Canon PowerShot pics suck?

[MikeP]

Originally Posted by es355lucille

I have a Canon Powershot SD 800 IS. Its 7.1 mega pixels. It takes wonderful pictures unil I want to take picture of something in my aquarium. Then it turns into a last century piece of equipment.


What's the answer? I have seen some beautiful pictures on Can-reef and elsewhere on the net. What is everyone using for Cameras? Underwater Types?

Thanks
Brad

This is how I feel too. I've been looking into why and I think part of it is due to the optical zoom. Although even with no zoom my pictures still aren't all that good. My camera even has an aquarium setting (which seems to do nothing!). I've tried using the manual settings as well so the camera doesn't "think" for me but no luck there either.

[om6acw]

usually problem with pic quality is between camera and floor or chair
first of all you have to carefully read manual for your camera, specially part about macro photography and minimal focusing distance, you have to know what's dept of field, how distance from the subject its affecting it, how different source of light its affecting your pictures, then you have to understand difference between shooting somewhere outside and in fish tank, its lot so stuff what you have think about it before you push the button. It's more ways how you can accomplish success in photography, you can go way "trial and error" or you can join local photography club and learn from somebody there or also you can buy book

[bullit67]

Well I dont know about the S5 but I have a S3 and it dose OK for aquarium picks I just took this today