Although the T3i and the T5i have articulating screens, the t3i does not auto focus during video. I have and like the T3i but for video that is a draw back . I use the Canon Vixia HF R800. for video. It's a video recorder.
All three are poor choices. If you want to get into video by camcorder. The Canon bodies that you have listed crop the sensor when in video mode giving you a crop factor of 3x. You don't get this with camcorders, nor will camcorder overheat. Plus camcorders can record for many hours while a DSLR is limited to 12 minutes in 1080p. For the same price as one of the Canon DSLR as you mentioned, you can easily buy a Sony 4K camcorder that will deliver a far better image quality and a far better user interface and a far better user experience than any DSLR at any price. If you do need a camera for photos and video then you should be looking at the Panasonic gh5 which is the gold standard in digital cameras that can do both photos and video. Nothing from Canon or Nikon can touch it. You should know that when people talk about how great Canon is for video they're not talking about the T Series they're talking about there top of the line aps-c cameras or their top of the line full frame cameras
Among the three, the 60D is the best camera for photography. For videos, they are all the same. If you want better, consider a digital camcorder. That is after all the right tool to capture video. The dSLR was never meant to do video.
Neither. Use a camcorder - designed for video capture... not a still image camera that happens to provide a video capture convenience feature.
If you insist, then at least get a device with the "desirable" dSLR features that is designed to capture video... like a Canon XC10 or XC15 or Blackmagic's Pocket Cinema cam. Just because a low-end dSLR looks cool does not translate into being the correct tool for the job - until you know what you are doing.
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Although the T3i and the T5i have articulating screens, the t3i does not auto focus during video. I have and like the T3i but for video that is a draw back . I use the Canon Vixia HF R800. for video. It's a video recorder.
All three are poor choices. If you want to get into video by camcorder. The Canon bodies that you have listed crop the sensor when in video mode giving you a crop factor of 3x. You don't get this with camcorders, nor will camcorder overheat. Plus camcorders can record for many hours while a DSLR is limited to 12 minutes in 1080p. For the same price as one of the Canon DSLR as you mentioned, you can easily buy a Sony 4K camcorder that will deliver a far better image quality and a far better user interface and a far better user experience than any DSLR at any price. If you do need a camera for photos and video then you should be looking at the Panasonic gh5 which is the gold standard in digital cameras that can do both photos and video. Nothing from Canon or Nikon can touch it. You should know that when people talk about how great Canon is for video they're not talking about the T Series they're talking about there top of the line aps-c cameras or their top of the line full frame cameras
Among the three, the 60D is the best camera for photography. For videos, they are all the same. If you want better, consider a digital camcorder. That is after all the right tool to capture video. The dSLR was never meant to do video.
For videography, Stop looking at DSLRs and Start looking at camcorders.
Neither. Use a camcorder - designed for video capture... not a still image camera that happens to provide a video capture convenience feature.
If you insist, then at least get a device with the "desirable" dSLR features that is designed to capture video... like a Canon XC10 or XC15 or Blackmagic's Pocket Cinema cam. Just because a low-end dSLR looks cool does not translate into being the correct tool for the job - until you know what you are doing.