Closeup Shots? I can't find any info on this camera for the closest distance to the subject. Is there a setting for closeup? Thanks.
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Thanks, Spanky, for the info. The camera arrived the other day and it's awesome. As a matter of fact, I took some closeup shots this morning of a silver dollar, with the camera mounted on a minipod and room lighting. They turned out great. BTW, I used the iA setting.
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Use iA and as close as 1cm. Use a tripod or hold still. Do not block the light. This is the equivalent to a $1000 DSLR macro lens(not counting other lenses for mid and telephoto); not including the body which would be at least a D90 body, to get similar camera features. There are many pros and cons but MACRO is a FZ28 strength.
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i too had problems with blurring and out of focus shots, ive used the camera a lot recently, and was getting annoyed that close up shots were rubbish, until a friend said try turning off the image stabilizer, i did, close up pics look much sharper, i only use the stabilzer now for long zoom shots, isnt that what its suppose to be for anyway, maybe it aint suppose to be on all the time
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I actually returned the camera. My pictures were out of focus. I tried several settings and different lighting and it was inconsistent. I didn't have that problem with the other point and shoots I've owned. I only uploaded a photo to Facebook once and it wasn't difficult. You connect with wifi.
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Any photos developed yet? My one concern is low light photographs...Just wondering about quality and ease of use. How easy are the automatic features to use?
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Thanks for the info Corey! I agree that zooming during recording can get a bit nauseating if done too much/too fast but it is a nice feature to have in certain instances. At least the zoom works before/after like it does on my old 3.2MP Cyber-shot. Thanks for clearing that up.
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I think it works very well. There is a micro-zoom closeup setting as one of the four main settings, along with exposure, flash and self timer. I have been able to capture closeups of insects, flowers and mushrooms with very good detail in normal lighting.
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You have to be really close to what you're taking a picture of. Like 1cm away if not less.
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Does it still capture an image? even though it doesn't click? I usually toggle with the zoom or the iso. The AF may not be adjusting correctly as it does for the shutter to actually open. Is there a red display box(es) ? or the shooting mode may not be appropriate....
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If I remember correctly I could only upload the pictures to their photo web site to look at the pictures. The business I'm in has some security restraints and I couldn't publish the pictures to the web site. I was only taking pictures from as close as maybe 2 or 3 feet or further. I never attempted to take a close up picture (meaning inches away) so not sure on how close you could get.
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I'm also trying to decide between the Nikon Coolpix P90 and Olympus sp590uz. I mostly take pictures of wildlife, but need an occasional picture of family or knitting projects in doors. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks,
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CWBaker. you wrote "Need 3D pop? Add telephoto and wide aperture and focus carefully" Please explain a little clearer? I'm a bit of a newbie and want 3d pop! Thanks.
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Ditto to J. Kim, photos always look good on the tiny (well compared with an LCD monitor of course) screen, you can at least ZOOM in on the photos to check out the noise factor, check it against what ISO the shot was taken in. Under the law of physics, there is really no way a 1/1.7" sensor can produce images that are on par or better than an APS-C sensor. Although they may look close. Thanks Grandpa Bill, for your comment. With that said, I almost laughed out loud when someone told me he could take a picture from the 8-megapixel iPhone just as good as a DSLR ! !!! LOL! I am still laughing ! ; ) Ditto to J. Kim, photos always look good on the tiny (well compared with an LCD monitor of course) screen, you can at least ZOOM in on the photos to check out the noise factor, check it against what ISO the shot was taken in. Under the law of physics, there is really no way a 1/1.7" sensor can produce images that are on par or better than an APS-C sensor. Although they may look close. Thanks Grandpa Bill, for your comment. With that said, I almost laughed out loud when someone told me he could take a picture from the 8-megapixel iPhone just as good as a DSLR ! !!! LOL! I am... » Read More Ditto to J. Kim, photos always look good on the tiny (well compared with an LCD monitor of course) screen, you can at least ZOOM in on the photos to check out the noise factor, check it against what ISO the shot was taken in. Under the law of physics, there is really no way a 1/1.7" sensor can produce images that are on par or better than an APS-C sensor. Although they may look close. Thanks Grandpa Bill, for your comment. With that said, I almost laughed out loud when someone told me he could take a picture from the 8-megapixel iPhone just as good as a DSLR ! !!! LOL! I am still laughing ! ; ) « Show Less
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I would not recommend this camera for close up photography. I use this camera for outdoor pictures only. Inside photos seem to be a little out of focus at times. I would consider the Nikon Coolpix before this camera.
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I just perchased the H20. I'm use to having a view finder. I thought there may be a way torig some kind of sighting device. The camera already has a means of sighting in. Looking fromthe rear of the camera, there is an elbow formed to the left side of the flash "hump". If youbracket your subject in this elbow it'll pretty much end up dead center of your shot. Hey, it'snot hi-tech but the method works.
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Hello,Maybe try turning flash off, if you haven't already. There is also a macro mode built in this camera to account for close up shots. Hope this helps. :)
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This is my opinion on your question. This camera is not designed to take pictures less than 18 inches from the subject so I would say it is not suitable for what you want to do. Secondly, doing what you purpose would be a very low-light situation and even if the camera would do closeup exposures there would be issues with the pictures and any movement of the subject would be blurred.
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On most cameras, if you shoot in 'portrait' mode it automatically focuses on the subject to the exclusion of the background. This causes the eye to concentrate on the subject. I am making an assumption here as I am looking to purchase one of these cameras soon but this is the case with all my other cameras. Give 'portrait' mode a try in other situations once in a while too. It produces some iinteresting results. Good shooting.