The special moments in life this holiday season deserve to be recorded in the best possible way and what better way than to get 2018's best cameras?
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| Christmas camera guide |
From point and shoot cameras to action cameras. From amateurs to semi-professionals, we list 10 of the best cameras for each category that is available for purchase in the Philippines. This means that this list is composed of cameras that have official distribution and warranty in the Philippines.
Lets check them out!
Cameras for everyone this Christmas!
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| SJCAM SJ5000X |
1. Budget Action Camera - SJCAM SJ 5000X Elite costs PHP 5,599 and gives you up to 4K footage at 30 frames per second. It can shoot 12 MP stills with an ultra wide 170 degree angle field of view to make sure you get as much of the scene as possible. It has a 2-inch LCD display and it supports a gyroscope digital stabilization sensor for smooth footage. Lastly, the housing is waterproof up to 98 feet or 30 meters.
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| GoPro Hero 7 Black Edition |
2. Best Action Camera - GoPro Hero 7 Black costs PHP 24,690. It records 4K up to 60 fps, 2.7K at up to 120 fps and 1080p at 240fps. It also takes 12MP RAW stills photos. The new HyperSmooth Video Stabilization allows for smooth gimbal like footage. The body by itself (without waterproof housing) is waterproof of up to 30 feet or 10 meters. At the back is a 2-inch LCD. Lastly, it supports voice controls for when you can't reach the remote or the camera itself.
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| DJI Pocket |
3. Portable Gimbal Stabilized Camera - DJI Pocket at PHP 23,200. It was just announced recently but it is a unique 1/2.3-inch sensor camera that can shoot 4K 60fps at 100 Mbps with 140 minutes of run time! It can take single shot and panorama stills. There is also a shoots time lapses and motion lapses. For people who are always on the go and want unbeatable gimbal smooth footage. It will be available later in December 2018. It is now available for pre-order at authorized DJI retailers nationwide.
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| Sony RX100 IV |
4. Premium Compact/Travel Point and Shoot - Sony RX100 series. Prices are the following: The Mark IV PHP 49,999; Mark V-A PHP 65,550. The RX100 series has been lauded as the best point and shoot camera for several years now with each year a new model is released with minor changes. It uses a Sony's 1-inch sensor with High quality Zeiss lenses that allows of high resolution stills and stunning 4K video. The latest is the Mk VI with the longer zoom range but we think the Mark IV and Mark V are a better value even though the range is shorter at 24 to 70. It fits in your pocket and it has a view finder. What's not to love?
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| Canon EOS M50 |
5. Best Vlogging Camera - Canon EOS M50 starts at PHP 38,999 for the body only. It is equipped with an APS-C sized sensor with Canon's Dual Pixel Autofocus that has been lauded as the best in the industry. It detects the subject and is able to track it seamlessly which makes it perfect for vlogging. It even has a microphone jack if you want to plug in an external microphone for better audio. Lastly, it has a fully articulating touch display which means you can flip the display to face you so you can make sure you can compose yourself better when filming yourself.
Also, if you decide to get one from Henry's Professional camera, you can get a Rode Microphone and Enovation Flexible tripod.
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| Fujifilm X-T3 |
6. Best all-around APS-C Mirrorless Camera - Fujifilm X-T3. The body starts at PHP 86,990. Fujifilm has been known in recent years for producing cameras with an APS-C sensor that can rival full-frame and for producing a long list of lenses dedicated for their APS-C line that allows for a relatively smaller but competitive set-up. The X-T3 builds on the great stills capability of the X-T2 while improving its autofocus and video capabilities significantly. The result is the best all around APS-C camera.
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| Sony A7 III |
7. Best Full-Frame mirrorless: Sony A7III. The body starts at PHP 132,999. The A7III was game changing when it was released because it challenged what a USD 1999 camera should be. It brought Full-Frame to a more affordable price point while improving the image quality of stills and video from the previous generation. It also inherited the autofocus system from the more expensive A7RIII and is now the standard for Eye-detect/Face detect autofocus in the Full-Frame autofocus performance.
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| DJI Spark |
8. Best Consumer Drone with Camera: DJI Spark. Standard edition costs: PHP 24,400, while the Fly more combo PHP 33,500. The DJI Spark comes at a relatively affordable price point with features like gesture controls and TapFly control which makes it easier for anybody to pilot it. It comes with a 12MP shooter with two-axis image stabilisation, subject tracking, and GPS and vision based navigation. It is the everyman's drone!
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| DJI Mavic 2 Zoom |
9. Best Pro-sumer Drone with Camera - DJI Mavic 2 Zoom starts at PHP 76,300. It features a 12MP 1/2.3-inch sensor with a 24-48mm optical zoom that allows for the iconic Dolly zoom feature. It can also take a super high resolution 48MP image and can fly for as long as 31 minutes! Lastly, it features the latest version of DJI's Ominidirectional Obstacle Sensing and OccuSync 2.0 Transmission Technology which makes it the easiest Mavic to Fly yet. It flies at a maximum speed of 44.7 miles per hour. We highly recommend getting the Fly More kit for PHP 23,000.
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| Huawei Mate 20 Pro's triple Leica lens |
10. Best Smartphone Camera - Huawei Mate 20 Pro with triple Leica camera system will cost you PHP 49,999. The Mate 20 Pro offers more features than any other flagship phone in the market today and it even has one of the best cameras on the market. It has a triple camera set up with an ultra wide lens, standard wide and a telephoto lens which all take great photos for a smartphone and when used with Huawei's AI, it can take super smooth video footage, it can take 10x digital zoom images and it can even take up to 6 seconds of long exposure images with the Night mode.
What do you guys think? Do you agree with us? Will you be getting any of the cameras on this list?
Remember all these cameras are available in the Philippines.
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