lego · 15 Jul 2018 at 16:01

I currently have a Nikon 5300 that I use for a bit of photography, it's main use is for work (At a French patisserie so social media shots ect) The secondary use is for Ludosport (Light Saber combat) It handles both of these pretty well.

I've been using an old canon powershot for the odd bit of video, but for Ludosport in large dimly lit sport halls it really struggles to capture decent video.

What I'm looking for a is camera that will allow me to take video for Ludosport, but also suitable for creating videos for the Patisserie.

My budget is anywhere from £300-£750, I'm not too concerned about a great zoom function as I can set up close in both instances. And it will more often than not be set up on a tripod, I would like a remote function (just a basic record / stop function).

Any advice welcome

Holst1981 · 15 Jul 2018 at 18:58

Have you tried the D5300 for video?

lego · 15 Jul 2018 at 20:32

Holst1981 said:
Have you tried the D5300 for video?

Yes, but I would like to do both at the same time, hence why I would like 2 cameras

Minstadave · 15 Jul 2018 at 22:58

Depending on how important low light performance is I'd looks at either:

1" sensor based camera such as the RX100 if compactness is better than low light ability.

If low light is kind then I'd look at an interchangeable lens mirrorless camera like the Panasonic GX85 (cheap and plenty of cheap primes) or Sony A6000/A6300/A6500. Issue with these is that if low light performance on a budget means looking at primes which makes them less flexible.