Posted 12/13/2017 11:09 pm
I'm not familiar with the camera but, I read a little about it. I assume it has all of the standard settings that can be controlled manually.
You may be able to make good use of the optical zoom but, there are a couple of downsides to that. One is that the more you zoom in, the narrower the depth-of-field, or focus area, becomes and the narrower the max aperture becomes.
I dont know if that all applies to this model or not. I do know that you will need at least two good sources of diffused light. You will have to play around with it. The best background is grey (18%?).
It will be a balance of lighting, zoom, aperture, shutter speed and ISO. Generally, for the best results, you want the lowest amount of zoom, the widest aperture (lowest F#), highest (fastest) shutter speed, and lowest ISO # possible.
White Balance (Temperature) is another option and will need to be adjusted based on the type of lighting you are using so that the coin appears as it should (e.g. LED lighting will usually create a blue tint, so the WB needs to be adjusted to a warmer setting so your LWC doesn't look blue)
At least, that's how I understand it. They are all interdependent settings and all dependent on lighting. I hope that helps somewhat but, as I said, it's something that will take some experimentation and what works best for one type of coin, may not for another type.
You may be able to make good use of the optical zoom but, there are a couple of downsides to that. One is that the more you zoom in, the narrower the depth-of-field, or focus area, becomes and the narrower the max aperture becomes.
I dont know if that all applies to this model or not. I do know that you will need at least two good sources of diffused light. You will have to play around with it. The best background is grey (18%?).
It will be a balance of lighting, zoom, aperture, shutter speed and ISO. Generally, for the best results, you want the lowest amount of zoom, the widest aperture (lowest F#), highest (fastest) shutter speed, and lowest ISO # possible.
White Balance (Temperature) is another option and will need to be adjusted based on the type of lighting you are using so that the coin appears as it should (e.g. LED lighting will usually create a blue tint, so the WB needs to be adjusted to a warmer setting so your LWC doesn't look blue)
At least, that's how I understand it. They are all interdependent settings and all dependent on lighting. I hope that helps somewhat but, as I said, it's something that will take some experimentation and what works best for one type of coin, may not for another type.
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12/13/2017 11:17 pm
12/13/2017 11:17 pm
