still can't take a good pic...is this camera good enough?

giants4pc · 05/25/2006, 07:36 PM

They've been so bad that I've never posted.
Olympus D-520 zoom camedia
2.0 megapixel
Is there something I'm missing? I don't really know what to do with the settings?

Kirin1 · 05/25/2006, 08:12 PM

Well, your Megapix count is kinda low. A cheap cell phone camera is .3, a nice PDA phone w/camera is 1.3 Megapix, so 2 Megapix isn't all that hot.

As for settings, can you tell us more about the results you are getting?

Blurry? Grainy? Can't get the colors (blues)? At what resolution do your pics come out?

I had the worst time w/my HP camera until I realized that I had it set for landscapes, not close-ups; wrong focal legnth.

giants4pc · 05/26/2006, 01:31 PM

Everything looks blurry. When I see pics posted, they are clear and focused. My pics do not give the definitive lines of the LR or a clear image of corals...everything seems blended and the color isn't crisp.

bskiba · 05/26/2006, 01:43 PM

try looking for macro mode. a flower icon. put it in a/s/m and find the flower.

cristhiam · 05/26/2006, 02:31 PM

check out the pics in my gallery where taken by a sony cybershot 2.0 megapixels. Try a tripod, or maybe somthing is up with the camera

giants4pc · 05/26/2006, 03:48 PM

there isn't a macro/flower icon or a a/s/m setting. I'm not sure what setting will work.

05/25/2006, 07:36 PM	#1
giants4pc Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: connecticut Posts: 1,699	still can't take a good pic...is this camera good enough? They've been so bad that I've never posted. Olympus D-520 zoom camedia 2.0 megapixel Is there something I'm missing? I don't really know what to do with the settings?

05/25/2006, 08:12 PM	#2
Kirin1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Baltimore Md Posts: 114	Well, your Megapix count is kinda low. A cheap cell phone camera is .3, a nice PDA phone w/camera is 1.3 Megapix, so 2 Megapix isn't all that hot. As for settings, can you tell us more about the results you are getting? Blurry? Grainy? Can't get the colors (blues)? At what resolution do your pics come out? I had the worst time w/my HP camera until I realized that I had it set for landscapes, not close-ups; wrong focal legnth. __________________ The only good rule of thumb is don't cut one off. Current Tank Info: BioCube14 w/Sunpod, 2.5g Mantis Only, 75gRR Someday...

05/26/2006, 01:43 PM	#4
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05/26/2006, 02:31 PM	#5
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05/26/2006, 01:31 PM	#3
giants4pc Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: connecticut Posts: 1,699	Everything looks blurry. When I see pics posted, they are clear and focused. My pics do not give the definitive lines of the LR or a clear image of corals...everything seems blended and the color isn't crisp.

05/26/2006, 03:48 PM	#6
giants4pc Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: connecticut Posts: 1,699	there isn't a macro/flower icon or a a/s/m setting. I'm not sure what setting will work.