DSLR or Higher End Prosumer?

[TheWillBox]

Ive used DSLR's for filming for the past year or so. Ive never had any issues and much prefer them to camcorders TBH.
The sensor and the power have not been an issue whatsoever. There isnt a recording cap either - well never for the ones I have used. Because of the card format used there is a limit of 4GB file size, but the camera just creates a new clip and continues recording, so you just place them together in your editor for seamless video.

I mainly shoot video only. My previous Canon EOS 650D (Rebel T4i) was great, and my current EOS 70D is even better as it autofocuses like a pro camcorder.

Personally I would say go with a DSLR with a decent kit lens, which should be more then enough for the OPs needs. This is YouTube remember, how much sharpness do you really need, considering YouTube's compression algorithms will always affect your end video quality anyways.

There's definitely a hard cap on my 7D of 12 minutes or so and it doesn't continue to record. If it did though, it would probably melt my sensor and memory card lol. The body over heats very quickly recording 1080p at 30fps. Even at 720p and 50fps the battery grip I have only lasts for 2 hour of continuous recording tops, which means switching out batteries in the middle of a shoot.

I guess it depends what kinds of projects you do. I do youtube, but I also do short films as a camera for hire and having a cap + needing to change batteries is kind of a pain in the a** for me. Also recording video degrades your body sensor faster than shoot stills. And the kit lens is really horrible, even for youtube quality if you are looking for a certain look to your videos.