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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3437096, member: 56859"]Hmm. iPhones are capable of taking excellent coin photos. I wonder if practicing with your iPhone camera would yield better results than a much <i>much</i> more complicated DSLR or manual-mode-capable fixed lens camera. Many people on CT use their iPhones for coin photography and are able to capture beautiful and crisp images so it <i>is</i> possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some general tips for iPhone coin photography which may help with your problems:</p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>Place the coin on an overturned mug or stack of books or something, with the camera sticking out past the mug/books, of course. You must eliminate motion when touching the shutter button and having the phone braced on something is</li> <li>In my experience with iPhone coin photography, a gray or black background is better than white. The camera meters the subject incorrectly with a white background, usually making the coin too dark. I'm not sure what effect your red background is having. Maybe the red background is part of the problem?</li> <li>Orient the coin directly under the camera lens so that your images aren't distorted in shape.</li> <li>Get the camera as close to the coin as possible but make sure the camera will still focus. At some amount of nearness the camera cannot focus correctly and the images will be blurry. Perhaps that too is part of your problem.</li> <li>When preparing the shot, touch the screen over the coin. Touching the screen directs your phone to focus on that part of the grid.</li> <li>Make sure you have appropriate lighting. Directional light from ~11:00 to ~1:00 is usually best, at a bit of an angle to the plane of the coin.</li> <li>Do not zoom your image unless your phone has optical zoom (some iPhones have a 2x telephoto lens)</li> </ul><p>Oh, and make sure the lens is clean <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3437096, member: 56859"]Hmm. iPhones are capable of taking excellent coin photos. I wonder if practicing with your iPhone camera would yield better results than a much [I]much[/I] more complicated DSLR or manual-mode-capable fixed lens camera. Many people on CT use their iPhones for coin photography and are able to capture beautiful and crisp images so it [I]is[/I] possible. Some general tips for iPhone coin photography which may help with your problems: [LIST] [*]Place the coin on an overturned mug or stack of books or something, with the camera sticking out past the mug/books, of course. You must eliminate motion when touching the shutter button and having the phone braced on something is [*]In my experience with iPhone coin photography, a gray or black background is better than white. The camera meters the subject incorrectly with a white background, usually making the coin too dark. I'm not sure what effect your red background is having. Maybe the red background is part of the problem? [*]Orient the coin directly under the camera lens so that your images aren't distorted in shape. [*]Get the camera as close to the coin as possible but make sure the camera will still focus. At some amount of nearness the camera cannot focus correctly and the images will be blurry. Perhaps that too is part of your problem. [*]When preparing the shot, touch the screen over the coin. Touching the screen directs your phone to focus on that part of the grid. [*]Make sure you have appropriate lighting. Directional light from ~11:00 to ~1:00 is usually best, at a bit of an angle to the plane of the coin. [*]Do not zoom your image unless your phone has optical zoom (some iPhones have a 2x telephoto lens) [/LIST] Oh, and make sure the lens is clean :D.[/QUOTE]
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