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Camera settings for taking pics of fish


Ymir

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Ok complete noob when it comes to taking pics of my fish or tank and when I have tried they look terrible. :facepalm:

I have a cannon digital camera which is about 5-6 years old now.

I have seen plenty of awesome photos and wouldn't mind playing around and trying to get some myself but have no idea of what I am doing.

Are there any specfic settings I should set my camera too? ie shutter speed, colour setting or whatever

Lighting tricks?

Any hints?

Any suggestions on a decent but not too expensive camera, if mine is not up to the bussiness.

Thanks

Malcolm

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I have a cannon digital camera which is about 5-6 years old now.

That is probably a big part of your problem, my fish photography drastically improved in quality when I jumped from a point-and-shoot sony to a Cannon 550D. I think you need really good light (on the tank, and dark surroundings) and still fish to take good pics with a basic camera.

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Also make sure that you clean the glass before taking photos, and if possible position the camera as close to the glass as possible. When I take photos of fish the camera is usually touching the glass. This way it eliminates reflections, and the photos always turn out a lot nicer because I don't have to zoom in as much to reach the fish. The more you zoom (well at least on my Sony camera) the lower the quality of the photos.

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