Pictures are blurry! I bought this camera to replace the Finepix F700 which I loved ... but lost. I was truly looking foward to using my new F30, newer camera, newer technology etc., but I have to say, what a huge disappointment thus far. Nearly every picture I take with the F30 comes out slightly blurry. I've tried using the image stabilization feature, tweaked the setting and nothing seems to fix the problem. This has never been a problem for me in the past, and no, I do not have a shaky hand. I'm at my wits end here and I'm about to throw this camera out the window. How completely frustrating! Anyone else out there having this problem or a suggestion as to what I may be doing wrong?Joe Pictures are blurry! I bought this camera to replace the Finepix F700 which I loved ... but lost. I was truly looking foward to using my new F30, newer camera, newer technology etc., but I have to... » Read More Pictures are blurry! I bought this camera to replace the Finepix F700 which I loved ... but lost. I was truly looking foward to using my new F30, newer camera, newer technology etc., but I have to say, what a huge disappointment thus far. Nearly every picture I take with the F30 comes out slightly blurry. I've tried using the image stabilization feature, tweaked the setting and nothing seems to fix the problem. This has never been a problem for me in the past, and no, I do not have a shaky hand. I'm at my wits end here and I'm about to throw this camera out the window. How completely frustrating! Anyone else out there having this problem or a suggestion as to what I may be doing wrong?Joe « Show Less
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Fuji has inconsistent quality control, which I found when I purchased the F10. The first camera took VERY blurry photos, the second 1/3 and the third maybe 1/5 (in default settings). Don't doubt yourself and your picture snapping skills. If you've read the manual and you are still having problems I would recommend an exchange.
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Use a higher ISO setting. This camera takes great smooth pics all the way up to ISO 800. If your using it at the lowest setting (ISO 100) and you are indoors and/or outdoors with not enough light your pictures will blur occasionally.
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Look for the obvious, first:Check for smudges on the lens when it's out.Watch the shutter speed (the bottom-left number when the shutter button is half-down) and don't take a picture unless it's over 60.Make sure it's set to "AUTO(1600)" instead of "AUTO(400)" so that it can use higher shutter speeds.Make sure you have the autofocus set to "center" and then aim at your target.I've taken about 600 photos with this camera so far and they're all exceptional. This is easily the best camera I've owned. One thing that I've realized about it, however, is that if I lacked an understanding of the essentials of SLR photography, this might be a difficult unit to operate. So consider the above a primer. :) Look for the obvious, first:Check for smudges on the lens when it's out.Watch the shutter speed (the bottom-left number when the shutter button is half-down) and don't take a picture unless it's over 60.Make sure it's set to "AUTO(1600)" instead of "AUTO(400)" so that it can use higher shutter speeds.Make sure you have the autofocus set to "center" and then aim at your target.I've taken about 600 photos with this camera so far and they're all exceptional. This is easily the best camera I've owned. One thing that I've... » Read More Look for the obvious, first:Check for smudges on the lens when it's out.Watch the shutter speed (the bottom-left number when the shutter button is half-down) and don't take a picture unless it's over 60.Make sure it's set to "AUTO(1600)" instead of "AUTO(400)" so that it can use higher shutter speeds.Make sure you have the autofocus set to "center" and then aim at your target.I've taken about 600 photos with this camera so far and they're all exceptional. This is easily the best camera I've owned. One thing that I've realized about it, however, is that if I lacked an understanding of the essentials of SLR photography, this might be a difficult unit to operate. So consider the above a primer. :) « Show Less
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I also have the A630 - I hate this camera! Close up photos are good, but zoom feature is useless - every photo I take with zoom on is blurry. It's a real bummer - took this camera to Bengals pre-season game last night and 90% of my photos of the players on the field turned out very blurry despite looking okay on the screen from close seats. Others have commented on the battery/card slot compartment and I agree that it's sloppy. I also think the menu and features are difficult to get used to.
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I've found that the camera takes blurry pictures indoors, when the subjects are more than 6 feet away from the flash, when the handshake mode is on, or in general low light. The blur is not hand motion, it is color dithering from the too-small sensor, too-slow lens, and poor color processing. As for motion blur, even in sunlight I have to hold the camera extra still. I have had better luck with 64 speed slide film and an f4.0 lens.
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That's the big problem with this camera, there's no image stabilization... Not even for non moving subjects... I have te same issue...I'm very disappointed with this camera and the money I spent on it.
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Thank you. I have the problem of horribly overexposed photos with the flash. On Christmas day about half of the photos were washed out with the flash, in Auto mode. When we turned off the flash, some photos were ok, but others were blurry. I tried other rooms with different lighting, with and without flash, and again the problem of washed out subjects. Any suggestions? thank you.
