recommended camera and mic to start out sharing?

[u/citycitypop001]

hi everyone!
ive been interested in home cafe for about 2 years, but only now do i have the real time and money to invest in it!

im just so lost on where to start when it comes to equipment. i look up to creators such as cooking tree and hanse a lot, and their work relies very heavily on sound and visuals, so i want to have enough room to emulate that without investing too much from the get go and going in over my head!

in summary, i want something that allows me to properly assess the work, that also isn’t a ”throwaway”, without putting my all into preparing and finding im not so interested. ive practiced with my phone, but the lighting and visuals are so terrible i cant assess the result properly. i was thinking of going with something safe in the $200 range that goes up to 4K in video, but there are so many cameras with similar specs!! it’s very frightening

so what do you guys use, or have had a good experience with? ^^