Re: what is the trick to taking macro photos

Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:

On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:38:16 +0100, "Jan K."
<janicekoziol@nie.ma.spamu.prosze.com> wrote:
 

Using a samsung camera app I can take macros but more than most are blurry.
What's the trick to getting the macro not to be blurry?
They look clear when taking them but on the computer, I see they're not.
Is there a trick to gauge the distance the macro will be clear?
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Or maybe a camera app that beeps or flashes or whatever when it's clear?

 
My Samsung phone seems to have automatic focus, which seems to adjust
to macro quite easily. What I find more difficult is to hold the phone
still while taking the picture -- perhaps the fuzziness is due to
camera shake.

  I also have problems holding the phone still while taking the picture,
especially at the moment I tap the 'shutter' button. I mostly solve this
problem by setting a two-second timer. That gives me enough time to
settle the phone after tapping the button and before the picture is
taken. That may also help the OP (Jan K.). BUT, for my phone (also a
Samsung), the timer is ignored when the camera is set to macro! :-(