focus/blurry photos: i have seen people post this using this camera?
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On most cameras, if you shoot in 'portrait' mode it automatically focuses on the subject to the exclusion of the background. This causes the eye to concentrate on the subject. I am making an assumption here as I am looking to purchase one of these cameras soon but this is the case with all my other cameras. Give 'portrait' mode a try in other situations once in a while too. It produces some iinteresting results. Good shooting.
166141
Hi Joel, i re-read what other people say about this cam..pls read Vance Marshall's comments too, it sums up what poorly it does. the touch screen is not as responsive. it doesn't function in indoor low lighting..its program robot kept focusing in low light, in fact won't do the job afterall. i didnt return this cuz the hassle of returning + it's only a hundred bux..i tried it in well lit indoor, the resulting photo was grainy. i know what im talking about cuz i also own a D-90..this is only CUTE AND TINY..is all..not for a real photographer..i bought another coolpix before = S3000 cuz of Ashton Kutcher commercial..that sucked too! i gave it away..the only reason i kept buying Nikon is bc the big dslr's are good..aside from D90 i have a d5100.. this sounds ridiculous telling i have cameras..i am just comparing the cool pix to dslrs..hope this helps!
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Yes, this is very noisy in low light and above 400 ISO. I have a friend who takes simple family snapshots with the same camera, and it's fine for her. But for myself, and probably for you, the camera is just not good enough.
1431269
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
1532924
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.
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I have had the same exact problem with indoor and low light pictures. It's the ourtcome of ther slow focusing zoom. I wish I had not made this purchase. Very disappointing as I have owned Nikon Coolpixs in the past.
662926
I have not noticed any blurry images. As to switching issues, I haven't used it for very long but don't remember any and I go between 4 sources.
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The more I read about it online, the more it sounds like it's the iA 'algorithm' that is slightly flawed. Many blogs/websites all sight setting adjustments as the easy fix. Not so cool for someone like me that was hoping to rely on the iA for my day-to-day pics, but I guess it's a learning opportunity! Good luck yourself, I will say that other than this one issue I love every aspect of the camera. Will play with settings tonight to see if I can crack it.. ~Rich
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The image should not be blurry. Have you checked to make sure there is nothing on the viewfinder area...there is a red dial that can change the focus but i wouldn't think it would be blurry even if that was off slightly.
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No, I haven't. My thoughts now are, is it really worth it? The camera I bought this for, is actually outdated for the computer I now have. It is virtually no good to me at all.
170328
try pressing the button down halfway before you take a picture, I have heard this helps. Yes, some pictures are blurry, out of focus. But they are few and far between. Anyway, I bought the s3000, and I like it much better.
409143
I like to have it available but I find it a bit annoying as a regular DSLR user because there is no digital zoom or focus capabilities, which often results in blurry shots. It's quite difficult to take selfies with it. It is nice to have an instant shot if necessary though!
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I've found many of my photos are blurry with this camera. The last one i had, a Panasonic, did not do this. I also had to send this camera in for repairs and I've only had it for 6 months. So unfortunately i can't recommend this camera.
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I've had mine for almost a year now. Unlike the previous posters, I haven't had any issues with focus. However, I have recently discovered 3 dead pixels in the CCD each separated pretty far from each other. I shrink most of my pictures for web use so it's not really an issue with me but it's not good when there's more than a couple of dead pixels in your CCD. Otherwise it's been pretty good; I do like it a lot.
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I haven't had as much luck getting it to take good close up pictures as I have with action, low-light and zoom shots. However, that could be user error. I'm not a seasoned photographer. My close ups are always blurry, though.
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THis camera replaced my DX6340 and I am not as happy with the picture quality of the new camera. Like you said, pictures are blurry and just not as sharp. Did these suggestions help you? My husband will be heart broken if I ditch the new one since he gave it to me for Christmas.
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Yes. Focus is pretty good but I would recommend stabilizing it on a tripod & with manual focus for the sharpest possible images.