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Camera for close up.

NI GUY

NI GUY

Sci from N.I.
I currently own a H.P photo-smart m417 dig camera(it's 5.1mp).It's
not bad for most types of photo but when its comes to
close up pic's it sucks.Can anyone recommend a different type of camera
(not very expensive),techniques or other equipment that will help
for those hatchling close ups.
 
The biggest things are macro focus and lighting.
Macro focus is a setting that most cameras have to focus on very close objects. On a digital camera it's an icon that looks like a little flower. Press this and experiment with auto and manual focus options when shooting your snakes.
You'll need good lighting because you won't be able to use flash at these close ranges so make sure you have lots of light. The more zoomed out you are the more light goes in to the camera so shoot from as close as you can as zoomed out at you can.
I think your camera will work just fine, you just need to know how to use the proper functions and not just use auto mode to point and shoot.
 
My advice would be don't settle for letting the camera focus for you, get a camera with a manual focus ring and do it how you want to - manual controls on a camera are so much more involving and interesting, and you can do many times more. Setting the camera to macro will probably get the snake in focus, but you most likely won't, for example, be able to alter the Depth of Field to blur the background etc without a good set of manual controls.

But if you just want pictures of the snakes that come out well, without spending a fair bit more on either a high-end Ultrazoom or a DSLR, then try out the macro mode on your camera. If that's not up to the job, try helping it out a bit - zoom out all the way (Wide angle) to let in more light, get close to the subject, and hold your hands as still as you can. ;)
 
i just got a small tripod that's "travel size" from my dad, and my bf found that it really helps when taking pics of his saltwater tank ... my camera is a Canon S2IS ... if you got a tripod, small or large I'm sure it would help get you better pics regardless of how fancy the camera is.
 
hm,

Most cameras have this button that I have been using to take pics of mine. Its a little flower...if you have it it should auto focus on the snake...Just give it time to focus though. I sometimes make the mistake of not giving it a few seconds and make snakes look WHITE! haha!

Hope this helps.
 
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