Camera selections ?

Help me understand why so many indie film makers go with a DSLR cameras and more recently the Panaconic mirroless Lumix DMC GH3.
Would a camera like the Panasomic GH3 capture better quality video than a camcorder such as the new Canon HF G30?
The Canon captures MP4 video at up to 35Mbps and can also capture in AVCHD ( I don't recall the bit rate ) . The Panasonic records in h.264 or AVCHD with bit rated up to 72 Mbps.
If the camera is to be primarly for video it would seem that a video camera shoud out preform a still that shoots video. I realize that the lens selction for the DSLR or micro 4/3rds makes a big difference, but that asside are these hybreds better than video cameras in the same price range? I think the preception I am getting is that one would have to spend $10,000 or more on a video camera to get the same quality footage.
I live far to disstant frorm any camera supplier that would have a selection of these cameras to check them out. I am hoping some on this forum has some experiences with some of these cameras and can lend some insight.

… 'better' …
(usually, I don't like to participate in any 'quality' debate)
The Canon 5D mkII was the famous 'cinematographers' choice, due to its full-size sensor. Tom allready explained, why this is 'better'.- Not made for 'hours' of recording, many of these device were killed by their own heat.-
Most videoDSLR meanwhile (and micro43s) have sensors of (smaller) APS-C size … for example Canons other famous DSLR, 550, 600, 650, 700 (rebel tx). You get designated video devices with APS-C too....
You've heard of the 'million pixel lie'? In theory, a sensor with 'just' 1920x1080 pixel is BETTER, than any 20, 30, 40 MioPixel DSLR - due to scaling, moire, Bayer filter, etc.
Panas GH2 got famous, due to Vitaly's hack - which modified bit-rate, intra-frame encoding, etc etc etc. Most of his features are now incl. in the GH3 ... but is it as handy as a camcorder?
switching glasses is 'better' - if you want to and can afford these masterpieces, e.g. ≤ f1.2 ... therefore, those expensive DSLR can not compete with any 300$ Sony Camcorder stabilizer ...
finally: aside all tech-lingo - it's all about photography! A 5.000$ CanonEOS1x doesn't do 'better' pictures in a low light living room, in the hands of drunken GrandPa It's about light, light, light. Many/most DSLR videographer in my neighborhood don't even know what a ND-filter is. Aside owning/using one .........
summary:
It's not the camera, it's the camera-man who does 'better' pictures.
Spend 3h with this Emmy-awarded documentary:
http://www.zacuto.com/the-great-camera-shootout-2011
don't miss part II
http://www.zacuto.com/shootout-revenge-2012
SPOILER
in ptII, aside Arri Alexa, Red Epic, or Kodak (film), one contestant is an iPhone!
But plus 80 people crew, a 1Mio$ studio, a DoP with years of experience.-
Light and the one using it.
//sorry for venting!//

