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I just got a 5700 and I love it, the pix are amazing.

i have 2 issues with it tho, and i think its probly that i dont know how to use it yet...

1. when i try to zoom in on something, it zooms really fast and i have to zoom in / out many times to get it right... my old sony had a 2 stage zoom so you could zoom in slow or fast, anyone know if theres a way to adjust the speed of zoom?

2. on really close up shots with the macro shot selected the camera focuses on the velvet background underneath my subject... how can i manually adjust this or get it to focus on the target?

thanks guys
 
shobloth said:
I just got a 5700 and I love it, the pix are amazing.

i have 2 issues with it tho, and i think its probly that i dont
know how to use it yet...

1. when i try to zoom in on something, it zooms really fast and i
have to zoom in / out many times to get it right... my old sony had
a 2 stage zoom so you could zoom in slow or fast, anyone know if
theres a way to adjust the speed of zoom?
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It has a 2 speed zoom, check manual.
shobloth said:
2. on really close up shots with the macro shot selected the camera
focuses on the velvet background underneath my subject... how can i
manually adjust this or get it to focus on the target?
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Set to AF Area Mode Manual, works very nice, in manual also.
shobloth said:
thanks guys
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Hope this helps, it's a very good camera, have fun.

Ron T
 
Hi shobloth,

1. Adjust the zoom speed, according to page 132 of your manual. It can be found in the setup menu, under 'Zoom options'.

2. Try either to let the subject take a bigger part of your total composition or to Manual focus on the subject. Either way, for Macro shots, a tri-pod is advisable. More on the subject of manual focusing can be found in your manual on pages 80 and 81.

Have fun!
Mike.
shobloth said:
I just got a 5700 and I love it, the pix are amazing.

i have 2 issues with it tho, and i think its probly that i dont
know how to use it yet...

1. when i try to zoom in on something, it zooms really fast and i
have to zoom in / out many times to get it right... my old sony had
a 2 stage zoom so you could zoom in slow or fast, anyone know if
theres a way to adjust the speed of zoom?

2. on really close up shots with the macro shot selected the camera
focuses on the velvet background underneath my subject... how can i
manually adjust this or get it to focus on the target?

thanks guys
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I am using a tripod, thanks for the info about the zoom speed, still messing around with the manual focus tho.
A. Michael T. said:
1. Adjust the zoom speed, according to page 132 of your manual. It
can be found in the setup menu, under 'Zoom options'.

2. Try either to let the subject take a bigger part of your total
composition or to Manual focus on the subject. Either way, for
Macro shots, a tri-pod is advisable. More on the subject of manual
focusing can be found in your manual on pages 80 and 81.

Have fun!
Mike.
shobloth said:
I just got a 5700 and I love it, the pix are amazing.

i have 2 issues with it tho, and i think its probly that i dont
know how to use it yet...

1. when i try to zoom in on something, it zooms really fast and i
have to zoom in / out many times to get it right... my old sony had
a 2 stage zoom so you could zoom in slow or fast, anyone know if
theres a way to adjust the speed of zoom?

2. on really close up shots with the macro shot selected the camera
focuses on the velvet background underneath my subject... how can i
manually adjust this or get it to focus on the target?

thanks guys
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Hi Shobloth,

For manual focussing, maybe this might help:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1007&message=3925207

Greetz,
Mike.
shobloth said:
A. Michael T. said:
1. Adjust the zoom speed, according to page 132 of your manual. It
can be found in the setup menu, under 'Zoom options'.

2. Try either to let the subject take a bigger part of your total
composition or to Manual focus on the subject. Either way, for
Macro shots, a tri-pod is advisable. More on the subject of manual
focusing can be found in your manual on pages 80 and 81.

Have fun!
Mike.
shobloth said:
I just got a 5700 and I love it, the pix are amazing.

i have 2 issues with it tho, and i think its probly that i dont
know how to use it yet...

1. when i try to zoom in on something, it zooms really fast and i
have to zoom in / out many times to get it right... my old sony had
a 2 stage zoom so you could zoom in slow or fast, anyone know if
theres a way to adjust the speed of zoom?

2. on really close up shots with the macro shot selected the camera
focuses on the velvet background underneath my subject... how can i
manually adjust this or get it to focus on the target?

thanks guys
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shobloth said:
I just got a 5700 and I love it, the pix are amazing.

i have 2 issues with it tho, and i think its probly that i dont
know how to use it yet...

1. when i try to zoom in on something, it zooms really fast and i
have to zoom in / out many times to get it right... my old sony had
a 2 stage zoom so you could zoom in slow or fast, anyone know if
theres a way to adjust the speed of zoom?

2. on really close up shots with the macro shot selected the camera
focuses on the velvet background underneath my subject... how can i
manually adjust this or get it to focus on the target?

thanks guys
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You can actually zoom in small increments by pressing and quickly releasing the zoom button. You have to get a feel for it, though.

As for your macro, what is it that you're photographing? Is there enough contrast between the subject and the background? Also, you might want to turn AF Area Mode to Manual and make certain that you are framed on the subject proplerly.

Karen
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...but if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need.
 
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