newbie to digital camera. general buying tips ?

[brannsiu]

Hello I am a complete newbie to digital cameras and I have no passion for photography. I am looking for a digital camera because I want to take better pictures for my products than that of the camera on the smartphone. As a result, I will mostly only take pictures for static objects indoor.

I have limited budget and almost zero knowledge for choosing a digital camera. I'd like to know what specification do I have to pay special attention to when it comes to choosing a camera to buy in the market? I don't want to get scammed. Thank you very much

 

[USAFRet]

Hello I am a complete newbie to digital cameras and I have no passion for photography. I am looking for a digital camera because I want to take better pictures for my products than that of the camera on the smartphone. As a result, I will mostly only take pictures for static objects indoor.

I have limited budget and almost zero knowledge for choosing a digital camera. I'd like to know what specification do I have to pay special attention to when it comes to choosing a camera to buy in the market? I don't want to get scammed. Thank you very much

1. Determine budget. $100, $500, $2,000?
2. Camera feature search: https/www.dpreview.com/products/search/cameras#!
3. Camera comparisons: https/www.dpreview.com/products/compare/cameras


Generally, within a certain price range...they will be very similar.
For instance, Camera A may do slightly better video, Camera B may do slightly better low light images.

 

[smorizio]

also look at things like fixed lens vs lens system. also with some cam like sony check that they dont use there own sticks/format for the photos. (if the cam gets broken you want to be able to recover the photos.
see also if there a local photo club that can help. also if you can wait a bit there going to be a lot of good black friday sales in a few weeks.

 

[brannsiu]

also look at things like fixed lens vs lens system. also with some cam like sony check that they dont use there own sticks/format for the photos. (if the cam gets broken you want to be able to recover the photos.
see also if there a local photo club that can help. also if you can wait a bit there going to be a lot of good black friday sales in a few weeks.

before paying for the camera, what kind of things I should check carefully in order not to get something used or even hardware get broken? or the only way to make sure that is to go to a reputed shop?