utahpete

I’ve been a dslr user since I got an EOS 20D. Plus, I’ve owned a couple of point n shoots - a Canon, a Nikon, and a Panasonic. I’ve probably taken maybe 3 minutes of video total on my iPhone. So, why is there so much emphasis on video on digital cameras? Maybe I’m in the minority here?

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

When video was released with the EOS 5DII, the 2009 title sequence of Saturday Night Live was recorded with the camera. Feature-length indie films, music videos and entire network TV series were shot with the camera. No longer was a separate specialized video camera needed for professional quality video. Whether you use this feature is a personal decision. The entire utube culture started, since migrating to newer cameras and now phones.

ChristianHJensen

What is your point?

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

It costs very little to add video to a DSLR, really just extra software. So the camera manufacturers figure they may as well include it for those who may want to use it. The rest can just ignore it.

Ched49 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pa.

The first video capable dslr was the Nikon D90 in 2008, since then, most dslr's offer video...what's wrong with that?

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Because with larger sensors and better optics, DSLRs generally outperform consumer video gear. And it's no big deal to add it to a camera. And people ask for it and use it. This is all pretty obvious when you look at current trends.You may very well be in the minority.

ELNikkor

Now, I don't have to lug a video camera around to capture the sounds and activities that I'm capturing with my still camera. (I never could figure out how to capture sound with my still photo cameras...)

tcthome Loc: NJ

Vloggers. Half the world is putting videos online. Why wouldn't someone want to push a button to zoom in or out like on a camcorder? I really don't know, maybe the vidoe quality & the editing choices are better. I have owned my DSLR over 4 years & just finally took a 10 min vid of the bird feeder about 3-4 weeks ago. If the function didn't work , I would not of known.

Harry0 Loc: Gardena, Cal

Like many other things ...
A decent tripod, or at least a rest, will greatly improve your results.
Those vloggers have their cam locked down and get great results with kinda good systems.
The lighting, posing, perspective, backgrounds, etc all previously sorted.
If you're the kind of guy who holds out his hand and "Who you waving at"? Notso much.
OR like me- trying to shoot a moving kid in a moving busy room with dim lighting- bleh.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

People like being able to take stills and video with one device - like a cell phone. I prefer to use a DSLR for stills and a camcorder for video. Both cell phones and cameras keep getting better at shooting video.

BebuLamar

As Paul said, the DSLR's have proven that their video capability is good enough for serious work and thus so many people are now using them to do video (although they are the first ones that switched to mirrorless for the purpose). Because of that it's hard to sell cameras without video capability.

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

I think it’s a marketing gimmick. I don’t use it, too much to mess with. I use my iPhone for video clips when I want them.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

Is offering a feature many users want a marketing gimmick? More like smart marketing, especially when it costs very little to add it.

Lucian Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio

Its rather obvious to all readers what his point is, don't you see/understand it?

I'll make it simple for you. The OP asked if he might be the minority, not using a DSLR's video capability. In some circles, he is very much the minority. In other circle, he is the majority. It all depends what you do with your equipment, regardless of what it is. Some people drive their cars fast, some slowly and some driving it on very winding roads and enjoy all the things the car is capable of. For those living in the a state like Kansas, where there are few winding roads and no mountains to drive up, a car owner would not be utilizing their car for anything other than driving on long straight boring roads. Some drive fast and others drive more slowly.

Their car is capable of so much more but they do not need or use that feature of their cars. These drivers are in the minority compared to drivers who live in mountainous areas that have winding roads. However, if these Kansas drivers were living in these mountainous areas, they would be the ones in the minority. So the response to the OP, that you did not seem to understand, is that a camera has great capabilities today and just because someone does not use all those features, does not necessarily mean they are in the minority of anyone, they are simply someone who does not use that feature.

Most cameras have a back button focus, many use that feature and many do not. It's a nice feature and it is the users choice to utilize that feature/function or not to use it. The video feature is used by many and ignored by many more. It is there as and when anyone wishes to use it and on some cameras, it is an extremely good video feature. However, it is only good if you need it, if you don't use it, it just lays there dormant in your camera and that's fine too. I don't understand how you could not have seen the point of the response to the OP's question.

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

How many is "many users"? Do you have a number or just an opinion? I am but one user who doesn’t want video in my DSLR and I could claim that there are many like me.