Good camera for photographing items to list on eBay.

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Hello -

I am looking for a digital camera that would serve me well as I begin to list items on eBay. The camera would need a good zoom feature and the images would need to be very clear. What camera would serve that purpose....as economically as possible?

Please email the answer back to me.

Thanks....Deborah (ssdks@sheltonbbs.com)

-- Deborah Sturgess (ssdks@sheltonbbs.com), June 07, 2000

Answers

Deborah:
If this is truly all you need to shoot then you needn't worry about getting a camera with a lot of resolution. A decent 640 X 480 camera would do perfectly for eBay pix. They also are going pretty cheap these days.
I would highly recommend looking at some of the older Sony FD models. These save their images to regular floppy disks - and that makes moving the images to your computer a snap. Some of the cheaper/older cameras use serial cables and incantations to get the images to your computer - floppies are simple and effective.
Look for a Mavica FD-7, FD-71, FD-73. Check out eBay - you'll find lots of them (do a search for FD-73 and FD73).
You should consider a couple of other things too:

Lighting is key. Poorly lighted subjects are just not as attractive and well lighted ones. Experiment - try some backlighting, spot lighting on the backdrop, etc. It's digital you can afford to waste the film!
This should be most of what you need - besides the products you want to sell. - good luck

Des

-- Dan Desjardins (dan.desjardins@avstarnews.com), June 07, 2000.

Hello -

Thanks so much for your response to my question. I know very little about this sort of thing, so all the information that you provided will certainly be helpful. I appreciate you taking the time to answer the question.

Sincerely....Deborah

-- Deborah Sturgess (ssdks@sheltonbbs.com), June 07, 2000.


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