found macro mode

[Whoyah]

Nice pictures Greg.

[jojo22]

Yes they are very nice indeed!

[melev]

I think some look great, and others are a tad blurry. That could be due to camera shake as well. I used to use a 1.3 megapixel camera and some people thought those images were still quite good. Who knows?

I would use a few fingers on the same hand that held the camera to brace my hand against the glass. The trick is to keep those fingers out of the image, but lock the camera in place so it won't shake when you press the shutter button. Getting it to focus on one item can be tricky, and sometimes you need to press the shutter button halfway three, four, or even six times until it finally locks in on the object. Sometimes you need to find another object in that general vicinity (same distance and brightness) to lock the focus upon then frame the original subject again so finish depressing the shutter button.

Some corals and fish are blue and the camera can't 'see' it on occasion. So try to let it 'see' a nearby rock, then swing the camera into place and shoot the clam now.

Let us know if that helps.

Next option is to break out the tripod and use the countdown timer in your camera to avoid any shake at all. And when you do that, don't walk around the camera during the countdown. Your steps can vibrate the tripod and camera, whether it is hardwood or carpeting.

[melev]

I don't see the Edit option in this particular thread, so let me correct this one statement.

Sometimes you need to find another object in that general vicinity (same distance and brightness) to lock the focus upon then frame the original subject again so finish depressing the shutter button.

...frame the original subject again and finish depressing the shutter button the rest of the way to take the shot.

[greg97527]

ok so i guess this is the best i can get with my 2.0 which is way better than original pics, a nig thanks to all the helpers out here and melev ur article u posted helped out quite a bit so here is a pic of the rose bta's I got from a friend. still getting a better cam so i can compete with you pic freaks and make you happier lol.

[greg97527]

and some other pics halfway decent.

[jojo22]

Looking very nice bud!!!