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  1. imDavid

    iPhone 16 Pro Max won't stop switching cameras in macro mode - even after restore

    Hey folks, I've been using the phone for the last few days and it's been fine. Today I opened the camera app and I was going to do some macro shots and it started constantly switching between the macro cameras and freezing for a few seconds during the transition (I don't know if that normal or...
  2. Javier_gl

    Third party apps can't focus close up documents in iPhone 15 pro

    For setting up my new phone, some bank apps needs to upload on ID document (NIF). For this, they use their own app. The problem is, third party apps (not all of them, like Amazon) do not automatically switch to the ultra angular lens for close up photos, and so can't scan the document. One app...
  3. AlixSPQR

    Better macro shots possible for 13 mini?

    I have difficulties taking macro shots with my 13 mini. It's hit or miss, usually miss. Why is that? The stock camera is more or less hopeless and the apps Camera+ and its derivative Macro doesn't do a particularly better job. The built in magnifier does a good job viewing close up, but not...
  4. P

    Macro lens for the Canon Rebel XSi

    I just bought a Canon Rebel XSi body. I want to take real closeup shots, like a coin filling the field, or a grasshopper leg showing the details. Can anyone suggest a good [but not crazy expensive] lens? Will appreciate all comments.
  5. L

    Hardware, Not Software Problem (Solved!) -- The Guilty Option (key)

    Sorry, I didn't know where to post this but in my hopes of saving someone else from this headache, I offer the following story/tip. TL;DR "Having seeming software problems with macros? Clean your keyboard — especially your modifier keys!" My Macbook Air 11" running Monterey was recently...
  6. thdbguy

    macOS AppleScript or Macro to automate simple PowerPoint slides from Excel

    Does anyone have a prepared AppleScript or OS X ready macro to pull data from Excel and automate slide creation in PowerPoint? Simple PowerPoint slides, pulling from the first two columns in Excel into two text boxes via a master slide, new slide for each respective row. Obviously the macro I...
  7. hpr7

    Problem macro video IPhone 13 Pro

    During video recording the switch from normal to macro camera almost always does not happen automatically. I have to tap on the display to make the switch work. Am I doing something wrong? I enclose a video where the switch to macro doesn't work.
  8. Q

    Help w/Excel macro "Syntax error"

    A macro made in Excel on a Windows machine isn't working on my mac. Below is the section it's getting hung up on and giving me a syntax error. Trying to figure out what I could do to make this work. I'm guessing it's the filename designation. Frankly, I don't care where it gets saved on my mac...
  9. P

    Need A Simple iPhone "Macro" To Enable & Disable Notifications

    Hello, and thank you for reading this to help assist me in this. I am looking for a very specific request, and nothing that's alternative to my request, unless it is very simple and does exactly the same thing: I am looking for an automated method that would Enable the "Allow Notifications"...
  10. Alexander B.

    Focus Stacker for Mac

    Hi, we've just released our new application, Focus Stacker to the Mac App Store. Basically it takes the sharpest focused parts from several photos and seamlessly merges them into one image. This is called focus stacking or focus blending, the technique is well known in macro photography - those...
  11. Apple fanboy

    Small Talk (Macro thread)

    So after this weeks competition there seems to be a little (pun intended) for a Macro thread. So thought I'd start it. It might run and run or it might just stay small! So lets through in a few rules. Policies *One Photo per Day - Don't post more than one photo each day. *Multi-Quote - To...
  12. cherylzyx

    Quick lens kit recommendation

    I'm sure this has already been posted but I've been searching for 20 minutes now and can't find it. I want to buy an iPhone 5 lens kit which includes macro and wide angle lenses. I can order a cheap one off Ebay or I can follow reviews and spend $70 or more but what I'm looking for is the...
  13. T

    Writing Excel Macros on Macs- Same as on Windows?

    Hi everyone, I'm wondering whether writing macros on Excel on a mac is essentially the same as on Excel on a Windows. I work on a Windows computer (in Excel, constantly) and want to teach myself to write Macros. I have a Mac at home and I'm wondering if buying Excel would be a worthwhile...