Kevin: What’s a good camera to have around for basic photos and for some videos.  Under $1000

David:  Hi Kevin, in a nutshell, you have two choices:

• The Canon G7x Mark II (around $500).  Which is a nice compact point-and-shoot that does fairly good photos and solid videos.  It can fit in your jacket/jeans pocket.  You don’t need to buy any extra lens or any additional accessories (other than memory card and batteries).  All-in-one package that works great, and is compact!  I almost always bring this with me everywhere I go.

• The other choice is the Canon M50, which does everything that the above camera does, but BETTER.  With the trade-off of being a little BIGGER and more expensive.  If you want the M50, I would recommend you get the kit which comes with the Canon EF-M 15mm-45mm lens (Kit price around $700).
  • Then I’d suggest adding a Canon EF-M 22mm f/2.0 lens (Around $230)which will give you a shallow depth of field on all your photos and videos, plus it will be great for low light indoor situations.
    • AND/OR adding the Canon EF-M 11-22mm Lens (Around $350), if you want to have wider type of shots.  (great for vlogging).