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Lindsay K. Revere 		 

Resolution Problems


 
  dresser
dresser
grainy

Lindsay K. Revere

  
  Group Shot
Group Shot
This is better, but subjects were pretty close to the camera

Lindsay K. Revere

  
 
Hi,
I am having problems getting good resolution with my digital camera. If I am more than two feet away from my subject, the image is grainy. When I do portraits and get up close to my models, the pictures are fine. The colors in the dresser shot are about 95% correct. I refinished my dresser and wanted to email it. Anyway, resolution 2160x1440, F8.0, 1/250, Flash used. Sony DSC-S85. Even if I slow down the shutter to let more light in, the image did does not have much detail. I want to do more work with full body shots and they always come out bad. The group shot has a lot of orange tones. Tarra Cotta walls are to blame for that. Specs on this shot: same resolution, F2.1, 1/25, Flash used. My blacks are not solid in color either. Do I need more light, or should I adjust the settings on my camera? Even when I increase the focus distance it does not seem to help. Please help, thanks!


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November 04, 2002

 

doug Nelson 		  What this sounds like is a troublesome feature called digital zoom. Turn it off and use only the optical zoom feature. Also, always shoot at the highest quality setting your camera can do, even if it means buying a larger memory card. That way, you have the option of printing, archiving to CD or reducing (if you're SURE you only want it to send or put on a web page). Shooting at less than the best quality reduces your options. BTW, these are only guesses on my part.


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November 05, 2002

 

Lindsay K. Revere 		  Thanks Doug,
But I did not zoom with either of these shots, and the resolution is set to the highest, 4.1 MP camera. This is not the problem. Anything else you can suggest?
Thank you,


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November 05, 2002

 

doug Nelson 		  Some digital cameras have an ASA setting, to simulate different speeds of film. Could it be set too high? If so, try 100.


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November 06, 2002

 

Wanda Harris Black 		 
 
  Almost 8 months pregnant
Almost 8 months pregnant
Wanda Black,4pm,Salisbury,NC

Wanda Harris Black

  
 
My images are also very grainy. I have Microsoft Picture It, but how would I use it to get the grainy look out? My camera has a "Fine" and "Normal" Camera setting.It has auto focus, and you can focus yourself, and control the shutter speed. When I have been taking pictures, I have been using the "normal",auto focus,and normal shutter speed. As you can tell I'm very new, but I want to learn desperatly learn. Wanda


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June 23, 2003

 
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