Recommended Cameras For Product Photography

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It’s important that any business merchandise comes with the best photos to make them more enticing and sellable. The ideal is to hire a professional product photographer, of course, but it doesn’t hurt to look up the needed gear and know what works best.

Budget is often the first thing to consider in this regard, and high-end DLDR cameras cost thousands of dollars. This is with good reason, as they come with interchangeable lenses (which are expensive necessities on their own). Everybody in the industry uses DLSRs as they offer the best quality, come with their own accessories, and offer customizing and future expandability.

You need not overspend for the camera, though. Cheaper point-and-shoot or the mixed variety are slowly becoming good, emergency options. The features are limited in point-and-shoot, just like Instamatic cameras of old, but the optics are okay. These will work if you need to use or post photos in a rush.

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Mixed DLSR and point-and-shoot cameras are better options. There’s no viewfinder in these; you look into a mirrorless display just like in a digital camera. And lenses are not available. But they are more portable and lightweight.

By the way, don’t be baited by cameras boasting of very high megapixels, as these don’t necessarily mean clearer pictures. At a given point, pixels just become noise because onboard sensors can’t handle them. There’s no need for such unless you’re printing photos for huge tarpaulins and the like.

Charles Nucci is a professional photographer from San Francisco specializing in high-end product photography. He is a member of both American Photographic Artists and the American Society of Media Photographers. For more on his work and services, visit the Nucci Studio Photography website.