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My standard answer is always that if you want a camera for video, buy a video camera. If you want it for photos, and maybe some messing around with video, get a DSLR. If primary use is video, you will be MUCH happier with a video camera.

It does matter big time.

ACE is high.

True, full 1080P is 2.07 million pixels, but you will be using every pixel on the sensor. The camera hardware/software then downscales to 1080p. If dSLRs didn't use all of the sensor, you'd have a crop factor issue.

The image sensor in the D7000 is superior in low light, period. The image sensor in the D3200 is packed with far too many pixels and the image becomes very dirty in low light at high ISO.

If low light, high ISO isn't an issue, then it simply comes down to features. Pay close attention to what you might need like a mic jack, headphone jack, sound level adjustments etc.

A better tool for video in this price range would be Sony's A57, with its low light performance being better than the D3200, but below the D7000 because of it's fixed mirror design. Look into it before you make a choice.

http://youtu.be/7JiIQ94AjZM

The D7000 has much better high ISO performance and higher max ISO, better body and better functions. For basic video recording they will most likely be the same but for more extreme situations, the D7000 wins hands down.

Here's a DSLR Buying Guide - http://www.smashingcamera.com/which-dslr-camera-to...

This is a question about the impossible. You can't do film with a digital camera, or hadn't you thought about that. These cameras don't do film they do video.