Nikon vs Panasonic vs Samsung: Best camera for video plus stills ?
 

My wife and I are looking for a camera/video can that will be good for both taking pictures of kids and vacation trips. We also would like to have video capabilities to be able to record kids sport games, concerts, and stuff around the house. I am looking to ideally spend under $300 but would spend up to $5-600 for the perfect device. I am not looking for perfect video and picture quality but I would like to have a great combo option so I can capture what i described above.

I have been looking at three options a:
1. Nikon D3100 - my biggest downside with this is it only takes 10minutes of video.
2. Samsung Qf20 - I am worried the photo quality and video quality won't be great.
3. Panasonic lumix dmc-zs19k - I am concerned this will have poor video quality for what I described above.

Any help would be awesome.

Since this is an old post, I'm curious what decisions was made and why.

The biggest issues with DSLRs is the rolling shutter effect. That combined with limitations on recording time (always under 30 minutes) makes it a bad choice for casual users.

That leaves camcorders.

The best solution is to use a video camera for video, and a photo camera for photos. A video cameras always takes lousy stills (when available), and a still camera takes subpar videos (when available).

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The Panasonic Lumix GH4 seems to be getting closer to a true stills/video hybrid. 4K capable with a sensor readout of <50 milliseconds minimising rolling shutter. 3G-SDI 4:2:2/10-bit output, Colour Bars, Zebra, Focus Peaking and 1kHz Audio Test Tone. I'm looking to get one to replace a Canon XH-A1s camcorder for primary acquisition.
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