most cameras have a bad autofocus for closeups and you end up focused on the wall behind the bud. this is just a programmed action and it happens when you are too close or not enough light. holding the button down halfway will give the camera more time to focus and decide an appropriate focal range. try focusing the camera on something large, flat, and well lit, hold the camra 6inches away from the wall and push the button halfway and see if it focused clearly on the wall, may need to have 12"+ depending upon your camera. once you find out exactly how close you can take a picture focus on the wall again and once it stops and is clear move over to your subject. still holding the button halfway, move the camera to where you get a nice crisp shot and take at least 3 pics. i use this to get the closest possible focus without hassle and hundreds of trash shots.
the 10x lupe in front of the camera works surprisingly well, macro mode zoomed out all the way. hard to hold still with that kinda magnification
five0addict Reviewed by five0addict on . taking close ups this post is for explaining to people how you take those great close up shots,everyones methods are welcome,i use 2 different methods myself which i'm going to try and explain now 1st method,crop and resize 1st i get as close to the plant as i can without losing focus,do not use the zoom,just get as close as posssible like in picture 1,remember it's a digital camera so take loads of pics at different distances,select the picture that is clearest(see pic 1) next using either the zoom Rating: 5