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<p>[QUOTE="panda, post: 969837, member: 24443"]i agree with the lighting. i don't use the cameras flash, so turn that off. and ahearns coordinates for light placement is good, so do that. you can also try taking the pictures outside, not in direct sunlight though.</p><p><br /></p><p>other then that, work on the sharpness and play with the white balance. i think the white balance may be off. tweak the settings and play around. really thats the best way to do it. i would take all the auto stuff off and set everything up manually.</p><p><br /></p><p>thats a bummer about the macro. i got my camera for around that price and it works great, plus it got a touch screen!!</p><p><br /></p><p>but yea, just play around with the settings, till you get it. practice really makes perfect when it comes to photographing coins. if you have photoshop, you can change the sharpness and all that. if you don't, you can try photoscape, its free and has all the features you need.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="panda, post: 969837, member: 24443"]i agree with the lighting. i don't use the cameras flash, so turn that off. and ahearns coordinates for light placement is good, so do that. you can also try taking the pictures outside, not in direct sunlight though. other then that, work on the sharpness and play with the white balance. i think the white balance may be off. tweak the settings and play around. really thats the best way to do it. i would take all the auto stuff off and set everything up manually. thats a bummer about the macro. i got my camera for around that price and it works great, plus it got a touch screen!! but yea, just play around with the settings, till you get it. practice really makes perfect when it comes to photographing coins. if you have photoshop, you can change the sharpness and all that. if you don't, you can try photoscape, its free and has all the features you need.[/QUOTE]
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