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FragOutpost · 02-21-2006, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by salazar

Hello, i was wondering if anybody knew if my camera a Fuji A350 5.1 Mega pixel should be good enough to take pictures like the ones on this forum. I seem to not be able to do this i have trouble getting focus and zoom like this through the glass.

I am unfamiliar with that camera but it is propably much better than my camera. Are you using macro mode on your camera?

FragOutpost · 02-21-2006, 06:07 PM

You do not need a great camera to take decent pics.
My camera is an example of that. Reading the camera manual can really help you to get to know the ins and outs of your camera.

FragOutpost · 02-21-2006, 06:09 PM

If you have photoshop then the unsharp mask function is a great tool to help your images appear more crisp.

salazar · 02-21-2006, 06:11 PM

No, no macro mode im gonna pull out the manual

FragOutpost · 02-21-2006, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by salazar

No, no macro mode im gonna pull out the manual

Macro mode is the first step to taking good close up photos of your reef.
Usually it is represented by a flower icon in most cameras.

FragOutpost · 02-21-2006, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by salazar

No, no macro mode im gonna pull out the manual

Did you get the macro mode working on your camera?

dickie52 · 02-22-2006, 05:47 AM

Glad to see this thread....

I got a new camera a couple of months ago and I can see that this thread is going to be a great help.

I just picked up a 100mm lens for it and it has made a world of improvement in my pics

Here are a couple of shots I took last night in my 6.6 bookshelf nano....

FragOutpost · 02-22-2006, 07:24 AM

Hello Dickie52 and welcome to Frag Outpost!
Amazing photos! What kind of camera are you using?

D12monkey · 02-23-2006, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by salazar

No, no macro mode im gonna pull out the manual

Hey Salazar this is what I found regarding your camera. "The macro setting allows users to capture images of items only 4 inches away from the lens. In addition, AVI movies can be captured at a rate of 10 frames per second with sound. " Taken from http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_...fuji_a350.html

It's going to be under your menu/ok button... that will allow you to set the macro mode I believe. Let me know how if it works out. Otherwise I'll get ahold of one and find out exactly.

FragOutpost · 02-23-2006, 11:14 PM

Thanks for doing the research D12!