Question about coin images

sly

I've noticed very large/detailed images of many coins here on the forum. I was wondering how you get images that are so large. I have a pretty nice digital camera and can not even come close to zooming in enough while staying focused to show the detail some of these photos show. Is there some secret I'm missing or is my camera just not good enough?

mgoodm3

the right equipment helps. point and shoot cameras can take quite nice photos when you get everything set up properly. Click on the link below.

DJCoinz

Turn on the macro setting on your camera. There should be a picture of a flower on or next to the button.

GoldenEyeNumismatics

Macro makes the whole difference. It allows you to get in very close and still stay focused

ModernCrapNut

I found that with my camera (an Olympus C-750) that I was able to go to the manufacturer's site and download a manual that was much more detailed than the one that came with the camera. I had already known about the macro setting but found I also had a super macro setting. Also set your camera to the highest quality setting. If you use a program like Photoship Essentials, when you resize the image uncheck where it says Resample and all your pixels will be used in the downsized picture.