Why can't my camera's macro setting do this?

[Anonymous]

Not a find, unfortunately. Awesome photo, look at the nicks.
CJC

 

[Anonymous]

What most of the Digital cameras advertise as Macro isn't true Macro. You really have to read the fine print in the specs to find the ones that have true Macro capability. Usually the ones that say they have "Super Macro" or that advertising focusing down to 1" or less have true macro capability. There are some tricks that you can use with the others that only offer close focusing down to 3 or 4". One method is to take your pix at the camera's highest resolution. Also always use a tripod or some other stabilizing device to steady the camera as any movement at all will blur a closeup image. If you take the pix at the highest resolution you can later crop out all the extra area around the piece of jewelry and end up with a nice closeup like the one in your Post. There are other things you can do but these should get you into the ballpark. Hope this helps!!!!
The pix in the photo was taken with an older 1.3mp camera that had decent macro capability and was shot and cropped using the method described above.
HH
Beachcomber

 

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