Cannon Powershot owners

USAFRETWI · February 22, 2008 7:56AM

I've played with this thing, bought two lights and a copy stand, took pics with and without the flash and I still dont get the luster to show. Everything comes out dull and dark. Any idea's? Japanjohn?

mgoodm3 · February 22, 2008 8:09AM

1) to get good lust gotta get the light up to as high as an angle as you can, which typically means getting the camera farther away (use a little zoom) and the lights closer to the camera.
2) images dark? may want to use exposure compensation (+ numbers) to brighten things up.

BECOKA · February 22, 2008 8:10AM

<< <i>1) to get good lust gotta get the light up to as high as an angle as you can, which typically means getting the camera farther away (use a little zoom) and the lights closer to the camera.
2) images dark? may want to use exposure compensation (+ numbers) to brighten things up. >>

What he said. Also check out the link to his website.

RayNY2E · February 22, 2008 8:14AM

I Just Got The Canon A570IS 3 Days ago. It's back in the box and being Returned. Feels Flimsy,battery Life is Horrible and "I" can't get good regular Pictures with it. The whites look Cream colored with Default settings. It's Probably Just Me not spending enough Time to Learn The Camera,but I'm Not Impressed With The Macro or Regular Pictures At All. Just My opinion and I'm sure others have had better Luck Then I did. Ray in Florida..

fc · February 22, 2008 8:18AM

are you using macro mode? that is key. no flash of course.

messydesk · February 22, 2008 8:22AM

The Canon Powershot I have (A80) only has decent macro focusing when zoomed all the way to the wide angle setting. When I used mine, I had a +2 closeup filter on the camera with the zoom set all the way to the telephoto setting, then I could have a decent working distance. If there is an accessory filter adapter available for your camera, you may want to consider this approach. The adapter is a cheap piece of plastic that sells for about $15-20 and lets you screw on 52mm diameter filters. The closeup filter is something you can get for another $15-20.

BECOKA · February 22, 2008 8:44AM

another thought I had was to make sure you have your white balance set correctly. Take a few minutes to read up on that feature.

habaraca · February 22, 2008 8:50AM

try here.

http://coinzip.proboards79.com/index.cgi?board=photo

One of our members FEVER, posted here and on coinzip.

he uses A630

USAFRETWI · February 22, 2008 8:53AM

Using super-macro setting

JapanJohn · February 22, 2008 9:14AM

I see you've got an S5 IS.

Increase your aperture (f stop) to something higher than 3.5.

Lighting is really the key. I photograph with diffused flash. Others use permanent lighting and play with angles. You won't get much detail until you play around with the f stop and lighting.

Get a tripod and play with different lens lengths. There's a sweet spot on the lens somewhere. You gotta find it.

John

fc · February 22, 2008 9:21AM

the reason i question about the macro setting is because of the
size of your subect picture.

macro should allow you to shoot just the coin. allow it to fit nicely in the
viewing box.

tap the button lightly to get it to focus for you. hold everything steady
when you have the lighting just so and shoot.

take many pics. choose the best.

LindeDad · February 22, 2008 9:44AM

Pink = revel bulbs and not correcting the white balance. Do a pre-set to a white piece of paper will also help the color and lustre of the coin.
Remember PCGS slabs are grey and the labels should be light grey/blue.

PS. had some of the same problems last weekend with my new Nikon.

Cannon Powershot owners

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