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Digital camera.

choille
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Any good makes of digital camera to use for mainly selling stuff on ebay.
My current one's switch seems to be packing up - probably coz I do take loads of photos.
My current one's switch seems to be packing up - probably coz I do take loads of photos.
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I use an old Panasonic set to 2mp for ebay. Its all you need. Try looking on ebay for the same camera you have but without battery or leads etc.0
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That's a good idea.0
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The biggest difference will be how well you light the product and giving it a plain background, then even a 2010 smartphone would be good enough0
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I don't have a smart phone, but I know what you say about lighting. This latest camera we bought was too complicated & I couldn't work out half of the functions & it was rubbish at certain colours - reds, black etc. The old, more simplistic cheaper first digital camera we had took much better photos.
I'll look for a cheap simple one I think - that sums me up!0 -
A good background and lighting is far more important than the camera you buy.
Background and rig- for £30
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Professional-Photo-Studio-Free-Backdrop/dp/B00I2Q8ML8/
Cheap lights with softbox - £36
https://www.amazon.co.uk/SLOJP-50x70cm-Softbox-Continuous-Lighting/dp/B010B109FS
Then grab a cheap camera from CEX, you don't need much more than 6mp
If you don't want to buy a lighting and background rig, make sure you're taking your photos using natural light through a window onto a white background. A white sheet will probably do.0
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