My pictures of people come out blurry. How do I focus the c1550?
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First of make sure your children have not left little smudgy fingerprints on the lens (it happened to me). If you do see dirt or smudges, make sure you use a soft lint free cloth to clean it. Once you have verified that is not the problem, focusing this camera is pretty easy, make sure you have the subject in the center of the shot, and gently press the shutter button until the focus indicator lights green. Then finish pressing the button down.
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Unfortunately I've had the same problem. I've had to use the Sports/Action option in the SCN Function and it's been better but not perfect. I'm not as happy with this model of Kodak Easyshare than the last two I've owned. I'll be looking for a better camera on sale in the next few months and give this one to my neice, she'll love it.
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I noticed that you have to have proper lighting for the camera to focus. If not you never get the green light to take the picture. Outside of that may just be a dirty lense.
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In general I think your best solution is to manually focus. Set the camera up, frame your shot, zoom in to the center of your frame, manually focus it, then zoom back out and verify your shot.
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I'd be curious to know as well. The 720SW had a fairly slow shutter, and one had to really concentrate to get a non-blurry photo. Unless, you enabled the stabilization, and then the photo got a little grainy... Anybody have feedback on that?
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Turn the little black thing on the end of the lens a little at a time, that will focus. Then u can mov
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I leave the i-Contrast turned ON. That might help. I also find when I use the ZOOM I need to give it a second or two to focus and then I can take the photo. Still learning too but love this camera!!!!
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I actually am going to try and return the Nikon CoolPix I recently purchased. The auto focus is not working correctly and the zoom takes too long to focus to take good action pictures. Once focused, it goes blurry when you snap the picture. May be only my camera, but I was unable to take ANY pictures of my daughter when she rode in an evening parade recently. I suspect it has a defective auto focus since no one else can get it to work either. You might want to go to a local camera store and try one out before purchasing. The camera is nice sized and has a great zoom ability which is why I bought it to use at my daughter's horse shows.
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You have to change some camera settings. Search for "how to use manual focus lens on nex5"
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Definitely turn ON your AF-assist Beam. This is a beam of light that helps your camera to auto focus more accurately. Try evaluative metering instead of the center weighted avg. Evaluative metering will cover a greater range of complex lighting situations. M3 will allow you to focus better without camera shake in the zoom capacity up to 46x digital (pg 81 of your manual) but your pixels are greatly reduced so playback and prints at a larger size will be compromised. Unless you really need to get clear photos at a great distance stick with L superfine as mentioned above. Try keeping the ISO in Auto. And please comment again so we know if anything has worked for you. Definitely turn ON your AF-assist Beam. This is a beam of light that helps your camera to auto focus more accurately. Try evaluative metering instead of the center weighted avg. Evaluative metering will cover a greater range of complex lighting situations. M3 will allow you to focus better without camera shake in the zoom capacity up to 46x digital (pg 81 of your manual) but your pixels are greatly reduced so playback and prints at a larger size will be compromised. Unless you really need to get clear photos at a great distance stick with L superfine as mentioned above. Try keeping the ISO... » Read More Definitely turn ON your AF-assist Beam. This is a beam of light that helps your camera to auto focus more accurately. Try evaluative metering instead of the center weighted avg. Evaluative metering will cover a greater range of complex lighting situations. M3 will allow you to focus better without camera shake in the zoom capacity up to 46x digital (pg 81 of your manual) but your pixels are greatly reduced so playback and prints at a larger size will be compromised. Unless you really need to get clear photos at a great distance stick with L superfine as mentioned above. Try keeping the ISO in Auto. And please comment again so we know if anything has worked for you. « Show Less
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It has a very small depth of focus. Best to stick with macro uses and keep a normal lense handy for regular photos.
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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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Do not know what C1550 is. My printer is no longer working and my camera only works in the auto mode.
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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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You can change your sharpness settings on the camera. look at your owners manual that comes with the camera.
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Try various settings/use a good tri-pod and take the photos at dusk when there is less contrast. worked for me on auto mode.
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I actually returned the camera. My pictures were out of focus. I tried several settings and different lighting and it was inconsistent. I didn't have that problem with the other point and shoots I've owned. I only uploaded a photo to Facebook once and it wasn't difficult. You connect with wifi.
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With mine I have to be ridiculously close to the subject, like maybe an inch away. Try putting your lens closer and closer to what you're photographing until it is in focus before trying auto focus.
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Try switching the camera dial to (m) fir manual focus along with the lens placed in manual mode. That should take care of your issue. I too have the A77 and that's what works for me.