I am completely new to this. I am interested in time lapse videos,

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I am completely new to this. I am interested in time lapse videos, but I also want to take pretty picture when I see something beautiful when I hike or climb mountains.

I have been using my phone, but while it is decent, I want a professional device.

Can you please tell me which brands and models to look at? I might get a go pro for when I bike throughout the city,

Also, what is the role of photoshop? I always thought it would be better to look at unedited pictures, but I see lots of posts where they have been edited with photoshop.

I will do lots of research on how to set appropriate camera settings when using the camera/camcorder. I will also practice a lot.

And not to brag, but I like to take picture of girls in my bedroom, and I'd like to take them to a meadow or something and have model-like pictures which my phone is incapable of.

So what kind of professional camera am I looking for?

Thankyou for the help. I dont want to spend thousands as this is merely a hobby and a way to capture memories.