From: avidgamefan (avidgamefan_at_antispamdomain.not)
Date: Fri Aug 01 2003 - 10:11:07 EDT
I find it pretty difficult to reliably lock onto something else,
shift position, then take a picture. Or, maybe what I mean is that
if I need to go that far, it's easy enough for me to just set the
distance manually; in macro mode, I'm finding that I'm doing this a
lot. Then I can move the camera in and out until I see it sharp in
the LCD; this only works if you have the "focus confirmation" on
(which enhances the effect so that you can actually see it in the
low-res LCD monitor).
Setting the distance manually is easy, on my 880. Hold
the "distance" button (that has the mountain and flower symbols on
it), and press the zoom +/- keys to adjust. The only negative is
remembering to get out of this mode when you're done!
As for the original post, rest the camera on something (a table,
tripod, etc.), take a pic, and see if it is sufficiently sharp.
Handheld photos in low light situations will often look fuzzy, but
this is not due to focusing problems, but to hand movement. Look at
the shutter speed -- if it's slower than 1/30 sec., you're in
danger. For me 1/4 sec or slower is very difficult to steady, but
yet this is very common indoors. This has been the hardest thing
for me to work around! Film cameras seem "faster". I think if all
I wanted was "point and shoot" and develop 4x6 photos without any
editing or creative aspects after the photo-taking, I would have
stuck with my film camera. But having "native" digital pics just
makes things much easier to work with!
Another note for Thistle -- get rechargable batteries, and get 2
(sets) of them. I usually need just more than one charge for a long
session. While other digital cameras may have better (or worse)
battery life, all will eat batteries quickly compared to film
cameras! So, Lithium Ion or NiMH batteries (if your model takes
AAs) are the way to go (not rechargable alkalines).
Gary
--- In NikonCoolPix_.at._yahoogroups.com, "Doug Slate" <doug.slate_.at._v...>
wrote:
> My 4300 doesn't do a very good job with close up auto focus when
it's in
> auto mode. Try switching to scene mode if you have one with close
up.
> Also, I point the camera at the ground and hold it the distance
that I
> want it to focus and then press the button half way and hold until
I
> frame the picture I want and then press all the way. I also use my
hand
> in front of the camera to get it to focus at the distance I want
and
> then press and hold the button and frame the picture and shoot.
Works
> great for me.
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