Can anyone suggest me the settings required to shoot the text document in Nickon coolpix L10 digi.camera?

Question

I use Nickon coolpix L10 camera. 5.0 megapixels. 3x zoom. I tried with auto focus without flash. Since I dont have a scanner ,i want to this method,

Answer 1

If your camera has a macro setting, set your camera on that mode.   If your camera has an automatic macro, turn it on.  If you do not have macro, this will be difficult with your camera but not impossible.

Turn off your automatic flash.   Set your flash to always on or always off.  If set the flash to always off, you may need to set up extra lighting around the document.  The lighting must be strong in order to capture the fine details of each and every single letter in the document.

Zoom all the way out to 0 (zero).  Do not use zoom at all.   Move the camera as close to the document as possible.  Be sure that you get as much of the document in the frame as possible without being so close that the camera can't focus.  You may need to turn your camera sideways in order to do this properly and more effectively

* If you can frame the whole document in the view finder without going out of focus, take the photo.  You do not have to be close enough to be able to see the words in the display.   Your 5mp camera will have more than enough resolution that when you view the photo in your computer later or print it out, the words will be legible.

- If you are not worried about photographing the entire document at once, you can probably move in closer and get very good high quality close-ups.  Mind your focus and don't go too far in.  If you are having problem with your autofocus, you may need to switch to manual (if you have it).

Be aware that this process will not create a total accurate recreation for large documents.  Your camera takes 8x10 photos while letter paper is 8.5x11 and legal paper is even longer.  In other words, letter and legal documents are larger than your camera's photo size.  The documents in the photo will be recorded to a size slightly smaller than the actual document.  The document will look fine when you view it on the computer screen, but it will not print to paper exactly like the original.

You may need to take a few test shots to find what works best for your particular camera.   Each macro system is different.