Testing the Cheapest Cameras at the Store

Testing the video capabilities of the cheapest cameras we could find at the local camera store.

Testing the video capabilities of the cheapest cameras we could find at the local camera store.

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0:00 - Obnoxious Banter
0:52 - The Idea
1:21 - The Cameras
3:46 - Good Content
4:50 - Unboxing
5:27 - Canon EOS R100
6:29 - Shiny Red Camera
6:47 - USB Charging?
8:07 - Red Camera Cont'd
9:16 - Vlog Test I
10:09 - Canon R100 Setup
11:26 - Vlog Test II
12:41 - Main Camera Angle Test
14:46 - Vlog Test III
15:12 - Reviewing Footage
17:26 - Final Thoughts

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[BigBlobProductions]

"I'm Gerald Undone and I have over 20 stops of dynamic personality"

[thefilmalliance]

That was nice of Mark, to boost Gerald’s ratings

[markwiemels]

Wow, so the R100 must be the re-used guts of the old Canon M50 (EF-M). Same issues, huge crop, loss of dual-pixel autofocus, and awful rolling shutter in 4k, but pretty good as a 1080 camera.

[lbowesphoto]

I was fully expecting a Xyla test on these cameras, lol

[gunnarfernqvist]

I like both of your channels individually but I just love your colabs. Funny but still informative. More of these please! You have a very good, fluent and catchy conversation going on.

[Criticalhitkoala]

Canon always has refurb r100's that always go for super cheap. I picked one up for fun at only $249 (US) for the body and it's hilariously capable for what it is. I also have been shooting Canon digital since the d60 came out so my expectations for cameras probably is based on how far we've come from since back then. Something I've really been happy with the r100 is it's just a really fun timelapse camera. Just get a EF 10-18 and a cheap ef>rf converter if you don't already have one and you can get some killer 4k30fps timelapse video that looks amazing. I even picked up a LP-E17 battery adapter to USB-C and connect straight to a vmount to get past the horrible battery life issues the LP-E17 has.

[Soundwave]

Best Value imo is probably a used a6000 for 200-300 bucks and a used small zoom or even the kit-lens

[KenYamaguchi-sgzr]

With these two, you don't even have to watch to know that it's internet gold. Thank you.

[AllThingsFilm]

Welcome to the Laurel and Hardy of YouTube.
What a great collab team. Ya know, if I didn't already have the Osmo Pocket 3, I would have considered the R100 for my YouTube videos. On B&H you can get the kit lens and the 55-210mm lens for just $100 more.

[g_lantos]

The Sony ZVE10 is still the best value camera in the Sony line up for $600... with a Yongnuo 16mm f1.8 and a Rode video micro II ... And you have a great studio set up under a $1000. Now of course we didn't talk about lighting, but you can be creative with natural light and reflectors, if you are on a low budget.

[Kayserjp]

damn, canon has soooo good colors... even its a low end camera

[emilymumola]

8:51 Walking into an exposure store and ordering "whatever makes sense"

[roydybing]

The R100 may not be very competitive in the video department - but for photo, it is great bang for buck. A very good entry level mirrorless system camera as far as photo quality goes. The big negative though is the lack of an articulated screen.

[andrewsaraceni]

This was great - we need more Vlogs Undone!

[EverydayWatchGuy]

Holy heck, I didn't realize that Gerald was based in London, Ontario! I am from London too and purchased my Canon R8 from the same Camera Canada location 👍. Another great collab with Mark as well!

[PixelLingoMultimedia]

9:30 I really hope McKinnon is catching this.

[AndrewPRoberts]

You can find a used GH5 or G9 for around 500-600 bucks, I just got a G9 and the V-Log upgrade, so it can shot 4k 10bit 4:2:2 in V-Log. Not bad for 500 bucks.

[wardonwords]

You guys are a good duo for this kind of thing. Well done.

[TechMixr]

Bought both my S5II’s from Camera Canada. Great shop!

[giklab]

The Pentax records up to the usual half hour, that 30 second figure refers to slow-mo!