Posted: 10/15/2008 7:01:02 PM EDT
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hey guys i got a odd question. i have a couple year old sony digital camera. 5 mega pixel picture quality if i remember right. anyways the other day i pick it up and go to take a picture but its very blurry. i looked to see if the little flower was on the screen and it was ( i was told thats for close up pics). i tried taking it again but still had the same results. i tried close up pictures and distant pictures both had the same results. i looked at the lens and it looked clear. i grabbed my lens cleaning pen and brushed it and used the cleaner pad. still no help. any ideas? i baby this camera and it has never done this before??? |
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Are you shooting in full-auto mode? Are you getting a positive Auto-Focus lock when you depress the shutter half-way down? I would recommend performing a software reset to clear any weird settings that may have been accidentally toggled. Usually you can do this through the menu, or there might be a tiny recessed button you need to press with the tip of a ball point pen somewhere on the chassis or behind the battery door. |
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thanks for the quick reply. i went ahead and reset the camera and it seems to be working now. i can zoom in and get a clearer shot than i could b4. dont know what i did but i must have done something wrong??? i got another question for you. on the turn dial there is a movie mode, play back mode, green camera, P , M , SCN, and set up selection. i know what all of them do except the P, M. the green camera is for normal picture taking and the scan i usually set it on sports mode so it takes quick pictures. most of the pictures i take are outside action photos. i also try to take night (low light) action pictures but they usually dont come out because of the slow shutter speed. any help? |
The P is probably Program mode. The camera will select what it thinks are the best settings, and you are able to influence them slightly using the controls. M is probably full Manual mode, meaning you must choose the aperture and shutter speed yourself. FYI, the most common problem point-and-shoot photographers suffer from is a misunderstanding of focus. As mentioned already, press the shutter button down half way with the focus indicator over whatever you wish to focus on. The camera will beep/light up to let you know it has a positive focus lock, then you press the shutter button the rest of the way down to take the image. |
That is the multi-point AF locking on to various points in your frame. You can usually change the focus bias from multi-point to center-frame in the options. If you haven't already done so, I would recommend downloading and reading the user's manual for you camera. There is a lot to learn from it. |