Originally posted by gump As was mentioned, almost all the reviews and such i read before buying said the video was less than desirable. I have yet to try it and since in about ten year with a Canon S3 I used it once it may be a while until that happens (it gave home-movies quality). With other technology there is an axiom about not expecting one tool to do two jobs. If i was serious (and wealthy) about video I would use/buy a camera for shooting video. Is there a still-video camera that is excellent on both counts? Is there a video camera that allows the capture of single frames that will produce outstanding reproduction?
Yes. There are. Almost any Panasonic, but especially the GH5 and G9. Some Fujis do great in that department. The Sony A7 series. Sony A6500. I believe some Olympus are great too. Panasonic S1 and S1R. Nikon Z6 and to a lesser degree Z7. I think the D750 or so was great too?
Basically most competitors are great for stills and video, Pentax is the only one that can't do both.
I wouldn't buy a dedicated video camera though. Either their results are crappy and far behind the above mentioned cameras, or they cost way too much.
I'm currently using a Panasonic G9, and it is absolutely lovely. The sensor is actually pretty good. The ergonomics are top notch and can compete with Pentax. The Leica lenses are a dream (15 1.7 and 12-60 2.8-4). The stabilization beats the crap out of Pentax, I can shoot 1/2 at 60mm (so 120mm 35eq), others seem to be able to to 1s. The viewfinder is very sharp, very fast, and just HUGE. And it shoots beautiful video too.