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Message:: [QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 576147, member: 4552"]I presume this is a digital camera so depending on the size of the card, you could shoot many, many pictures. Not sure but today most cards are either SD, XD or compact Flash. If so, and your camera has several different megapixel ranges, you could use a card that would allow you to take thousands of photos. The reason I mention this is since your camera is new to you, you may be a little overly expectant of fantastic photos right from the start. Sort of like a new car, get to know it first. Now again, depending on the card size, just take your time and shoot, shoot, shoot. With a pen and paper record what you do each time. Then when you put them on your computer and the ones that do turn out great, you'll have the method written down. And eventually you will have good photos. As a rule most digital cameras require more light than a film camera. So try it outside on a dark surface, not in direct sunlight though. Again, usually it's not the camera, it's the person using it. Here is another tip. If you do not use a tripod, when taking any kind of photo, stop breathing. What most people don't realize is when you breath, your chest expands and contracts. Since your holding something in both hands, usually, your arms are touching your sides and moving with you chest movements. If your arms are moving, your hands are connected to them and they are moving too. And your camera is in your hands.[/QUOTE]