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I'm not looking to shoot anything real fancy looking, but probably Mini DV. Definately not HD, since I actually want a "film" look, complete with a little grain.
Um. But of course, being user-friendly is always nice, as well as interchangable lens and such, and price, of course. So -- what's the best bang for my buck?
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A little research on your part and you would have quickly found that NONE of the above cameras have interchangeable lenses.
The AG-HVX200 will record DV to tape, and a few HD and SD formats to P2 cards. The AG-DVX100 is strictly an SD DV camera as is the AGDVC30.
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Bestbuy should carry these cameras with the option of buying the body only, w/ prime lens or kit lens. I really do not see the reason for buying a pocket size camera and only using a huge kit lens .
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I'm wanting to stream over Oovoo/Skype/etc. using 2 cameras.
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Simple question with a not so simple answer.
(a) If you mean that you want to run multiple apps simultaneously using a different camera with each app, you may encounter computing power limitations. Digital video is processor intensive. The only way to know if your Mac can do this it to try it. If the video does not work together but each app works when it it the only app running, you are likely overloading your Mac's ability to process and/or move all the required data in your data bus. You can get a better indication of whether this is the case by watching your Activity Monitor utility while running the apps you want to use.
(b) If you mean that you want to have more than one compatible camera connected to your Mac simultaneously for ease of changing between video sources, some, but not necessarily all, apps you are using to operate your camera(s) allow you to select between your cameras.
How you select among connected cameras depends on which application you are using. Here is how camera selection works in a few examples:
(1) For iChat, you can choose which iSight you use in the "Camera:" choices bar in iChat > Preferences... > Audio/Video that appears when more than one compatible camera is connected. Although your camera choices will be different, the choices bar will look something similar to the Preferences settings shown here:
If you cannot see the "Camera" choices bar, your Mac is recognizing only one (or none) of your cameras. In that case, consider the suggestions fromhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090 for iSight problems or refer to your other camera's documentation for help.
This particular choices bar solution applies ONLY to iChat. Most other applications also have settings that allow you to choose which camera to use. However, they do not all work the same way.
(2) For instance, iMovie HD's camera choice is NOT set via Preferences. When you have more than one compatible camera connected, iMovie6 HD uses a drop-down menu choice something like this (depending on which version of iMovie you use):
Note: Because I had no built-in iSight connected when I made this example, and because my external iSight was not connected, the drop-down menu showed only "Time Lapse." Because your Mac has a built-in iSight, your built-in iSight would show in the drop-down menu even when no other camera is connected. Connecting an additional Mac compatible webcam should allow you to choose either camera.
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iMovie 9 (from iLife '11) uses a different camera choice button shown in this article:
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iMovie 8 (from iLife '09) is slightly different as explained in this article:
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In general, you can use your Mac's help for the application in use to find out how to select among more than one connected camera.
(3) Photo Booth in Snow Leopard 10.6.x and later uses the Photo Booth > Camera menu command to select which camera to use.
Note for readers with older Mac OS X: The previous version of Photo Booth that came with Tiger (10.4.x) is such a simple, basic app that it offers no menu selectable choice. Unless your built-in iSight is already occupied as the camera being used by some open application before you launch Photo Booth, Photo Booth will use ONLY your built-in iSight.
However, you can use the trick from ¶ 4 of http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302781 to let Photo Booth use an external camera.
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(4) For FaceTime, launch the app and click the Video menu item.
If your Mac recognizes more than one connected compatible camera, a "Camera" section listing the cameras from which you can choose will appear there. Clicking on the desired camera name will let you select the one you want as shown in this image from my Mac Pro and LED Cinema Display:
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(5) I do not use Skype oir Oovoo. For those or other apps, see Help for each app for info on how to select your desired camera.
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HT2090 External iSight camera video feed working fine but mic is not working Mac Pro 2009 and Mountain Lion 10.8.4

Finally I decided to move forward and installed Mountain Lion 10.8.4 (with all the updates). Now I am facing a dilemma, my external iSight Camera is working fine regarding the video fee but the Mic is useless. I am using a Mac Pro 2009 and a Apple Cinema Display 30". I checked all the trends about iSight External devices but no one has a really specific solution for my problem. Firewire is not longer supported with Mountain Lion? By the way my iSight was working perfectly before. So I am wondering if something wrong happened with the OS and the support for this kind of device?   I reset the PRAM, the SMC, even I reinstalled the MAC OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4) from scratch. So I am wondering if the problem is that ML is not longer supporting this device or what is the issue here.
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Jalcom wrote:... Firewire is not longer supported with Mountain Lion?...
Not true. External iSight works fine with my '09 Mac Pro and 10.8.4.
Jalcom wrote:... So I am wondering if something wrong happened ...
So it must have.
Jalcom wrote: ... help me with it!...
You have tried several good things, but there may be other suggestions from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090 that you have not yet considered. Be sure to check more than one Apple app in more than one user account to help you pinpoint the cause of your trouble. Then you will know what to fix.
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Actually this is a problem with me. Have you been able to consistently use the ACD's iSight?
I have the latest MBP with the ACD 24", and I cannot make the system reliably use the ACD camera in Photo Booth.
The ONLY way I have found so far is to open iChat and make it use the internal camera (initiate the video mode). Then, Photo Booth uses the ACD camera.
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