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Budget Friendly Camera with Mic Input and IBIS? (Around $400 used?)

Started Nov 10, 2018 | Discussions thread
EarthQuake Veteran Member • Posts: 3,240
Re: Budget Friendly Camera with Mic Input and IBIS? (Around $400 used?)

nigelbb wrote:

PhotoTurtle wrote:

James Stirling wrote:

Dpreview has a camera features search page , never used it but maybe worth a try

https://www.dpreview.com/products/search/cameras#!

That's really cool! I didn't realize it existed. It seems that Olympus E-M5 mark II is the cheapest camera (used) at the moment with both features. Then the Panasonic G85 and GX8.

Unfortunately the OM-D E-M5 II does not have 4K video. The E-M10 III does have 4K video but it doesn't have a mic input.

Generally Panasonic MFT cameras are better featured for video than Olympus.

Yes I agree. As someone who tends to stick to Olympus bodies (I shoot stills for the most part), I wouldn't recommend an Olympus body for video-centric work, especially not in this price range (the EM1 II might be okay?). The overall features and codecs aren't great in my experience (EM5, EM5 II, EM1, Pen-F). It's fine for the occasional home video or whatever, but not something I would use for commercial video work.

I would suggest the G85 or similar as well. Panasonic is a great choice for video, and the G85 gives you a lot of great video centric stuff for the price point.

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