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My friend just called me and asked what is a good and cheap camera for reviews. His computer is broken and I think he is a little drunk but I am curious myself now. I am not going to review anything I don't want to but I am just curious what is the cheapest camera that a reviewer should get to take pictures of computer parts? And I don't know maybe he was serious but I think he was just drunk.
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Any camera will do, but you will have to spend a bit on lighting to make said products appear how you want them to.
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Originally Posted by sub50hz View Post

Any camera will do, but you will have to spend a bit on lighting to make said products appear how you want them to.

I myself had a camera. it was maybe a $100 point and shoot. The quality was much worse than anywhere else I see when I read review.
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I myself had a camera. it was maybe a $100 point and shoot. The quality was much worse than anywhere else I see when I read review.
Probably due to poor lighting, as Sub already covered. Light is the key to product photos.
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are you only wanting to do pictures for a review or are you talking video as well?

any camera even a cell phone can take pictures for a review. as mentioned above lighting is more important than the camera itself.
    
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