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What’s the best camera for low budget filmmaking? It depends what you mean by ‘low budget’ and what kind of filmmaking you want to do. But for most filmmakers, I’d recommend the Canon 80D.
It’s a DSLR: a stills camera which can shoot video. Its video looks much more ‘film-like’ than shots from camcorders. That’s because of its big APS-C sensor, which is about the same size as the frame in a 35mm movie camera. Big sensors have less depth of field than smaller sensors, so it’s easy to get creative with shallow focus.
The 80D is an interchangeable lens camera, and Canon have a great range of high-quality lenses. You can also use an adapter to fit old manual focus lenses by makers like Nikon or Olympus, which is a cheap way to get really good glass.
Canon cameras are known for their good colours, and they’re easy to use; the higher-end Canons are the most-used DSLRs in the pro TV and film industry. The combination of Canon’s fast ‘dual-pixel’ autofocus and good colours, plus a fold-out touchscreen, made the previous 70D model very popular with vloggers. The 80D has even better autofocus than the 70D, and also has a headphone socket and full HD slow motion (1080/60, or 1080/50 in Europe).
Like all DSLRs, it’s mainly designed for stills, so handling for video shooting isn’t that great. You’ll need accessories to get the best out of it. Canon SLRs also suffer noticeable moiré when shooting detailed patterns, though this is better on the 80D than previous models.
Unlike many of its competitors, the 80D can’t shoot 4K Ultra High Definition. But 4K takes up a lot more space and needs a faster computer for editing. If you’re shooting for the web, you almost certainly don’t need it. If you’re really sure you need 4K, I’d get the smaller Panasonic GH4 or the fixed-lens Canon XC10 instead.
The 80D isn’t cheap. The previous 70D is almost as good, if you can live without a headphone socket. But if you’re on a tight budget, I’d get the cheaper T5i/700D instead.
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The Canon Rebel T5i (USA) /700D (Europe) is a great starting point for low budget filmmaking.
It’s not really a video camera: it’s an SLR, mainly designed for still photography. But it offers more creative possibilities than camcorders costing two or three times the price.
SLRs like the 700D have a bigger light-capturing sensor than most camcorders. That makes them better in low light. It also gives them shallower depth of field, for creative out-of-focus backgrounds. Canon cameras have good colours (the higher-end Canons are widely used in the industry) and they’re reliable and relatively easy to use.
It’s an interchangeable lens camera. You can fit really high quality lenses. As well as Canon lenses, you can use adaptors to fit old manual focus lenses by makers like Nikon or Olympus. You can get more video features by installing the free Magic Lantern firmware.
But like all SLRs and mirrorless cameras, it’s a bit slow and awkward for video and you’ll need accessories to get the best out of it. Sound is fiddly (there’s no headphone socket), you can’t shoot really long clips, and images can suffer from problems like rolling shutter and moiré/aliasing. But for most beginner filmmakers, I think it’s worth working around these issues.
If you can afford it, I’d get the Canon 80D. It’s more solidly built, with better controls, excellent autofocus and a headphone socket. The previous model, the 70D, is now a good deal: video is almost as good as the 80D but it lacks the headphone socket.
The little mirrorless Panasonic G7 is a similar price to the 700D, and also lacks a headphone socket, but can shoot 4K (though it’s consumer, not pro, 4k). Panasonic video is sharper than Canons and has less moiré, but the colour isn’t as good and the sensor is smaller.
Canon’s EOS M3 mirrorless camera doesn’t cost much more than a T5i. It’s a lot more compact and discreet than an SLR, though a bit slower to use. You can get small lenses designed specifically for the EOS-M range, or you can fit full-size Canon lenses with an adaptor. You may still be able to find the original EOS-M new: it’s a very affordable way to get into large-sensor filmmaking.
Older models of the Canon SLRs also shoot great video: look for the 550D, 600D or 650D (T2i, T3i or T4i).
The 60D is more solidly built and has better controls; the 7D is a professional camera, and the big 5D MkII has a larger full-frame sensor so it’s better in low light. You could also consider the Panasonic GH3.
More on choosing which type of camera to buy for filmmaking
More about choosing lenses for filmmaking
More about choosing SLRs and mirrorless cameras
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Here’s how to make your shot as good as it can be, before you press the record button.
First, check the settings and the sound. Then check the angle, background, composition and distance. Finally, check the exposure and focus.
Which angle will give you the best view of the subject?
Could you improve your shot by moving around the subject, or using a higher or lower camera position?
If you’re shooting other shots of the same subject, the angle should be different for each one.
Watch out for distracting backgrounds that draw attention away from the subject.
If possible they should add atmosphere or information.
Is the subject in the right place in the frame? What’s happening at the edges of the shot?
Can you improve the shot by moving closer or further away, to frame the shot size more accurately? If the shot’s supposed to be a closeup, are you close enough? Is the shot size different enough from the previous shot?
Is the shot correctly exposed? Can you improve the light by using lights or reflectors, or filming in a different direction? Is there too much (or too little) contrast?
Is the shot sharp where it’s meant to be sharp?
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Sponcer pageYou should always check your shot before you press the record button. And there’s quite a lot to check. These will be second nature to pro filmmakers, but when you’re learning it’s easy to get them wrong: you might get the shot size right but forget to check the focus.
First, check the settings and the sound.
Then check
ANGLE
BACKGROUND
COMPOSITION
DISTANCE
EXPOSURE
FOCUS
Which angle will give you the best view of the subject?
Could you improve your shot by moving around the subject, or using a higher or lower camera position? Don’t just shoot everything from the same position.
If you’re shooting other shots of the same subject, the angle should be different for each one.
Watch out for distracting backgrounds that draw attention away from the subject. It’s easy to miss what’s happening in the background when you’re concentrating on the main subject.
If possible the background should add atmosphere or information.
How have you arranged everything in the shot? Is the subject in the right place in the frame? Is the camera lined up properly on what you’re filming? What’s happening at the edges of the shot?
Can you improve the shot by moving closer or further away? Don’t just shoot everything from the same distance. If the shot’s supposed to be a closeup, are you close enough? Is the shot size different enough from the previous shot?
Is the shot correctly exposed? Can you improve the light by using lights or reflectors, or filming in a different direction? Is there too much (or too little) contrast?
Is the shot sharp where it’s meant to be sharp?
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