What's the difference between digital SLR cameras, licensed products and Hong Kong products?

1. Price difference: Generally speaking, Hong Kong banks are low and licensed goods are expensive.

2. Difference in quality: If the possibility of merchant influence (such as second-hand goods and refurbished goods) is excluded, and then the influence of producer (such as specifications of different factories or individual differences in finished products caused by errors in molds or processes in a unified factory) is excluded, the quality and workmanship of the two are actually the same.

3. After-sales service: Both Bank of China and Hong Kong banks can enjoy a certain degree of warranty service locally, and the original accessories can be guaranteed. However, due to regional differences, some accessories will be different (such as power adapters). Parallel imports can't enjoy the warranty service, but some stores will promise to guarantee the store, which depends on the reputation of the store. Some powerful stores even contact the same official maintenance points as licensed products.

4. The Hong Kong version of Taobao does have the risk of being refurbished. Therefore, if you want to buy a Taobao machine, you must be meticulous in the inspection, and you must confirm that there is no problem at all, and then sign for it for the postman.

5. Pay attention to the following questions:

(1) Pay attention to whether there is dust in the gap, whether there are scratches on the copper wire of the battery or memory card, and whether there are any wear marks on the fuselage. If there are none, it is unlikely to be a refurbished machine.

(2) In addition, the noise and bad points of the screen and sensor, and whether the lens and sensor are exposed to dust must also be inspected properly. Otherwise, sign for it at will, and it will be difficult to investigate the responsibility if problems are found in the future.

Extended information

Licensed cameras

1. It refers to cameras purchased from foreign original factories through formal channels and inspected by the national customs, as well as cameras produced by digital camera manufacturers in China. The biggest advantage of licensed products is that they have quality assurance and enjoy the "three guarantees" after-sales service promised by manufacturers.

2. Parallel imports refer to digital cameras that have escaped customs inspection and customs duties through informal channels and entered the Chinese mainland market. Such digital cameras can't get the warranty service of manufacturers in mainland China, so parallel imports are often several hundred or even more than 1, yuan cheaper than licensed products.

camera parallel imports

1. The main source is Hong Kong, a duty-free/low-tax free port in China, so there are two kinds of common parallel imports: Hong Kong licensed goods and Hong Kong parallel imports. The former enters Hong Kong through formal channels, while the latter enters Hong Kong through informal channels. Whether Hong Kong licensed goods or Hong Kong parallel imports, if they enter the mainland market without going through the normal customs procedures, they are parallel imports.

2. The main channels through which parallel imports flow into the Chinese mainland market are: First, "false customs declaration", which uses other products as a cover when entering China for customs declaration, among which a large number of digital cameras are privately carried; The second is "crossing the customs", which is mainly transported directly from the sea to Chinese mainland by ships; The third is carrying, which is to hire a group of people who can travel back and forth between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, and then bring digital cameras in several parts.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Parallel Imports