Need Help/Advice

[Ch3Le]

Hi all,

I need some help/advise...

I am going to Taiwan for 3.5months to attend an upgrading course.

I want to be able to record the training so at first i was thinking of getting a camcorder to record the training and a camera to take stills shots.

after researching a little online, i saw many articles stating that can get a DSLR or a mirrorless SLR cause they can perform both photo and video taking..

FACTORS
> need to be able to video take. no need super good quality.. Just going to record the training and rewatch it on my own.
> need to be able to take still shots. photos taken will be used for portfolio so quality cannot be too bad
> assuming no budget at the moment..


So i post this question out there for advice.. What should I get? Please advise if they are other things if i should take note of too..

thanks a million in advance

 

[Octarine]

Well, most cameras are able to do this. But do take note of the maximum recording time. Due to regulations, still cameras have a limit of 29min. You will need to start recording again after that. In addition, do check the memory card capacity required for this recording time.

 

[Ch3Le]

so i should maybe consider mirror slr cause it is compact?

any recommendation?

 

[Octarine]

Mirrorless and DSLR, both are classified as still image cameras and have the same limit for video recording.

 

[Ch3Le]

is Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II a good choice?

 

[Bluesubm6]

Hi all,


I am going to Taiwan for 3.5months to attend an upgrading course.

I want to be able to record the training so at first i was thinking of getting a camcorder to record the training and a camera to take stills shots

Stick to this idea. 3.5 months is a long time ...

 

[Ch3Le]

Stick to this idea. 3.5 months is a long time ...

i dont understand

 

[thoongeng]

Olympus E-M10 II can meet your requirements, as can most cameras and smartphone cameras, unless you have specific requirements

I took a look at the winners of the Mobile Photography Awards, really impressive, don't think they will look out of place in a portfolio
http://mobilephotoawards.com/portraits-winner-honorable-mentions-6th-annual-mpa/

 

[Bamboopictures]

In the stills/hybrid camera realm, only GH4, GH5 and FZ2000 have unlimited recording. All are Lumix's.

 

[felixcat8888]

i dont understand

As you are going for 3.5 months, get a proper video camera to shoot video. Get a separate camera to shoot stills.