Sony A6400 | Best Camera For Video Under $1,000?

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[JasonVong]

It was great to see you again, Jason Vong.

[iPhonedo]

Dude! Stop it, I have to work but I can't stop watching your videos!

[knabe]

Potato jet: ”Yeah I recommend the Sony a6400.
Canon: Cancel all the sponsorships with Gene right now!

[Adr]

Whats interesting about this camera - if you shoot in 4k and afterwards in Premiere export to 1080p, the quality is way way better, than if you had recorded in 1080p initially

[XxXStoneFingerXxX]

"so you have a $1000 budget to..."
- live with for a month?
"... get yourself a brand-new camera"
- surprised Pikachu face

[billymurphy]

This thing is a legit photo and video camera for client work too IMO. People have been using the a6300 and a6500 for this purpose forever. Plus the Sigma f1.4 lenses are pretty compact and seriously good at an affordable price(compared to full frame).

A7III user here but I would have considered this if it came out last year.

[timothyrotenberger]

This guy wants image stabilization?? Just strap it to a flower pot like the rest of us!

[Print-LabsD]

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[TCMOutdoors]

I love my a6400! I'm just a rookie trying to figure things out but seriously im extremely happy with my camera!

[alex_kovac]

I thought the lack of IBIS was going to be a bigger problem initially, but I've managed around it with a gimbal and haven't had any issues. The a6400 is awesome for the price-point! Great review👏

[ChristianWheel]

To be fair, in the heat test, the Sony is doing more work. The Canon is writing more data, but that doesn't generate a lot of heat. Both cameras are compressing a raw image to a particular bitrate, the lower bitrate requires more compute power to reach as it has more compression to do. That requires a beefier processor and generates more heat, and is one of the reasons many of the Canons have such an unwieldy codec (mjpeg), they're not equipped to do better compression.

[adnan_velic]

For the price of an EOS R you can buy the a6400 sell the kit lens for $100. Buy a sigma 16mm 1.4 and a sigma 30mm 1.4 and maybe a cheap gimbal from zhiyun. With that set up you cannot tell me you can’t make amazing videos.

[DualCoreMallu]

No matter how long your videos are, I never ged bored. Man you are a funny camera nerd

[kidstagram]

I was thinking about this camera over the past few days and now I saw your video talking about it! Thanks, Potato!!! Love your videos so much!! KEEP IT UP!!!

[shuexiong]

While watching Potato Jet,

Wife: “You watching the kid from UP?”
Me: 🤦🏻‍♂️ yes 😂

[scottwu]

I have the a6400 and it's never overheated on me. And I live in Florida, shooting in the absolute worst heat for hours continuous.

[TracyDavis]

Sony overheating issues aren’t an issue anymore. Their older ones did for sure, but the a7 iii has been solid in very hot environments. You also should turn on the setting that lets the camera continue to operate when it heats up. It won’t hurt the camera.

[Photomeike]

I’m close to getting a 6400 myself to replace my G85 but I think I might wait to see what the next Canon M series implements. A Canon M50 with uncropped 4K and 1080 120 all with DPAF and IBIS and take my money

[Motolixious]

Gene - waiting for your thoughts and review of the Fuji XT-3 & XT-30.
Have a feeling you'll be blown away...

[KardosoMedia]

The A6400 is incredible at that price point for sure