Testing "super macro" mode on my camera!

[atomicdanny]

I was wondering if I could ask for a second opinion, to see if this camera is ok at small things (I tested it on a couple of my OO Gauge trains) at almost point blank (about 5 - 8 cm away)

Camera used - Casio EX H15, (The second shot was taken on the full 14MP, but I halfed the size (so a quarter of the original size))

First Picture (only using Macro mode 1.5MB)- http://www.atomic-album.co.uk/showPic.php/72755/CIMG6247.JPG

Second Picture (using "super macro" mode - 0.5MB) - http://www.atomic-album.co.uk/showPic.php/72755/MacroTest1.jpg

 

[mumrar]

From looking at these two examples your cameras macro modes are fantastic. Focussed well, pin sharp and very detailed. However, for indoor macro you need a specialist flash to avoid all those shadows. That said, compacts always have better performance than DSLRs unless fitted with expensive specialist lenses.

 

[atomicdanny]

From looking at these two examples your cameras macro modes are fantastic. Focussed well, pin sharp and very detailed. However, for indoor macro you need a specialist flash to avoid all those shadows. That said, compacts always have better performance than DSLRs unless fitted with expensive specialist lenses.

Thanks , Although I noticed with the picture, since it is very close up it focuses well on the front of the train, but as you can tell with the wall and the shadows it doesn't focus very well

 

[mumrar]

What you are describing is not a missed focus, it is depth of field. A quick look around google should point you in the direction of information on this, but the closer the focus point, the shallower the depth of field becomes. Basically, it's the size of distance in a straight line from the focal plane (sensor in digital photography) that's in focus. With a wider aperture you can let more light in, but the depth of field becomes shallower. Narrow down the aperture, the depth of field is deeper, but the light required to take the shot is greater. Like I say, look it up for a full understanding, but rest assured your camera is working perfectly.

 

[Dennis]

Narrow down the aperture, the depth of field is deeper, but the light required to take the shot is greater.

Could always use a LED ring for illumination - basically a ring of white LEDS you stick on the front of the camera.

Re compact cameras and macro capability, some of these really are incredible; at work I use a Ricoh jobby (can't remember the model) picked up at Argos for £180 which produces better images than my £3k optical microscope at magnifications up to about 30x; although it has to be said, the images from the compact are not perfectly flat. Even so, such performance at that price would have been undreamt of just a few years ago.