Do you use a still camera for video, or a camcorder? I use both but primarily a Canon Camcorder with a 64GB memory card as it has more capability and features over a still shot camera. My still shot cost me $400 before taxes, warranty, and memory card. My camcorder was a cheaper model costing me like $250 or $300 but its still quite capable and better than a camcorder that cost $700 back in 2001 which were all tape based. I am amazed at the quality of video my camcorder can produce.
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I’m willing to bet both my Nikon Z6ii and Z6 outperform a $1k camcorder, especially given I can swap lenses and control dof with different lenses.
check out this link for "professional" video equipment ...
Edit: don't know why it pops up with the stupid title but the link works to the right site
www.bhphotovideo.com
Edit: don't know why it pops up with the stupid title but the link works to the right site
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Can your $1k camcorder shoot something like this?
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This 4K Short Film Shows the Low-Light Abilities of the Nikon Z6
While Nikon's new Z7 full-frame mirrorless camera is the Z Series flagship, the cheaper Z6 is designed to be a low-light powerhouse. Bulgarian filmmaker
Modern ILC's put a lot of emphasis on video, and they are often used by vloggers. Panasonic's last ILC was aimed directly at vloggers, in fact. That said, I typically just use my iPhone for video, with a rare exception of using my ILC to take nature videos only made possible via a long-zoom lens.
Close. I don't know that you would ever use this much power though.
Sony HXR-MC88 Full HD Camcorder
Buy Sony HXR-MC88 Full HD Camcorder featuring 14.2MP 1" Exmor RS CMOS Sensor, Record up to Full HD 1080p60 at 28 Mb/s, 29mm ZEISS Wide-Angle Lens, OLED Viewfinder with 2.36 Million Dots, 62mm Lens Filter Diameter, Flip-Up 3.5" LCD with 1.5 Million Dots, Built-In Neutral Density Filter Wheel...
www.bhphotovideo.com
At this point I would move to a cinema camera if I was doing serious video work.
Of course one could have the ultimate experience of using a Sony Xperia I II ($1,098.00) smartphone with camera-like features and functionality as an external monitor with Sony's new flagship Alpha 1 interchangeable lens mirrorless camera ($6500.00)....... 
The Z6ii and Z6, hell most cameras released in the last 5 years can do 4K. Camcorders died with VHS surely?
Full HD for $1000? nah, 4K on a Z6 or any of the myriad of other cameras are plenty better than that and that is horridly ugly to drag around. For serious video, surely you would go with a Red or BlackMagic or Canon C200 or that ilk?
That looks like an RX100 in body armour.... ha ha ha 😂 That is not even crappy GoPro specs.....Close. I don't know that you would ever use this much power though.
I'd rather use a full frame sensor camera though.Sony HXR-MC88 Full HD Camcorder
Buy Sony HXR-MC88 Full HD Camcorder featuring 14.2MP 1" Exmor RS CMOS Sensor, Record up to Full HD 1080p60 at 28 Mb/s, 29mm ZEISS Wide-Angle Lens, OLED Viewfinder with 2.36 Million Dots, 62mm Lens Filter Diameter, Flip-Up 3.5" LCD with 1.5 Million Dots, Built-In Neutral Density Filter Wheel...
At this point I would move to a cinema camera if I was doing serious video work.
I would probably go with an Arri. And $20,000.The Z6ii and Z6, hell most cameras released in the last 5 years can do 4K. Camcorders died with VHS surely?
Full HD for $1000? nah, 4K on a Z6 or any of the myriad of other cameras are plenty better than that and that is horridly ugly to drag around. For serious video, surely you would go with a Red or BlackMagic or Canon C200 or that ilk?
I am going to bow to your knowledge here. Thought I was sounding good remembering red and black magic... lol
Not that I have the money for either. Lenses for the Arri are around $30,000 and up.
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Do you mind translating your second sentence please? For the life of me I just can’t understand your words...
I’d shoot video on my Z6ii or Z6 if I needed a higher quality video. 🙂
(I see I mistyped the word “use” as “is” rendering the sentence incoherent.)
Didn't realise you had the mk1 and mk2 Z6. Apart from the extra SD card (which would be a must for me), notice much difference between them?