Buying a 2nd hand camera

[samphoto-ldn]

Evening all!

So I'm going to grab a cheap little 2nd hand Sony A390 as I ready a thread today and it seems pretty ok for the beginner I am..
Only thing is, what do I look out for? How do I know if it's in good enough condition to pick up?

Thanks!

 

[nx4737]

The A390 was my first DSLR, back in 2010.

Looking back over the photos, it wasn't a bad camera at all, I soon moved on to an A580 for the extra features, if you haven't already brought an A390 I'd suggest spending a little extra and get the A580, or even something from Nikon/Canon as Sony has killed off it's A mount and DSLR offerings...

 

[TonyT]

Not up to speed with Sony but can you check the shutter count etc?