Do I need to buy my own camera to take pictures at school?

Mainly studying camera courses: choose a Panasonic TM700 at random and take some photos temporarily;

Mainly studying photography courses: just choose a Canon EOS 7D with 15-85 IS, and it is not bad to act as a camera temporarily;

Or the newly popular electricity bill (but choose the model with full manual function), it will also save some money. ...

It is more helpful to learn this major with your own equipment, depending on what you focus on. The electricity bill seems too fashionable (the performance and price are not stable); 7D video has AF, super wide angle, which is difficult for ordinary cameras to do, but the cost is relatively high ...

All the above are used in life and holidays. If you want to buy a higher level, it should not be more helpful to your study. Be professional. After work, maybe things have changed and it's convenient to adjust. ...