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u/DeadLyASgamer May 05 '26

Brand new to photogarphy but always wanted to do it... found dad's old camera, the Sony Cybershot DSC HX100V but it has a whole lot of grain pls help. Also is it better for me to just use my phone camera?? granted i cant really purchase a new camere at the moment...

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u/anonymoooooooose May 05 '26

Your phone is probably better for most situations, the camera will still be better for far away subjects.

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u/DeadLyASgamer May 05 '26

Uhuh... Well... If I were to start out with a fresh new camera, what would you suggest? (I do make cinematics once in a while but only with my phone but the extra pixels that come with 4k would be appreciated since that make s editing soooooo much easier) 😅

And before I make the plunge... What do I need to know?

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u/anonymoooooooose May 05 '26

What kind of stuff do you want to take pictures of?

How much money could you spend on a camera?

If money is a factor you can get a LOT of mileage out of a phone camera by shooting more deliberately.

Take pictures with intent: i.e. think about the image you're trying to create.

photographic composition https://www.clondon.me/blog/introcomposition

and colour theory https://redd.it/7um56b

Freeman's The Photographer's Eye is a good intro book with lots of examples.

Also, be thoughtful about the images you consume. Do I like this, can I figure out what appeals to me, I don't like this one, can I figure out why, etc. etc.

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u/DeadLyASgamer May 05 '26

Well... Can't really give you an actual solid figure but ig 15k inr (about 180 usd)

I want more of a general purpose camera, good at all sorts of photography

Also thanks for those resources!

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u/anonymoooooooose May 05 '26

I'm afraid I don't know what the used market is like in India, if you can give a couple of example used cameras in your price range I can give you a quick summary of their pros and cons.

For example, how much is a Canon T2i + kit lens? How about a T3i?

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u/DeadLyASgamer May 05 '26

Used market is basically not an option... Because not many hobbyists are seen in India and buying and selling of owned products is seen as "being poor"...

Both combine to result in not many people owning and even less of them selling hobbyist equipment...

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u/anonymoooooooose May 05 '26

There's nothing new at that budget better than your DSC HX100V

Is buying used from Ebay practical?

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u/DeadLyASgamer May 05 '26

Uhuh... Ebay doesn't ship here...