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Anonymous
Hey /p/, kind of getting into photography. Thing is, I only have a shitty camera available to me at the moment, a polaroid digital a550. Until I can afford a better (probably film) camera, what can I do to make this camera actually usable? It can't focus very well, pictures with low light are all orange (lol CCD), and the flash is almost unusable because when it's used it makes the picture completely washed out. Available settings are white balance, and exposure (-2 to +2). There is no way to manually focus, which is the biggest problem. I'm not sure what method it uses to autofocus, any suggestions? I can't buy a new camera at the moment, so any methods of making this one work, or improving my hand stability (I'm really shaky normally, and my camera is really susceptible to that) would be great. Pic related, it's how most pictures come out.
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Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakePolaroidCamera Model5MP Digital CameraCamera SoftwareA550_CT012Maximum Lens Aperturef/2.8Image-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution72 dpiVertical Resolution72 dpiImage Created2008:03:30 17:13:46Exposure Time0.4 secF-Numberf/2.8Exposure ProgramNormal ProgramISO Speed Rating100Exposure Bias0 EVMetering ModeCenter Weighted AverageLight SourceUnknownFlashNo FlashFocal Length6.45 mmColor Space InformationsRGBImage Width2592Image Height1944
>> Anonymous
Steal a new camera?

or

Were you expect "press the middle button on the left, fix'd"
>> Anonymous
>>260565
OP here, holy shit, just noticed that the exposure is 400/1000, I guess this is why I have to use the fucking table clamp to get pictures to come out