problem taking photos of text

[Alfred]

Hello,

I have a PowerShot SD880 IS.  I don't use it often.

I'm trying to take a photo of typewritten text but it's blurry.  I'm sure that I must have changed a setting when I bought the camera to optimize it for the photos I was taking at the time.

Of course I tried zooming in and out and moving the camera closer and further away.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

[Alfred]

I found the option to Reset All settings, but this does not appear to have solved the problem.

[Alfred]

I just found how to change ISO to 80 (the lowest setting).  Seems to help but doesn't solve problem.

[rs-eos]

Do you have an example?  Outside of ISO, what are your camera's settings?

Is the text in a book that may be one pages that are not flat?  Or is the text on a perfectly flat surface?   Is the camera on a tripod?

[kvbarkley]

Depending on the distance, you might have to set macro mode.

[Alfred]

Thank you both.

My immediate problem is solved.  I went to Staples and scanned the document for 54 cents.

I thought I might need macro mode but I don't really know what that is.

The document in questions is a typed letter.

My camera works fine for the kinds of pictures I normally take, so I'm going to consider Staples the solution for the rare occassions when I need to take a photo of text.

Thanks again for the responses.

[kvbarkley]

You can also get a printer/scanner combination.

[Tronhard]

If you wish to explore the functions of your camera (always a wise move), I recommend reading the manual. If you don't have it any more, you can download it from the Canon website.