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AnthonyD · 01-14-2018

I need a camera that can take decent close-up pictures, specifically of small text on labels, or books etc.. The camera should have stabilization and good low-light imaging so I don't need to deal with flash glare. The last camera I tried (PowerShot ...

AnthonyD · 01-13-2018

I just bought a PowerShot G9 X.For close range photos the center focus is good, but the edges are out of focus. I've partially overcome this effect by selecting an edge for the focus frame, but then the center is out of focus though not as bad as the...

AnthonyD · 01-14-2018

I do have, and use a tripod, but if Im reaching inside a computer case to photograph a part label at some difficult angle a tripod is no help.

AnthonyD · 01-14-2018

Thanks John, your answer is the most helpful (and sensible). Why would they make a camera that's supposed to perform this badly? If I'm messing around with manual program functions and causing the problem, that's well and good, but if Auto setting is...

AnthonyD · 01-14-2018

@Waddizzle wrote:I frequently eyeball this table before I go out on a shoot. Select a camera with the same sensor size as yours. http://www.dofmaster.com/doftable.html It helps me to select lenses, and choose focal lengths. It is a bit dated, when ...

AnthonyD · 01-14-2018

Thanks for the replies everyone, but I really need to determine if this camera is faulty or not. If it's faulty then I have to ship it back to Amazon, a task I'm not looking forward to and would prefer to avoid. If this is actually normal, then maybe...

AnthonyD · 01-13-2018

@John_ wrote: Since the print you took a picture of is all at the same distance all of it should either be in or out of focus. How close was the lens? And was it in Macro mode? Pehaps it was your close distance at a slight angle and you were not in M...

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