Please what is the camera angle and what distance does it cover with reasonable focus?
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I have it set about 9 feet away from my apartment door.From that distance,it covers about a 6 foot wide field of view.The video is surprisingly good.
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Hey bob,The camera has a dynamic focus that I am pretty sure can take close shots, but not that close. This particular lense will take average distances from say 3-5" (do not have the specifics) to scenery. The only issue that I do not like about this camera is that the flash has a slight design flaw, sometimes when you use the flash the lens will shadow the lower portion of your picture. The camera in general is awesome, slight that small detail. You can check a little more expert opinion in dpreview (google it). They can give you more specs of the camera. Good luck!
80734
If you need a pretty good wide angle try the Rokkinon 14mm. It has only manual focus. The 20-35 Canon is a good lens. I have both and they are good for a budget. thx
1470318
You may be interested jn the Sony Sony HDR-TD20 V : Minimum Focus Distance : 3D: Approx. 30cm (Wide), Approx. 3.6m (Tele); 2D: Approx. 1cm (Wide), Approx. 80cm (Tele), Approx. 38cm (Tele Macro)
479620
Around 7" to 8" and focuses quickly. I use on a LX1 and the rig is very compact. A screw-on hood helps a lot when outdoor shooting.
1703220
I did not run a real test on distance. But connected up to 12v and a monitor for a test for function. Worked good right out of the box. And the lens could be focused I know from about three feet to way out there. Easy to set focus. Bet you can get down pretty close. Nice little camera and pretty good low light sensitivity too. Color turns to black and white at low light levels.
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I can focus down to about 1/2" from the lens with very good clarity. The problem may be your ability to get good lighting on the object. I do not know how small your object is. I used a AAA battery as an object and got good focus. The camera does have a macro function for close shots.I recommend backing off about 6-8 inches and using a little zoom for a close up. Auto focus produced a good image on my camera.
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It appears to be the 200 mm. I have not measured exactly per say but it does zoom out that much and it works really well. I keep it on my camera unless I am doing some macro work.
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I am Sorry i forget to Include this Information with My Response! Be Sure to Include a f-Stop Increase to being thing into Focus Also! This is Very Important Too! It is Something You Have To Experiment with to get Correct! Not Hard to Do, Just Use Live View on your Camera and Play with it from there! This Aspect is Very Tricky for Focusing and Experience will be Needed to some degree!
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It's a 2.8 Lens fixed at 90mm, so really it depends on how well your Camera does at a higher ISO. I use a Full Frame Camera Body, so it does well for me in low light. With my older Rebel T4I anything much over 800 ISO and the Photos suffer. This is "tack sharp" lens and does excellent Macro. The only noticeable thing to me is the motor is a bit noisy when capturing Focus. If your very far from The Stage, you may want a longer lens.
138578
maybe at 30-40 feet on a clear day :-) I do like the camera tho. For what I use it for, it is perfect.
479621
It has good center sharpness down to about one foot. It still gets a focus down to about 7 inches, and you have to look very closely to realize that the sharpness is falling off a bit. Any closer than 7 inches, it does not focus at all, as far as I can tell.
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Do almost everything hand held. No IS is not a problem as long as your above 180 range but ideally you want to be in good light above 500 IMO. Depending on your camera low light can be decent with ISO cranked up. Overall great lens but not ideal for low light.
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The widest angle on the camera I believe is 23mm. Which isn't that bad, and with the price around $200, this camera is well worth it. I bought when it first came out around $300. I still don't regret buying it. If your really looking for a nice "smart" camera, then this is the one. If you want a more professional camera, go with a Sony Hx-300 ($400) or a Sony Hx-200 ($300). Hope I help! Any more questions, just ask :)
2275219
Very slight as it is auto focus, I am just figuring it out but so far, I love it
1165952
Yes it works well. Decent lens for size. Bit of telescoping on corners until you zoom it slightly
1294150
Use the longer mode for most shots. The short focus mode (9 ft or so) seeks like crazy and can be a lot of trouble. The lens operates best at 30ft or so. It is sharp as a tack and fast as hell on focusing. The short range is only good for real closeups. Other than that, leave it in the longer range.