Tanggera: Comparing Macro Food shots (Nokia N82 vs Nikon D40)

Monday, January 19, 2009

Comparing Macro Food shots (Nokia N82 vs Nikon D40)

If you have a Nokia N82, you probably know that your mobile phone comes with a 5 megapixel camera and with different modes to shoot. This includes a close-up mode ideal for capturing intricate detail of small objects used between 10 and 60 cm. I wanted to know what's differs macro/close-up shots taken by the Nokia N82 with a digital SLR, Nikon D40, in this case. For this experiment, I tried food as subjects.

These photos were just edited minimally, I just color corrected and adjusted the levels a bit. Photos taken with the Nikon D40 comes first followed those taken with the N82.

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Durian Cake

Banana Turtle Pie

Kasuy Tart

Lamb Menudo

Lechon Kawali

After taking close up shots of food, here are the advantages of taking shots with a Nokia N82 versus a DSLR.

1. A Nokia N82 is lightweight. It can easily fit inside a small bag or your pocket. Lugging a DSLR along, especially when you don't have a car, is quite a feat.

2. The Nokia N82 isn't sensitive to low lighting conditions. I had to shoot auto (with flash) when I used the DSLR. I also had to change positions a lot to adjust to the lighting to get a good shot. If you care more about the composition rather than image quality, it is definitely easier to compose and frame your shot with a n82.

3. Since the Nokia N82 is lightweight and easy to hold, so you have less chances of getting blurred photos.

Although shots from a DSLR are fantastic (no one can argue with that), shooting with a Nokia N82 or a regular digital camera can suffice when you would just be using your photos for online viewing. You can use image editing software like Adobe Photoshop or Gimp to color correct, crop or resize your photos and you're good to go.

Also, if you're curious about the food, watch out for my food blog post about FWord Restaurant, owned by Pinoy Director Erik Matti.

Photos were taken from FWord Restaurant.

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