Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsGREAT FOR VIDEO/FILMMAKING BEGINNERS!
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2021
I am writing this review almost a full year after purchase. I used this camera primarily for video and vlogging and it has been absolutely great! I was a complete beginner at videos at the time and I was looking for a camera that was easy to use and had good auto focus. This camera has delivered on all. I am aware that people are saying the auto focus isn’t that good in 4K and the crop makes the 4K totally useless. But I feel like they are comparing these features to a camera that probably costs 1k-2k more than this camera, so of course that will be the case. I have used the 4K and there is a crop but I love shooting videos and I made it work and it’s really not that big a deal. It also depends on what you are using this camera for. For vlogging and most videos that a beginner would shoot, this camera is perfect. For the highly critical enthusiast and professional filmmakers doing professional work, this camera won’t cut it. But it’s not SUPPOSED TO,this is a 650 dollar camera.The menus are easy to navigate and after about 4 months of playing around, I have learned the ins and outs of this camera like the back of my hand. I feel like now it’s time to graduate to a new camera but I am still keeping this camera for vlogging purposes because it’s great for that and it’s super lightweight and small. Lastly, the lense selection is not that extensive so I actually just used the kit lense and that’s it. I did this because I knew I would eventually buy a more expensive camera so I didn’t invest heavily in lenses for this camera and the kit lense is actually pretty versatile. Lastly, if you are a beginner like I was and you are thinking you need all these features, DCI 4K/8k or just an expensive camera to make things look good, you don’t. There are so many other factors like lighting and color grading etc that come into play. You won’t be able to appreciate or use the features of a more expensive camera to its fullest potential until you first gain the knowledge to do so. Just like a more expensive guitar won’t make a guitarist better at playing. More expensive cameras usually have a higher learning curve and some even make you pull manual focus so why not start with something that you can fire up and start making content with rather than spending 3 times as much money only to get your camera in and have to learn massive amounts of info before you can even use it? All in all, this a great camera for the price. If you are a beginner, you will love this camera. At the end of the day, this camera accomplishes exactly what it set out to accomplish and it is easy on the wallet. The video is also stellar and in my opinion is miles better than filming with your phone. If you are a beginner, I have hard time believing that you will be disappointed with the quality of videos that come from this camera. Happy Filmmaking
