I recently bought a new camera. I was looking for something cheap with around 7 or 8 MP. I bought a Nikon Coolpix L15. I want to use this camera for shooting close-ups , doing comercial macro photography for photostocks. I use the close-up SCENE option when shooting my images and also use the zoom. All images come out blurry. Why is this? Am I not getting enough light? Or this camera is not good for such pictures. I will post here the camera`s specifications so you people can have an idea. Any ideas are appreciated.
Nikon Coolpix L15
Sensor 1/2.5"-type Interline CCD
8.29 million pixels total
8.0 million effective pixels
Image sizes 3264 x 2448
3072 x 1836 (16:9)
2592 x 1944
2048 x 1536
1024 x 768
640 x 480
Movie clips 640 x 480 30fps
320 x 240 15/30fps
160 x 120 15fps
Stop-Motion mode
File formats JPEG EXIF 2.2
Quick Time Motion JPEG (AVI) Lens 5.7-17.1mm (35-105mm equiv.)
3x zoom
f/2.8-4.7 maximum aperture
Optical image-stabilization Yes (Lens-shift) Conversion lenses No Digital zoom Up to 4x Focus Contrast-detect TTL AF Focus modes Single AF
Full-Time AF (in Macro mode)
Face-priority AF AF area modes Center AF assist lamp Yes Focus distance Standard: 50cm-infinity
Macro: 15cm-infinity Metering 256-segment matrix metering
Matrix-pattern, Center-weight, Center-spot ISO sensitivity Auto (ISO 64-1000) Exposure compensation -2.0 to +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV Exposure bracketing No Shutter speed 4-1/1500s Modes Still : Easy auto mode, Auto modes, scene modes, One Touch Portrait mode
Movie : Movie with sound modes
Scene modes Portrait, Night Portrait, Sports, Landscape, Party, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Night Landscape, Museum, Fireworks Show, Close Up, Copy, Back Light, Panorama Assist, Voice Recording White balance 5-mode manual (Daylight,Incandescent,Fluorescent, Cloudy, Flash)
Auto, White bal. Preset Self timer 10s Continuous shooting Single, Multi-shot 16 (Only available at image size at 2816/normal) Image parameters Standard, Vivid, Black-and-White, Sepia, Cyanotype Flash Built-in
Range: (W) 50cm - 6.3m (1.6 - 20.7ft), (T) 50cm - 3.7m (1.6 - 12.1ft)
Auto, Red-eye reduction by pre-flash, Anytime flash, Flash cancel, Slow sync. Viewfinder No LCD monitor 2.8" TFT LCD with LED backlight
230,000 dots
Approx 97% coverage (record mode)
5-step brightness adjustment
Connectivity USB 2.0 Full-Speed
AV out (NTSC/PAL)
Print compliance PictBridge
DPOF
ImageLink Other features Time zone function
D-Lighting
In-camera Red-Eye Fix
Available in silver, blue and pink
Storage SD / SDHC card (optional)
Approx 32MB internal memory Power 2 x AA batteries (Energizer lithium AA-size batteries included)
AC Adapter EH-65A (optional) Weight (no batt) Approx. 125g (4.4 oz.) Dimensions Approx. 91 x 60.5 x 26mm (3.6 x 2.4 x 1.0 in.)
Nikon Coolpix L15
Sensor 1/2.5"-type Interline CCD
8.29 million pixels total
8.0 million effective pixels
Image sizes 3264 x 2448
3072 x 1836 (16:9)
2592 x 1944
2048 x 1536
1024 x 768
640 x 480
Movie clips 640 x 480 30fps
320 x 240 15/30fps
160 x 120 15fps
Stop-Motion mode
File formats JPEG EXIF 2.2
Quick Time Motion JPEG (AVI) Lens 5.7-17.1mm (35-105mm equiv.)
3x zoom
f/2.8-4.7 maximum aperture
Optical image-stabilization Yes (Lens-shift) Conversion lenses No Digital zoom Up to 4x Focus Contrast-detect TTL AF Focus modes Single AF
Full-Time AF (in Macro mode)
Face-priority AF AF area modes Center AF assist lamp Yes Focus distance Standard: 50cm-infinity
Macro: 15cm-infinity Metering 256-segment matrix metering
Matrix-pattern, Center-weight, Center-spot ISO sensitivity Auto (ISO 64-1000) Exposure compensation -2.0 to +2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV Exposure bracketing No Shutter speed 4-1/1500s Modes Still : Easy auto mode, Auto modes, scene modes, One Touch Portrait mode
Movie : Movie with sound modes
Scene modes Portrait, Night Portrait, Sports, Landscape, Party, Beach/Snow, Sunset, Dusk/Dawn, Night Landscape, Museum, Fireworks Show, Close Up, Copy, Back Light, Panorama Assist, Voice Recording White balance 5-mode manual (Daylight,Incandescent,Fluorescent, Cloudy, Flash)
Auto, White bal. Preset Self timer 10s Continuous shooting Single, Multi-shot 16 (Only available at image size at 2816/normal) Image parameters Standard, Vivid, Black-and-White, Sepia, Cyanotype Flash Built-in
Range: (W) 50cm - 6.3m (1.6 - 20.7ft), (T) 50cm - 3.7m (1.6 - 12.1ft)
Auto, Red-eye reduction by pre-flash, Anytime flash, Flash cancel, Slow sync. Viewfinder No LCD monitor 2.8" TFT LCD with LED backlight
230,000 dots
Approx 97% coverage (record mode)
5-step brightness adjustment
Connectivity USB 2.0 Full-Speed
AV out (NTSC/PAL)
Print compliance PictBridge
DPOF
ImageLink Other features Time zone function
D-Lighting
In-camera Red-Eye Fix
Available in silver, blue and pink
Storage SD / SDHC card (optional)
Approx 32MB internal memory Power 2 x AA batteries (Energizer lithium AA-size batteries included)
AC Adapter EH-65A (optional) Weight (no batt) Approx. 125g (4.4 oz.) Dimensions Approx. 91 x 60.5 x 26mm (3.6 x 2.4 x 1.0 in.)