Thank you so much for this comparison. Wow, it's so much quieter! The stickers are perfect. I wished I waited before I bought the Cameo 4. It'll be years before that breaks down, as I still have my original Cameo still working!!!
Omg the sticker update is worth it just in itself. I have a 3 and have been waiting to buy a new machine. Now I'm debating on a 4 or 5. I think I'm sold on a 5
They are both great machines, but if you like to heat foil or want to use the embossing tool for scoring, the Cameo 5 is definitely worth the extra money.
@@lisalind4813 I got the heat foil tools and the power engraver. I love the foil pens, but I've been so busy that I haven't had time to open the engraver. November is looking a little better.
Mtge unit works over Bluetooth, it has nothing to do with your wifi network. So that should be more useful to you. Of course a standard USB A to B cable will work just fine. 🦄
@@Oneklickmedia Hi. I just got my new Cameo 5. I'm in love with it!! It's so much better than Cameo 3. It's like going from a Ford Pinto to a Mercedes. I got it in the Matte Black and it's beautiful. That being said, while the blades to the Cameo 3 slide into the blade holder on your machine, they aren't strictly compatible. The new blades for the Cameo 5 have a squared off back that locks in nice and tight to the blade holder. When you put the Cameo 3 blade(round on top) in, it really wiggles around a lot! I haven't tried cutting with the Cameo 3 blade in this machine, as my new machine came with a blade that works great with it, and I'm not sure how the Cameo 3 blade would do with that much give to it. I don't think it would work well at all, and I don't want to risk damaging my machine to try it. I have the subscription to Silhouette America where I get a new blade and may every few months so I'm going to see if they can just start sending me the Cameo 5 blade. I didn't see the option to switch on the website, so I'll probably have to call them and see if they can do that. All in all, I really do recommend the new Cameo 5. It's so much quieter than the Cameo 3 and does way more detailed cuts without making a mess out of them. The regular autoblade cuts better and more detailed cuts on the Cameo 6 than the Premium blade did on the Cameo 3. It truly is like the luxury of home cutting machines, in my opinion. I am very pleased with it, and I hope you will really like yours if/when you get one. I got mine at SwingDesign.com with one of their bundles. Best wishes!
@@aspirecan4829thank u for confirming my choice lol I have a 3 as well and was debating if I should jsut go to a 4. But I don't know if there's anything the four does that the five doesn't that il miss since the three doesn't do any of it lol
@silhouettesuccess Hi! Great video. I’m fairly new working with machines and I’m looking at getting either the cameo 4 or 5 but I’m not sure which would be best for a novice. Can you make any suggestions as to which one?
Hi! That depends on whether or not you'll use the new features. If you are interested in the heat foil pen, embossing, or the electrostatic bed, go for the 5. If you won't use any of those, get the 4 and enjoy the savings. They are both awesome machines!
I had the same question! Coming from Cricut! I don't mind paying the extra $ if the machine is quieter. I don't own any silhouette machines, but I've heard they are very loud. I just purchased the silhouette business edition😊😁
Just got my cameo 5 yesterday but couldn’t figure out how to attach the roll feeder till this. I looked at your screen and still can’t figure out how to set up the cross cutter. Help! I have my tools on order too and I have the Curio 2 which I love! Already decorated my Cameo with a gold fern. Lol I love what you are doing. Thanks!
Oh, so exciting!! For the cross cut, go to the Send Panel. Your material has to be set to vinyl or HTV in order for the option to show up. Once you've done that, "automatic cross cut" will appear under "carriage 2". Click on that arrow and then click Enable.
Hii!! I am thinking getting myself new cutter and I am debating should I get cameo 5 or curio 2. I saw you comment you have those 2 machine and I am very curious which one is better at reading registration mark?? Your reply will really helpful for me.
I saw many reviews and several people have problem with machine failure at reading the registration mark. It's frustrating for them and I avoid it. I want to know which one it better at reading page mark. Since cameo 5 is closed machine (there is body case) and curio 2 is open (no case around body) machine. I wonder if it makes any difference about sensor or light how it read the mark. I don't care about speed.
I’ve notice working with cameo 5 it’s hard to see the “line mark feed” when lining the edge of the matt up. I’ve also was running into the vinyl curling up once inserting through the auto feeder (when it hits the rollers) so it had a hard time processing it through the rollers. Hope it’s just me. I do like the cameo 5.
I agree. It is hard to see that first line. I'm thinking about taking a white paint pen to it. I try to lay the edge of my vinyl flat for a bit before I feed it through. Set something heavy on top. That helps to relax the curl some.
@@silhouettesuccess Thanks. I did locate it there, but not easily searchable. Nice thing is it is already shown as shipped. Not on the shipper’s tracking site yet. I’ll have to watch the Silhouette site closely, as I haven’t found it elsewhere. Also order some e-stat protective sheets in anticipation of getting that accessory ASAP.
