Feta1 Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 I have read pugwash's guide and still all my pics come out like blury crap. I have a 5mp point and shoot digital camera. Any suggestions please?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Yeah. Read them again. You're doing something wrong. Four biggest factors to shoot good pics: 1. Get enough light 2. Get enough light 3. Don't use a flash 4. Get enough light Daylight works surprisingly well. Have you tried it already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feta1 Posted September 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Yeah. Read them again. You're doing something wrong. Four biggest factors to shoot good pics: 1. Get enough light 2. Get enough light 3. Don't use a flash 4. Get enough light Daylight works surprisingly well. Have you tried it already? I have 4 lamps around the watch area, flas is off, everything is still blurry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Tripod?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rek001 Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Are you holding the camera in your hands while taking the pic? You may be moving the camera slightly while depressing the shsutter, causing blur. Rest the camera on a pile of books or something and hold it steady when taking your photo. Maybe that will help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linder Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Look for a countdown timer thingy so you can set the camera down and stand very still while it takes the picture itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Are you putting the camera into macro mode? There should be a button with a picture of a flower on the camera somewhere. That's for macro photography. Make sure it's enabled. Also, it is VERY difficult to get sharp macro photos when you're hand holding. You really want a tripod or at least something to rest the camera steady on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rek001 Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Yeah, afterwards I thought maybe he wasn't using macro mode for closeups. I personally have given up on macro, camera sometimes has a hard time focusing. I like to shoot in auto mode, full frame, lots of space around the watch, then crop down nice and tight in iPhoto, so easy. Results are excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linder Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 So that's what the flower does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchguyusa1 Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 also if you have a camera with "optical zoom" and don't use the digital zoom,if you don't have optical zoom on your camera,you can get a "close-up lens kit" on ebay or your local camera shop , Hope this helps, and yes the tripod helps BIG TIME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 I have read pugwash's guide and still all my pics come out like blury crap. I have a 5mp point and shoot digital camera. Any suggestions please?!?!? Show us some pics and we'll be better equipped to help. There are several possible causes, most of which have been mentioned. However, no-one's mentioned that the auto-focus may not be on centre-mode. You need the AF to focus on the watch and not the surroundings, so check out your camera's manual on how to make sure this is the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Took me a while to sort this out with my old Powershot. The only thing that allowed me to take sharp photos was by using the self timer, and moving away from the camera to let it take the shot itself. That way no blur! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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