i am getting seriously frustrated with the poor low-light performance of my Nikon D5200. It's hard for me to part with it because it's my first-ever camera, and I don't know if there's anything in the sub-$1000 price range that still suits my needs.
It's looking like my only option is to get a cheaper mirrorless (G7, for example), but I'm worried about poor autofocus. Despite what the ad material says about mirrorless AF, everyone I've spoken to about mirrorless AF says it's not sufficient. Peeps are having troubles shooting toddlers without poor/delayed/inaccurate autofocus. I like to shoot street... don't want to go out and shoot 400 photos where only 5-10 are properly focused and usable.
But I also want great video capabilities (4k isn't exactly necessary but it's nice to have). Low-light video capabilities are important, too.
tl;dr
Basically, I need something that will shoot a great-looking short film in low-light, but will also provide high-quality stills in all the big arenas (street, landscape, action, portraits, low-light). And it's gotta cost less than $1,000. I feel lost.