I have owned every machine silhouette has made. I can say that the Cameo four was the machine I liked the least. I gave my 4 to my daughter in law. I keep my 3 for a back up but so far love the Cameo 5
Unfortunately, no. I thought that I had seen it had been released but I could be mistaken. Either way, they are still showing out of stock on the website.
I guess the electrostatic mat isn't considered a game changer at all for the Cameo 5, since hardly any of the channels that cover Silhouette stuff have it and even fewer demonstrate it. I'm curious about it, but the lack of information on it has me put off my Cameo 5 purchase. The rest are nice improvements, but most aren't game changing. That electrostatic mat could be, but apparently it isn't, since hardly anyone is bothered to demonstrate it. Some talk about it, no demonstrations and the few that do aren't that successful and don't bother to follow up with successful projects. Others aren't even bothered to buy it at all. It's the most unrevealed new feature of the Cameo 5. I'm afraid to waste a lot of money on something that looks cool, but isn't useful at all. The lack of videos and reviews makes me think it's not useful at all or not working as good as advertised.
There aren't a ton of videos out on it, but I can share what I know. I use the technology with my Curio 2. I did not purchase the ES mat for the Cameo because it does the exact same thing. All of the equipment that I use comes out of my pocket, and while I love all of the machines, I still need to spend wisely. If I had not bought the Curio 2, I would have definitely bought the ES mat for the Cameo 5. I feel that it is worth the cost IF you are going to be cutting thin, delicate material, and I'm talking copy paper or thinner. If you are going to be cutting cardstock, vinyl, and other heavier materials, then you don't need to make the extra purchase. You can use the ES mat for cardstock and vinyl, but there's no great benefit to it. The adhesive mat will do just fine with these materials and save you some $$. As far as the lack of videos, I think that has to do with the fact that not a lot of people cut thin paper with the cameo, and unfortunately, if we create a video with little to no interest, then our channel suffers for it. We're always walking a tightrope between guessing what information is needed and what will actually be viewed.
@@silhouettesuccess you haven't seen what I cut 😀 whenever I see a video on RU-vid or a project with intricate cuts they make me smile and think 'if that's intricate, I don't know what I'm doing'. It's intricate with tons of details to the max. My last project had 7 layers (A4 size) and took almost day to cut and weed. If that electrostatic mat works well, it would save me a lot of time only when half of the elements stay behind on that mat and I can just brush them off. I understand the channel dilemna. I've recently cut back on my RU-vid art channel, I'm stopping investing in it. Not because there's no public for it, but simple because I'm not interesting in pleasing the RU-vid algorithm anymore. I'm not making videos for RU-vid, but for the public. Now that RU-vid decides who gets too see it and that depends on how popular RU-vid deems it to be, I'm out. Don't want spend time making videos that please the algorithm. Now only releasing videos that interest me, even if that may hurt my channel. People that need to find my art channel, will find it. Sure, that means no income from it anymore, so be it, income will come from other things. On the other hand, Silhouette isn't going to invest in something like the electrostatic mat if there isn't a market for it. It's a huge change in the machine itself and they must have done their homework. They must think it's a good potential market for it to fundamentaly change the machine. Cutting vinyl is very popular and taking the rol feeder out of the machine in favor of external connections is a huge step. Not a move you make lightly, unless you know there's a huge market for these changes. The interest in the electrostatic mat might become a lot more once it's widely available. Anyway, thanks for answer, appreciate it.
@@silhouettesuccess at the moment it's custom client work, but I'm working on getting items ready for an Etsy store. If I remember, I'll post a link to it when it's starting.
@@silhouettesuccess how many layers of cotton is 3mm? can it cut layers of cotton or one layer at a time? 3mm doesn't necessarily mean multiple layers.
I totally support this move... but you can always design in Silhouette Studio(Business Edition) then export as an svg and upload to cricut to cut. Might save some headache in the meantime. I came over to silhouette because of the software!
@@silhouettesuccess that’s kinda my take. I’m more technical. Cricut hardware is great, and I use illustrator to design in. But when I come to design space, ugh. But I was attracted to the different speed and pressure settings. And I want to be able to save my projects locally first before it’s backed up to the cloud. Requiring people to upload to the cloud first, one at a time, omg my social security will expire 💀
The best I could do without major recoding equipment was have each one running in the same video. Now that I'm making a small amount of money from the videos, I can start investing, but it's a lot of pennies to save. 😅
@@artandanimation4119 the faux leather cuts nicely with the auto blade! I'm actually working on a video, testing different materials right now. Just be sure to place the "leather" side down on the mat. The felt side doesn't stick well.
@@silhouettesuccess That's great thank you. I've heard some people say you need different blades for faux leather so it's nice to know the job can be completed with just the auto blade. Saves me some money haha. Also a standard mat will work fine right? Or do you need the heavy duty one?
I've only run Silhouette machines for the last 3 years, so I'm used to the noise level of the 4. The Cameo 5 is quieter than the 4, but I can't compare to other brands. Which others do you use?
