Need help with a Point and shoot

[whitetiger61]

I cant seem to get good pics of my tank with my point and shoot camera..Its a kodak 730.ive tried several settings
and it doesnt change anything.

Rick

[BeakerBob]

Post a couple pictures so we can see what is wrong.

[whitetiger61]

Originally Posted by BeakerBob

Post a couple pictures so we can see what is wrong.

Bob ..here are a couple i took today





the last one is of a green slimer..(which you cant tell its a green slimer)..its like they are blury or cloudy looking.

Thanks for your response Bob

Rick

[EMUreef]

looks like its not focusing correctly, now how do you fix that on a POS i mean Point and shoot lol i have no idea.

[whitetiger61]

i cant figure it out..i have just about tried every setting this thing has..i even went back to the auto settings..

Rick

[BeakerBob]

Most of your problem is that you don't have enough light and the camera is shooting at 1/10 of a second. If it is not set up on a tripod, your pictures will be blurry because you can't hold the camera steady enough. If you have a tripod, set it up and use the camera's self timer to take the picture.

OR

Go to THIS SITE for the camera manual.

Try this:

1. Set camera to M for MANUAL (p. 18) and set ISO to 400. You might be able to set the ISO using the menu BUTTON.
2. Now set camera mode to S for SHUTTER SPEED (p. 10)
3. Set shutter speed to 1/60 (p. 10)
4. Set camera to center zone focus (p. 24), then set camera to the closeup mode using the flower icon (p. 18). Get with 28" or less of the tank and take a picture.
5. Post the picture so I can see if that helped.

[MizTanks]

What is your zoom setting on? Mine does the same thing if I have it set for 2.0 or 1.5 and am standing more then 10" away from the tank.

[whitetiger61]

Originally Posted by BeakerBob

Most of your problem is that you don't have enough light and the camera is shooting at 1/10 of a second. If it is not set up on a tripod, your pictures will be blurry because you can't hold the camera steady enough. If you have a tripod, set it up and use the camera's self timer to take the picture.

OR

Go to THIS SITE for the camera manual.

Try this:

1. Set camera to M for MANUAL (p. 18) and set ISO to 400. You might be able to set the ISO using the menu BUTTON.
2. Now set camera mode to S for SHUTTER SPEED (p. 10)
3. Set shutter speed to 1/60 (p. 10)
4. Set camera to center zone focus (p. 24), then set camera to the closeup mode using the flower icon (p. 18). Get with 28" or less of the tank and take a picture.
5. Post the picture so I can see if that helped.

Bob

i tried to go to the site.but it said it was damaged..but i will try to do it per your instructions tomorrow and see if it works.

Jamie

Im not using zoom

Rick

[BeakerBob]

Rick, try this site for the manual:

http://resources.kodak.com/support/p...730_GLB_en.pdf

Are you using a tripod to take your pictures? I have listed the camera information for your picture below. Note that for this picture, your shutter speed is 1/8 second.....waaay too slow for a hand held picture! Especially since your ISO is set for a low ISO of 80......and, the camera is set for LANDSCAPE mode for shooting mountain ranges, not something fairly close.


Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/8 second ===> 0.125 second
Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 27/10 ===> ƒ/2.7
Exposure Program = landscape mode (
ISO Speed Ratings = 80
EXIF Version = 0221
Original Date/Time = 2006:01:15 16:06:02
Digitization Date/Time = 2006:01:15 16:06:02
Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 3/1
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/8 second
Aperture Value (APEX) = 5365/1872
Aperture = ƒ/2.7
Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/1 ===> 0
Max Aperture Value (APEX) = 5365/1872 ===> 2.87
Max Aperture = ƒ/2.7
Metering Mode = center weighted average (2)
Flash = Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal Length = 6/1 mm ===> 6 mm
FlashPix Version = 0100
Colour Space = sRGB (1)
Image Width = 2848 pixels
Image Height = 2134 pixels
Exposure Index = 80/1
Image Sensing Method = one-chip color area sensor (2)
Image Source = digital still camera (DSC)
Scene Type = directly photographed image
Custom Rendered = normal process (0)
Exposure Mode = auto exposure (0)
White Balance = auto (0)
Digital Zoom Ratio = 0/1 ===> 0
Focal Length in 35mm Film = 36
Scene Capture Type = landscape (1)
Gain Control = n/a (0)
Contrast = normal (0)
Saturation = normal (0)
Sharpness = normal (0)
Subject Distance Range = distant view (3)

[whitetiger61]

No i do not have a tri-pod for the camera..and i still cant get to the user manual link for some reason..

Rick