On May 14, 2010, at 3:53 PM, Vitaliy wrote:

> You can get it all in focus using a large aperture setting (say, 14)  
> but it comes out sort of blurry/noisy.

Really?  Most lenses are sharper at the higher F-stop.  It sounds  
vaguely like your camera's automatic modes are increasing ISO setting  
and shutter-open time to accommodate the f-stop, but causing noise and/ 
or motion blur in the process.  You can try:

Mount camera on a tripod.
Increase illumination.
Lock ISO settings.
Set full manual exposure.
Use a remote shutter release or the self-timer to eliminate the camera  
shake that happens when you push the button.

BillW

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