Camera and flies

[Kodiak Commando 0]

I'm having a tough time taking pics of flies to post on here. I have a HP 3.1 Mega pixel camera but i can't get it to focus on a small object. Any tips would be appreciated.

[Graham 0]

Does your camera have a macro setting? This is what you need for best results.

 

It's only been very recently that I discovered why my fly pics came out blurry. When taking a close picture the eye-piece-viewfinder does not line up with what's in the lens. For close up shots I have to use the LCD viewfinder to center the fly for focusing. This made a huge difference for me, with or without a macro setting.

 

Graham

[atroutbum2 0]

Does the camara have a close up mode?(mine, a fuji s3100 does,macro mode)

What is the focal range? (in normal mode and Macro)

What kind of zoom does it have?

What megapixel mode are u taking the photos in?( my camara has 5 modes,4mf, 4ms,2m,1m and0.3m this is tha amt of mem the camara needs to store the pic, these mode determin the amount of digitsl zoom you can get.

If all else fails, read the manual or get a 10 yr old to show you how

[pennscreekrules 0]

If you have a macro mode look in your owners mannul and see what the distance is that they recommend for macro mode. Mine is .7 ft to 1.6 ft. If I'm closer than .7 ft (8.4") the camera will not focus. Instead I move my camera back a little and use the digital zoom (still in macro). Also don't be afraid to experiment with the picture brightness and the white balance features. Also go to wall-mart and get a table tripod. It's a tripod that's 5-6" with adjustable legs. I think it cost $5, the slightest movements in macro mode or while zooming can affect the picture. Hope this helps. Good Luck.

p.s. Take hundreds of pictures

[Kodiak Commando 0]

i don't have a macro setting, it looks like i need to get a special lens.

[B-rad 0]

what is the model of your camera I sell use digi cams. the macro on alot of cameras looks like a piture of a flower

[pacres 0]

Take your picture from farther away at the best quality settings, and crop the picture in a photo editing program. This should work reasonably well if you lack the macro setting. Most cameras have a macro setting, and it is ussually represented with a flower icon. Take a look through your manual if your not sure.

[Graham 0]

Pacres has great advice. Before realizing my camera had a macro setting, my pictures came out best by holding the camera a more than 2 feet away from the fly, then cropping all the unwanted stuff around the fly on the computer. The fly will look good but not super high detail, but OK for posting. This is how I did it until a couple months ago.

Graham

[Kodiak Commando 0]

Yes i am sure it doesn't have a macro setting but i could get a macro lens. It's a HP 435 digital camera by the way

[nedbm3 0]

I was having the same problem with my sony cyber shot. I just kept adjusting the camera and messing with different features and eventually got it to work for me.

 

 

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[B-rad 0]

yeah your right the best way for your pics to turn out is to take them from a distance and crop them. 2 to 3 feet back is all you should neeed

 

[go-n-fishn 0]

You can do what I just did, read the manual. I was surprised what all I can do with my Toshiba. I have a Toshiba PDR-M25 and I knew it had all the functions I wanted to use but it was so long that I used them I forgot how. By the time I use them again I'll probably have to cary the manual with me.

[flyfishmt 0]

You can also use a scanner to get good fly pics. I take about a 4" X 4" piece of 1/2" foam and cut a 2" square out of the middle of it. Lay you fly into the square and scan it. They come out real good this way. It doesn't give you all of the different view options that you can get using your vise and camera, but it does work well. The attached pic was scanned.

 

For fly pics with my digital camera, I use a tripod and an external light source or two. I place a light colored background that will highlight the flies color. I use the macro setting and the viewfinder to focus. I then fix them up with Paint Shop Pro.

 

 

 

[Kodiak Commando 0]

That scanner trick worked great, my thanks to flyfishmt.

[BuzFly 0]

Tripod a must.

 

Use your 2 sec or 10 sec delay on the camera to take the shots.

 

Now you can get your hands in the picture to show or hold the fly or to show off something. Also it gets rid of any camera movement caused by you pressing the button and makes the pictures sharpper.

 

Brad