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I was also on the fence between these cameras. Tried both out at the local camera shop. I will probably be doing a fair amount of video too, and the Nikon P500 had the worst image stabilization I have ever seen. The FZ100 was rock solid in comparison. I also recently found out that the FZ100 can have filters and telephoto extensions added to the lens. I'm going to wait a few weeks to see if it gets upgraded, but if not the FZ100 seems the way to go. The Nikon felt cheap in comparison.
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Thanks, Tech Guy! So the "optical stabilization" feature is one thing I notice not all the lenses have, and I assume becomes more critical with more zoom?Annette, I'm glad I could help. I'm not a great photographer, but I've been fortunate enough to get some pretty good pix, both with film and digital. For me, the 2 best things about digital are 1) not having that little voice in the back of my head saying "you're going to spend a fortune getting these developed" while I'm trying to get the perfect shot; and 2) not having to wait for them!!
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Hi, I don't have advice- but have the same problem! I'm frustrated that I purchased this camera and now can probably not return it!!! Good luck!! let me know if you find any tricks to get better pictures.
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I have the original DSC-H20, and we gave the DSC-H20/B to my father-in-law for Christmas. His looks and is almost exactly the same as mine, but it has a few more options in the manual and program modes. Specifically I recall that he had more shutter speeds and focus distances to choose from.Edit: Sorry, I was mislead! My camera was missing some ISO speeds, etc. in the menus for some reason (stopped at 800 instead of 3200). But they just appeared. Must have been a firmware glitch!? :(
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Many other reviewers and discussion forums talk abt the same subject too (blurry images). Are you using the auto mode? Many have suggested that the auto mode is not the best mode to take the fotos in... Did u try taking the foto in different modes. Not sure if you have done that already, but just in case....
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Quick question for all of you who know a little bit more. This is mostly aimed at the guy who used WMM. " Did you lose any quality converting it? " Obviously we all bought this camera b/c it has decent quality but if you lose it what the point. Thanks for the help, Cheers!
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I'd be curious about this as well. I bought a standard definition FS200 which had really grainy, poor video quality. I'm ready to pay extra for the HD version but would like to know how you like the video quality of of the HF200 so far.
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yeah, it's not a great camera to begin with and it's probably breathed it's last breath. My camera has always been blurry and I've been disappointed with it. It's dead
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I am also VERY frustrated with this. Many of my pictures are coming out blurry despite holding the button half way down to focus before firing. The manual is mute on the subject. I just called Canon and they were basically no help---just said to make sure the flash was up when firing inside. I have the SD card in that it came with. Any other ideas??Thanks!!!!!!
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Have the same problem as well...didn't have it with D700 or D300. Really not pleased given this is a $3K camera. Really lowers the pleasure of using this camera - may have to return.
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Thank you for the advice. I played with the ISO, MP and color settings a little bit today and got some pictures that came out a little better. Sadly, I am comparing the pictures to my 8 year old Canon S50 and the S50 takes better pictures. Indoor flash pictures are particularly disappointing. It is hard for me to accept this. The reason I want to upgrade the S50 is for the smaller size, wider angle, zoom and HD video. I expect the pictures to be at least as good if not better after so many years.The S95 is a great suggestion. I may look into a Panasonic too. Now back to the search for the S50 successor. Thank you for the advice. I played with the ISO, MP and color settings a little bit today and got some pictures that came out a little better. Sadly, I am comparing the pictures to my 8 year old Canon S50 and the S50 takes better pictures. Indoor flash pictures are particularly disappointing. It is hard for me to accept this. The reason I want to upgrade the S50 is for the smaller size, wider angle, zoom and HD video. I expect the pictures to be at least as good if not better after so many years.The S95 is a great suggestion. I may look into a Panasonic too. Now back to the... » Read More Thank you for the advice. I played with the ISO, MP and color settings a little bit today and got some pictures that came out a little better. Sadly, I am comparing the pictures to my 8 year old Canon S50 and the S50 takes better pictures. Indoor flash pictures are particularly disappointing. It is hard for me to accept this. The reason I want to upgrade the S50 is for the smaller size, wider angle, zoom and HD video. I expect the pictures to be at least as good if not better after so many years.The S95 is a great suggestion. I may look into a Panasonic too. Now back to the search for the S50 successor. « Show Less
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I thought I had that problem...but, I really didn't. Sometimes when I aim at camera at a scene I want to photograph, that scene is blurry. However, it does not last. I lightly click the button that takes the picture, without pushing it down hard enough to take that picture. Every time, so far, the image rights itself and is no longer blurry, but sharp. I believe every time I have had the blurry image appear, it has been in daylight and on auto setting.