Camera recommended for self portrait, but high quality pics?

[TCampbell]

I am currently looking for a new camera, and the one i need is specifically for blogging, where I do need to be in front of it, so I will be using a remote, and the shots do need to be high quality. It will also be used to take some video footage.
I currently have a 600d though am really not happy with how hard it is to work out, lack of focus etc

Any recommendations would be fantastic. I know 5d markiii has 61 AF, though am looking for something maybe a step down that can still produce what i need

Thanks

A 5D III is fairly expensive and I think we can all save you a LOT of money by trying to get to the root of why you are not happy with your results.

Taking a portrait from a camera mounted on a stationary tripod is not a challenge for any camera. If you're not happy with the results, I'm thinking there most be something else going on.

If you are shooting video and your distance to the camera is changing, the 600D (T3i) will NOT continuously refocus the camera (most cameras will not... not even the 5D III. A 70D, 7D II, or T6i will continuously autofocus.) But if you set your exposure for adequate depth of field, minor amounts of movement will not matter.

For stills... your 600D is fine. If you're not happy with the stills then something else is wrong... focus mode, focus point selection, shooting mode, lighting, lens, exposure settings... something... but it's not the camera and buying a different camera will not likely solve the problem until we can pinpoint the issue.

If you have a laptop, you can connect it to the camera and use the tethering capabilities of EOS Utility to remotely control the camera while viewing yourself on a larger screen so you can make sure you are happy with composition, focus, lighting, etc. before you take the shot. It's also nice that if you don't want a shot looking "at" the lens you can move the laptop around so you can see the screen without having to look directly at the camera's LCD display.