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<p>[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2324649, member: 1892"]Your "Incandescent" setting likely works for the circumstances of the above pics - that yellowish cast is usually an artifact of Tungsten lighting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Camera and coin square and level, usually accomplished by mounting the camera vertically looking down on the coin on a flat surface. A $20 Best Buy tripod placed over the corner of a table will do the trick. You can place a small mirror where the coin will sit, and arrange the camera so its' lens is in the center of the image in the viewfinder. That squares the camera to the subject.</p><p><br /></p><p>Delay or remote the shutter, so you're not in contact with the camera when the shutter snaps.</p><p><br /></p><p>Aside White Balance setting, all color correction should be done in postprocessing rather than in-camera. Cameras have nowhere near the processing power of computers, and PC graphics software is far more capable. It is <b>always</b> preferable to utilize Custom White Balance settings if you have the capability.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SuperDave, post: 2324649, member: 1892"]Your "Incandescent" setting likely works for the circumstances of the above pics - that yellowish cast is usually an artifact of Tungsten lighting. Camera and coin square and level, usually accomplished by mounting the camera vertically looking down on the coin on a flat surface. A $20 Best Buy tripod placed over the corner of a table will do the trick. You can place a small mirror where the coin will sit, and arrange the camera so its' lens is in the center of the image in the viewfinder. That squares the camera to the subject. Delay or remote the shutter, so you're not in contact with the camera when the shutter snaps. Aside White Balance setting, all color correction should be done in postprocessing rather than in-camera. Cameras have nowhere near the processing power of computers, and PC graphics software is far more capable. It is [B]always[/B] preferable to utilize Custom White Balance settings if you have the capability.[/QUOTE]
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