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Originally Posted by FlameDancer
I am going to order some close up lens and a macro off of ebay and see if that helps.
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Hang on! Are you absolutely sure you are using a dsc-f828? It has a fantastic macro in it already.
I'm in a work push tonight so can't do full details. With what you are telling me though you are not using the rest of the settings or macro ....you didn't name off a single thing that indicate that. Do you still have your manual? If not look it up online. Read it!
First get photography lights or at least some of those that are natural lightblubs. For household lightbulbs start with 300 watts and you may need more. With photography lights 1000 watts would be great. Get a tripod, cheap one will do. WIth macro the slightess shake shows.
Turn camera on.
Top of the camera turn dial to A.
Side of camera put focus on auto(switch to manual once you are getting some decent photos)
Push the tulip button(that's your macro).
Top of camera hold the WB button down and turn the dial.
Adjust the WB (use the manual) auto is only acceptable. Get a gray card and set it instead.
Adjust brightness(start at 0.7, take test photos and adjust again)
In menu
change color to real
Change everything that has normal as a choice to normal
change quality to fine.
Now go take some test photos. 90% of your problem is lighting. Get your lights fixed, get a photo tent or buy photography lights with their boxes(expensive option). It is a great camera but to get good photos you are going to experiment with your set up.
Note even once you take a good photo you will need to use a program to crop and possibly adjust brightness.
Out of time here. Try some of the things I mention and I'll try to help again later.