Camera Question
 

My camera supports 4cm Macro, yet when I try to take a close up photo it's completely blurred out. Is there any specific reason as to why it does this?

Step back alittle. ed:

Trust me I've tried that, I've even gotten a ruler out to measure the distance from the lens to the object.

lol, that's a funny mental image. Maybe try stepping back then zooming in if you have a good optical zoom?

did you put the camera in macro mode? Make sure that the red light shines on the object before you take the shot. Sometimes the light is too close and will shine on something else instead of your intended object. If that's the case, let the red light hit the object and then move the camera so the object appears in your view.

To c132: Tried that already. loney:

To Coleman: Yup it's definatly in macro mode. I'm a bit of a novice, whats this red light you speak of?

does your shit have a auto focus. Like half press the button for a bit and it will focus the image and then fully press?

the red light is off-center. It shoots out a laser to the object and it bounces back to the camera. By doing this, it detects how far away it is. Then it makes the appropriate changes in the lense to focus. It's usually located at the top corner of the front of the camera. If you hold down the "take picture button" half way, it'll shine and then it will focus automatically for ya.

HA! Yes, apparetnly my camera does have that 'half-press' function, that did the trick.

My hats off to you fine gentlemen.

for further reference, shouldnt this be in the photography thread?

hah ive had to explain to so many people that feature. Ppl come to me and bitch their pics are all blurred and im like did you hold the button half way? they are like wtf. (And i explain this to them when i sell it) they are like i didnt know that thanks! i thought my camera was broken.