Clear detailed pic's

[WOOD GUY]

Greetings....if Your Camera Has A Macro Setting Use That And You Will Get The Best Close Up Your Camera Will Take.

[Gary]

Looks like the best I can do is not good enough for my liking!This is pretty much it for my silver and indian heads.None of it found detecting tho.Just picked up in change and some given to me.I gots the bug now and I'm gonna find me some of that thar silver!

[TwoDogsBob]

Another thought..
Lots of light.. If your shooting inside, and your camera is on an auto setting it will slow down the shutter speed in order to compensate for low light. The slower the shutter speed the longer the exposure takes and the more any hand shaking will be noticeable.. Any time I have to go below 125th of a second I try and use a tripod..
The older I get the more the tripod comes out.

[Gary]

I took the pic outside and it sure seemed to help.Ya sure gotta hold it still to get a clear shot. All like ya said Bob thanx!

[Buster]

Gary..looks like the pictures are coming out good...Lots of good silver in the one shot...I have heard about using a magnifying glass to get in even closer..you might try that to see if that works a little better..Right now the shots look good...Buster...

[Gary]

I cleaned up the three silver dollars pictured earlier in this thread.I used a toothbrush and baking soda Is that kosher?

[Buster]

Looks good Gary....Buster....

[TwoDogsBob]

Those are much better!!
Man, you dig up some fine stuff!!

Hey Buster, what's better than a couple slabs of fried Spam with some pork and beans that have had bacon and onions tossed in... MMMM Good eatin..

[Neil in West Jersey]

Originally Posted by Gary

I have a Cannon powershot A540 , 6.0 mega-pixel digital camera.My problem is I cant seem to get real clear close-ups.I push the little flower button to put it on macro and I still cant get up real close and get good detailed shots of the coins.Is ther something I'm missing here ?? Any help will be appreciated.

Here are some steps that can help:

OPTION A:
1. Press Macro button (tulip icon)
2. Place camera on a tripod or another make shift way to steady the camera for low light/slow shutter speed operation. This is necessary to use properly use macro.
3. Raise tripod approimately 12-14" from object. Adjust distance as necessary.
4. Change resolution to lowest resolution for forum posts and email (optional).
5. TURN OFF FLASH (lightning bold with red circle and line through it)
6. Set self timer to prevent camera shake
7. Depress shutter half way until "beep" is heard
8. Fully depress shutter

OPTION B:
USE HIGHEST RESOLUTION AND TAKE PHOTO FROM 3 or 4 FEET AWAY, Then use the crop feature on your photo editing tool to delete unwanted areas.

This should give you sharp photos each time. I like to use outdoor lighting, later in the day when the shadows are beginning to lengthen. This will bring out details in the coin.

[Geode]

Wow Gary you are sure zooming in on thoes coins now.






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