How do you take a great clear picture of a fish in your aquarium?

fishyboy30 · 10-13-2007, 05:49 PM

I have a Kodak EasyShare CW330 Camera and I was wondering how to take nice clear pictures of my fish... Is it the camera? or how Im doing it?

When I take pictures I turn off any light but my aquarium light, then I turn off the flash on the camera (for my case its turing the dial to the flower looking symbol) and take the picture, BUT THEY TURN OUT BLURRY.. or the fish look small in the photo!! plz help

Betta1 · 10-13-2007, 08:30 PM

I've heard that a manual camera makes the job alot easier

emc7 · 10-13-2007, 09:58 PM

There are two reasons fish pictures come out blurry.

1). They are moving too fast for the exposure.

You need more light, not less, to shorten the exposure. Take the picture at an angle and turn on the flash. If you have a second aquarium strip light, put it on the tank. Or aim other lights in through the open lid.

2). The camera won't focus on the fish, but always picks something else in the tank to autofocus on.

Aim at something in the middle of the tank, like a plant, and wait for the fish to come near it. Using the flower (macro) setting is correct.

10-13-2007, 05:49 PM	#1
fishyboy30 Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Some where on earth Posts: 45	How do you take a great clear picture of a fish in your aquarium? I have a *Kodak EasyShare CW330* Camera and I was wondering how to take nice clear pictures of my fish... Is it the camera? or how Im doing it? When I take pictures I turn off any light but my aquarium light, then I turn off the flash on the camera (for my case its turing the dial to the flower looking symbol) and take the picture, BUT THEY TURN OUT BLURRY.. or the fish look small in the photo!! plz help

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10-13-2007, 08:30 PM	#2
Betta1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 348	I've heard that a manual camera makes the job alot easier

10-13-2007, 09:58 PM	#3
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 3,239	There are two reasons fish pictures come out blurry. 1). They are moving too fast for the exposure. You need more light, not less, to shorten the exposure. Take the picture at an angle and turn on the flash. If you have a second aquarium strip light, put it on the tank. Or aim other lights in through the open lid. 2). The camera won't focus on the fish, but always picks something else in the tank to autofocus on. Aim at something in the middle of the tank, like a plant, and wait for the fish to come near it. Using the flower (macro) setting is correct.

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