Why do the pics looks fuzzy? My old Sony took super sharp pictures, yet no matter what, all my pics turn out with fuzzy detail. I've tried different settings, but to no avail. Does anyone know how to remedy this? Why do the pics looks fuzzy? My old Sony took super sharp pictures, yet no matter what, all my pics turn out with fuzzy detail. I've tried different settings, but to no avail. Does anyone... » Read More Why do the pics looks fuzzy? My old Sony took super sharp pictures, yet no matter what, all my pics turn out with fuzzy detail. I've tried different settings, but to no avail. Does anyone know how to remedy this? « Show Less
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check your lens for fingerprints. Got a bunch of pix one time blurry because of that.
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Doc - Try switching to "neutral" or "Standard" if you are in "Vivid" color mode. Both of those settings provide less contrast, saturation, and sharpening than "Vivid." Those 3 things add noise (and blurring) if used to much - particularly in low light. I think the skin tones look better in Neutral or Standard also. You can add those things back individually in post processing in the computer if you want. "Vivid," however is great for bright sun or bright open shade - and, of course, to capture the most "vivid" colors - but at some price. Color modes are found in 3/3 of the capture menu. Doc - Try switching to "neutral" or "Standard" if you are in "Vivid" color mode. Both of those settings provide less contrast, saturation, and sharpening than "Vivid." Those 3 things add noise (and blurring) if used to much - particularly in low light. I think the skin tones look better in Neutral or Standard also. You can add those things back individually in post processing in the computer if you want. "Vivid," however is great for bright sun or bright open shade - and, of course, to capture the most "vivid" colors - but at some... » Read More Doc - Try switching to "neutral" or "Standard" if you are in "Vivid" color mode. Both of those settings provide less contrast, saturation, and sharpening than "Vivid." Those 3 things add noise (and blurring) if used to much - particularly in low light. I think the skin tones look better in Neutral or Standard also. You can add those things back individually in post processing in the computer if you want. "Vivid," however is great for bright sun or bright open shade - and, of course, to capture the most "vivid" colors - but at some price. Color modes are found in 3/3 of the capture menu. « Show Less
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It's not the focus!! It's the overly aggressive noise reduction! No way to turn it off unfortunately.
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Another thing occurred to me about what might be causing your blurry, fuzzy pictures. Make sure that you are at least about 7 feet from what you are trying to focus on at the long end, and about 3 1/2 feet from your subject at the short end in "normal" mode. If you are closer than that the camera won't achieve focus. If you change to "macro" mode you can get focus as close as about 2 inches at the short (28mm) end, and as close as about 3 1/2 feet at the long (280mm) end.
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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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The Camera on my Phone takes very clear Pics. The lack of a Manual / Operating Instructions is very frustrating. You may have purchased a "reconditioned " phone as some others seem to have. The Camera on your Phone should be producing clear Pictures !
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Nope, mine actually look fine. You might not be waiting enough before you press the button down all the way. You're supposed to push the button down halfway, wait until the little square turns green and then press the button down all the way. One of the things that I actually really like about this camera is that I can take pictures even when moving and they don't turn out blurry. You just have to wait for that little green square.
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I am having the same exact issue. Quality settings and Class 4 memory cards seem to have very little effect on the poor picture quality. Very disappointing after the mostly stellar reviews I've been reading online.
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I haven't used the camera in my tablet, but it is not meant to be a digital camera replacement. The front camera (for video-chatting) is 1.2 megapixel, the rear camera is a bit better (3 megapixel) but still nothing to write home about (my Samsung Galaxy S3 phone has a 8 megapixel camera to give you an idea). I don't know if that's why your pictures are blurry (maybe you're using the front camera instead of the rear camera or something? or maybe the lense is dirty/oily/with fingerprints?) or maybe it's just not enough camera for what you need.
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Our camera has a same issue. It was bought 3 years back. The problem started when any picture with Zoom came out blurred. Now, all pictures are blurred.
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Hi Lisa, I took pictures at an indoor water park. The pictures came out okay. I just scrapbook the pictures, I don't typically blow them up to 5x7 or 8x10. So, for my use the pictures are fine. The fast movements were a little blurry. I have not taken any underwater pictures yet. I took the camera outside for our school snow days. Those pictures in the sunlight were bright and colorful. The fast movements came out okay. I have a few inside pictures during the day and they look pretty good. I have one picture taken at night in my bedroom. My navy blue shirt looks great, but my face is a little orange/yellow and the bedroom in the background is not crisp at all. I think the lighting is responsible for that. I have a few movies on the camera, but can't play them. They are MOV. I tried Quicktime, movie maker, media player. I'll have to play around with it. I hope I don't have to convert these. So, at the moment I can't give you any information on the movies. I wanted the camera to take out to the pool and so far it seems like it will work great for our use. Please let me know if I can help with any else. I'm not sure what you mean by artifacts. I don't think graininess is an issue, but I'm just a mom taking pictures of kids and my photography knowledge is limited.
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I have used the camera for about a year. When I first used it, the photos came out OK. Just recently, the photos taken appeared blurry even with still motion picture background. I am reducing my review by 1 star as a result.
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Be sure to follow Chompy's advice, turn the sharpness level to *zero*. That helps a lot. At first I was so disappointed with the performance of this tv for xbox one. After I turned the sharpness level to 0 everything changed. It's not blur anymore and the quality of the picture is amazing!
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the macro setting isnt exactly the best, most of the time it turns out blurry - works best about 6 inches away, but the super macro mode seems to work better - for as close as about 2-3 inches. I know this probably isn't the most helpful response, but ive only had the camera for about a few days, this is just what ive noticed.
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Thanks very much for the info., Les. I actually returned my camera when even Panasonic tech support couldn't fix the problem, but I later learned it was not a defective camera. I'll be buying it again in the near future as I think it's a great camera, and I'll be saving your message in an attempt to figure it all out. Also, too bad there's no flash button on the camera and that you have to go to the menu to fiddle with it. That's weird! (and too bad it doesn't pop up automatically, like my Sony) THANKS AGAIN! Jeffroar
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I agree with the previous answer. I recently returned from a trip where I started alternating between a standard 8 GB Pro Duo and the new one...it seemed that my pictures were a bit sharper with the new card.
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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 captured still photos while recording by pressing the shutter button. the picture is captured and the recording continues. I was also confused with this, but when I reviewed the video I eventual saw the pictures taken after the video play back. Yes, I agree this camera is awesome. if you have a smartphone or tablet the sony app turn them into remote controls for the camera through Wi-Fi. I am sorry, if too much info, please disregard.
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It just doesnt seem like any of my pictures are focused well and that includes ones taken on a tripod with IS turned off of course. I keep reading and trying everything to no avail. I may contact Olympus and see if something is wrong with the camera. I entered a question about my problems in a forum and the responses were so cruel that I wont ever go back to that forum. There is a review that says the E520 pics can be soft... does that mean out of focus too?
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you probably have dust in the lens. This is common if you keep a camera in your pocket. you should contact sony and have them service it (it's still under warranty, and dust in the camera shouldn't happen so quickly. FWIW, my T1 took about 4 years of in the pocket before I noticed dust, and now I notice lots of dust.)