Macro Zoom Question

[HiddenOne]

My Canon A70 has a macro function on it and I've been playing with it. I've gotten some cool pics, but when I try to zoom in as far as I can (9.6x) the pictures are either grainy or it refuses to focus. Is this just because I don't have a top-of-the-line camera or is it something I am doing wrong?

 

[Soulreaver]

A70 onlyhas a 3x optical zoom.You achieve 9.6 with 3.2x digital.
But digital zoom isnt good at all in terms of image quality, and it increases noise and artefacts in theimage.
Thats why the pictures are grainy and not sharp.

 

[HiddenOne]

Aww that sucks. Ok, well thank you for replying!

 

[Big Mike]

Check your manual for minimum focus distance. There should be one distance for regular mode and a closer distance for macro mode. Keep your subject to camera distance bigger than that minimum.

As mentioned, digital zoom is all but useless in most situations. All it does is crop off the edges of the image. You can do that in photoshop...and choose your crop much more accurately.

 

[HiddenOne]

Hey, Big Mike - Thanks.