Blurry pics

reyals · 12th December 2004

I've just gotten a 2nd hand Camedia C-720 camera (relative give away).

I'm trying VERY HARD to learn how to use this camera. Day shots are ok. But when it comes to night shots, zzzzzzzzzzzzz. Can someone advise me? I'm very new to photography.

For these 2 shots, I used Auto with flash. How come it turned out this way?

Should I :
a) Change the lens
b) Get a new camera

Pls advise.

bariq · 12th December 2004

unable to see the pics u posted, its giving error "unauthorised".

First turn the dial to "P" mode and shoot some pics and see how they turn out. In "P" mode the cam does all the work for you by setting aperture, shutter speed etc.

cheers

user111 · 12th December 2004

probablu due to focus hunting in the low light conditions..then u pressed the shutter while the focus is not ready

Raymondb · 13th December 2004

Most digi camera are not good at focusing under low light condition. Try focus on some area with obvious contrast, preferably with vertical "border". If that cannot be achieved, may be you could shine a torch to the area to aid the camera's focusing.

One other reason can think of is that you could have set to manual focus and taken the shots without setting to the appropriate range.

Cheers
Raymond

megaweb · 13th December 2004

did you accidentally turn on the Macro mode ?

leeter · 13th December 2004

i think its more of the low-light condition focusing, give it more time.
or just take to take more photos !

blurblock · 13th December 2004

Look more like out of focus to me

...... notice it focuses itself on the bright lights behind on both 1st pic and 2nd pic

.....

You got to be careful there ..... trust your eyes more then the camera's autofocus

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reyals · 13th December 2004

I pressed the button halfway for the camera to Auto focus. It focused correctly and then went back to blur. How?

Re the Macro mode, I will have to go back and check the camera tonight.

I actually pointed the [ ] at either my friends' face or shirt. Correct?

tsin · 13th December 2004

Get a tripod, mount it and turn your camera mode to backlight compensation mode (the mode with a head infront and star behind). Next turn on self timer to prevent any camera shake and you should have a clear picture.

12th December 2004	#1
reyals New Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 13	Blurry pics I've just gotten a 2nd hand Camedia C-720 camera (relative give away). I'm trying VERY HARD to learn how to use this camera. Day shots are ok. But when it comes to night shots, zzzzzzzzzzzzz. Can someone advise me? I'm very new to photography. For these 2 shots, I used Auto with flash. How come it turned out this way? Should I : a) Change the lens b) Get a new camera Pls advise. Last edited by reyals; 12th December 2004 at 01:50 PM.

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megaweb Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: East Posts: 8,106	did you accidentally turn on the Macro mode ? __________________ See my Photo Gallery at the Clubsnap \| Pbase

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bariq Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kallang Posts: 512	unable to see the pics u posted, its giving error "unauthorised". First turn the dial to "P" mode and shoot some pics and see how they turn out. In "P" mode the cam does all the work for you by setting aperture, shutter speed etc. cheers

12th December 2004	#3
user111 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,719	probablu due to focus hunting in the low light conditions..then u pressed the shutter while the focus is not ready

13th December 2004	#4
Raymondb Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 308	Most digi camera are not good at focusing under low light condition. Try focus on some area with obvious contrast, preferably with vertical "border". If that cannot be achieved, may be you could shine a torch to the area to aid the camera's focusing. One other reason can think of is that you could have set to manual focus and taken the shots without setting to the appropriate range. Cheers Raymond

13th December 2004	#6
leeter Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,233	i think its more of the low-light condition focusing, give it more time. or just take to take more photos !

13th December 2004	#7
blurblock Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,837	Look more like out of focus to me ...... notice it focuses itself on the bright lights behind on both 1st pic and 2nd pic ..... You got to be careful there ..... trust your eyes more then the camera's autofocus .

13th December 2004	#9
tsin Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 101	Get a tripod, mount it and turn your camera mode to backlight compensation mode (the mode with a head infront and star behind). Next turn on self timer to prevent any camera shake and you should have a clear picture.