Digital Camera Help

PR70

I have a new Nikon Coolpix 5200 Digital camera and need some pointers in taking coin pictures. I placed the camera in close-up mode and was able to take some OK pictures, but nothing along the lines of some of the ones I see posted here. What other settings do you need to set to take good close-ups? I had problems with getting close enough to prevent the coin from blurring. It would look good in the viewfiender, then would white out and blur when depressing the shutter.

PR70

100proof1957

Macro mode,auto focus,work with the lighting.

I just got the 3200,works pretty well,i think a copy stand with some lamps will help greatly

Mikey

Use a tripod.

Murphy

Turn off your flash and try getting along without it. Use natural lighting or whatever you have available to get something you like. Check this out, I made it with a black lite, hehe:





PS: Make sure you're in macro mode and get your camera as close as you can to the coin. Good luck.

ldhair

Use the timer too.

nwcs

Find lines.

Yes, a small tripod helps. Good lighting. Macro mode. And set the white balance to the light source you're using.

maddogale

Murphy, COOL PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!

You need to do smoe more of those kind of pics. Do some silver proofs!! that is a wild effect on that Lincoln!!

nwcs

How's this?

maddogale

nwcs....have any toners done under black lighting? Wonder what that would look like??

BTW, nice pic!

nwcs

Actually, it's the find edges filter in photoshop inversed.

PR70

Thanks for the tips. Is macro mode different than the close-up setting on the camera?

PR70

Murphy

Macro mode should be the close-up setting. Read your instruction booklet that came with your camera, assuming that you have one and it should tell you about things like macro mode, timer, white balance, flash and how to turn it OFF. Read and learn.

mgoodm3

Macro mode should be a little green flower on the screen. I forget which button activates it, but it's the same one as the timed shutter release.