Camera for stills and movies

[Sharkbait22]

I've seen lots of truly great photos and video on OFC. I’m looking for any advice on which camera/movie camera (camcorder?) for a family Christmas gift. Looking for something no more than $1300. I have a 1998 Rebel SLR with two lenses (28-80 + 75-300) so it would be nice to be able to use these if possible. Also wouldn't mind someting wider e.g., 15-80. We want it for better quality stills and the ability to make some home movies. Any advice would be great.

[BillM]

My Canon 60D takes some pretty impressive 1080p video... With an external microphone the audio quality is fantastic.

[Twocoda]

Canon

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2011/11/4/canondslr4k

 

Nikon

 

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond7000/page18.asp

 

If you already have Canon you may want to stay with them to utilize your other lenses

[Sharkbait22]

Thanks for the tips. It seems DSLRs are becoming movie cameras in some ways. Based on my reading they typically cannot autofocus during the shoot and create big files quickly.