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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 224293, member: 25"]Tablet computers usually have a control panel for the camera somewhere in the menus. See if there is a macro setting you can access and use that. Or establish what is the minimum distance for sharp focus with the standard setting and use that, cropping out the wasted surround space if you have to stand further back. Ensure you have the best available light, more light means more depth of focus, and finally use some sort of support for the tablet, do not just wave it in the air. Holding the thing out and looking at the screen will work OK for brightly lit general scenery but not for closeups, and any help to steady the thing should be used.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nowadays cameras in tablets and modern phones are remarkably capable, but only if they are used correctly, the automatic functions are OK for a bunch of gurning idiots taking selfies but are not designed for any form of specialist photography.</p><p>They can do an excellent job but only if you use and understand the special features that the designers have provided for special tasks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 224293, member: 25"]Tablet computers usually have a control panel for the camera somewhere in the menus. See if there is a macro setting you can access and use that. Or establish what is the minimum distance for sharp focus with the standard setting and use that, cropping out the wasted surround space if you have to stand further back. Ensure you have the best available light, more light means more depth of focus, and finally use some sort of support for the tablet, do not just wave it in the air. Holding the thing out and looking at the screen will work OK for brightly lit general scenery but not for closeups, and any help to steady the thing should be used. Nowadays cameras in tablets and modern phones are remarkably capable, but only if they are used correctly, the automatic functions are OK for a bunch of gurning idiots taking selfies but are not designed for any form of specialist photography. They can do an excellent job but only if you use and understand the special features that the designers have provided for special tasks.[/QUOTE]
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