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

Michael Meissner wrote:

Off The Mark wrote:

Is there a more-or-less budget-friendly m43 camera that would have a mic input (and decent built-in preamps) and have IBIS? Preferably around the $400 mark for the body only would be great. Used is fine.

I would like to get something for my 13-year-old son, and would probably want to slap a shotgun mic in the hotshoe. A flip out screen would be ideal because I am sure he is going to want to shoot himself (figuratively speaking, of course).

I was thinking of getting a used Panasonic G7 but realized it doesn't have IBIS.

Does it have to be a micro 4/3rds camera? The FZ300 would appear to be perfect for the job:

• Current list price is $400
• External microphone support
• Fully articulating screen
• Weather sealing
• IBIS
• 25-600mm equivalent fixed f/2.8 lens
• Sure the sensor is 1/2.3" and not 4/3rds, so it might be less effective in low light situations, but the f/2.8 lens gives you 1-2 stops over the cheaper consumer lenses.

Thank you, will certainly look into it.

I was kind of hoping it to do double duty as a stills camera as well. The thought is that it would be my son's main camera (he is 12 going on 13) and be my C camera.  I would probably get some combo of GH5 / BMPCC4K / G85 as my A and B cameras.

I will definitely look into it though. I imagine most anything he would shoot would be daytime or I would set up my LED lights for him.