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AF Lock
You can shoot with the fixed focus.

The AF lock is convenient because you can let go of the shutter button to compose the image. Moreover, the AF lock is still effective after the picture is taken, allowing you to capture a second image with the same focus.

Aim the AF frame at an object at a similar distance to the subject you wish to shoot.

Press the shutter button halfway and while keeping it pressed, press the button.

The MF icon appears on the LCD monitor or viewfinder.

The focus will stay locked even if you release the shutter button and button.

Re-aim the camera to compose the shot as desired and shoot.

Pressing the button again releases the AF lock.
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this image and quote are taken from online manual.

secondly in digital cameras you cant just shoot and move your hands, you have to wait a little while before the processing is completed so shooting a photo is much slower in prosumer digital cameras than in DSLR and film cameras.

so most likely its the handshake which is preventing good images in your case.

try one thing if you have some object like a photo frame, flowervase or some table piece then put camera on a hard still surface, and shoot the object with timer function and see what happens.
 
medpal said:


this image and quote are taken from online manual.

secondly in digital cameras you cant just shoot and move your hands, you have to wait a little while before the processing is completed so shooting a photo is much slower in prosumer digital cameras than in DSLR and film cameras.

so most likely its the handshake which is preventing good images in your case.

try one thing if you have some object like a photo frame, flowervase or some table piece then put camera on a hard still surface, and shoot the object with timer function and see what happens.
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hmmm thats a good idea doc ... will try tonyt and get back to u :D
 
Those macro shots are very hard to capture on any camera... every lens has a minimum focusing distance.. any closer and the pictures aren't sharp at all.
 
Hmm.. there's a way to do those shot ;)

Firstly zoom to about 3~4x.

Turn on Macro mode (Press the flower button)

Set exposure to Aperture Priority (Av)

Use the widest possible aperture (the lowest f-number like f/4.5 or something)

Shoot !

What you'll get is a cleanly focussed shot of the subject and a nice background blur (bokeh) !

Once you get more used to it, start shooting fully manual, that's the way you can learn.
 
Some pics i took a while back of two mobos... All are macro shots with with optical zoom(More or less)... Now tell me where from here...



 
Use Imageshack re... I can only see 3-4 pics, rest all are blank... all thumbnails are screwed. The macros seem to be good, nice contrast between the white marble background and the black mobo....

*Goes looks around for spare computer parts to shoot*
 
pic one with horzontal walkman logo is relatively fine.

pic 2 and 4 are too close for comfort and autofocus has gone haywire.

pic three the bottom internet button is the focus point so the rest of the phone is blurred.

infact you have gone too close to phone and also zoomed in to have good focus and oblique angles have not helped either.
 
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