look for an Sony RX100 mk iii or later. I think the mk iii is limited to a very nice 1080, while later generations can do 4k (but limited to 5 minutes of record time). Sony updates the camera almost once a year, so there’s lots of used ones floating around and they do some good sensor-level stuff that makes them very good video cameras.
a caveat is that they don’t have audio in, so you’ll be syncing later in post.
don’t agonize over this. if you’re doing this in the comfort of your own home/studio, all the features that make tripods expensive don’t matter to you. the one caveat is if you want to reproduce the top-down video aesthetic, then getting one with a rotating center column might be helpful (or you can just attach a tripod clamp to a shelf or whatever).
if lighting is a problem in your chosen environment, getting an LED array or two is nice. you can color correct in camera for the color temp of the lights you choose and I think there’s some nice LED panels out there for not much (haven’t looked at the market in a long time). you don’t need to go fancy here.
only other thing that really matters for stationary video stuff is getting your shutter angle right. basically, set your shutter speed as close to 2x your framerate (1/50th of a second for 24/25fps, 1/120th of second for 60fps) and correct for your exposure with aperture, ISO, and your lighting. this will make your hands not choppy or blurry if they’re moving around the video.
