A700 oof issue

[magodar1979]

Hi
I recently bought Sony A700 from a CS member. Upon taking pictures i noticed that the pic looks OK on LCD screen but when i zoom it looks like OOF. Similarly on computer screen also. i didn't had this problem when i was using my A100.
Is it a camera issue or do i need to send my camera for servicing?
The pics i took is from 18-70 kit lens with apertute 3.5 and 50mm 1.7 standard lens.
Seeking for your advice.
thnx a lot in advance.

 

[Diavonex]

Have you tried putting camera on tripod and use smaller aperture opening e.g. F11 or F16

When you use large aperture opening like F1.8, your DOF is very thin; resulting in what looks like a OOF picture.

Suggest you use the 50mm to do your test; the 18-70mm is generally very soft.

 

[Diavonex]

If you are using hand held, you can push up your ISO to 400 or 800 to so that you can use a smaller aperture opening and higher shutter speed to prevent camera shake.

 

[SK1968]

Hi
I recently bought Sony A700 from a CS member. Upon taking pictures i noticed that the pic looks OK on LCD screen but when i zoom it looks like OOF. Similarly on computer screen also. i didn't had this problem when i was using my A100.
Is it a camera issue or do i need to send my camera for servicing?
The pics i took is from 18-70 kit lens with apertute 3.5 and 50mm 1.7 standard lens.
Seeking for your advice.
thnx a lot in advance.

maybe u can post a few photos complete with exif data ?

 

[magodar1979]

Hi Diavonex and SK1968
I followed ur instructions, later found that the image is sharp.
Thnx for ur advise.

 

[Diavonex]

Hi Diavonex and SK1968
I followed ur instructions, later found that the image is sharp.
Thnx for ur advise.

Happy to hear that the image is sharp

Enjoy your A700; it's an excellent camera.

 

[Diavonex]

magodar1979, you can further increase the sharpness of your picture by increasing the in-camera Sharpness if you are shooting Jpeg.