How can I be sure the Image Stabilization is working? My pics seem awfully blurry for a camera with good IS....has anyone had a similar problem?
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Just to see what would happen, I actually shook my G7 up and down while taking a photo and it turned out very good. The only drawback is when using a good bit of zoom and then the photo does get blurry sometimes.
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That's the big problem with this camera, there's no image stabilization... Not even for non moving subjects... I have te same issue...I'm very disappointed with this camera and the money I spent on it.
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Check your battery life, also if you are using built in flash it takes a little longer. Are you in manual or auto? If manual do a faster shutter speed and adjust ISO accordingly.
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Our camera is still working beautifully; I have not heard whether others have had issues. Good luck!
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There is lag time..also after taking the picture you should not move the camera quickly..image will blur..
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Thanks - I tried that and it helped a lot. I kept the ISO at 100, but moved to better light to try some photos and the shutter priority mode helped. Actually, the "use tripod" sign still flashed, but the photos were sharp (sharp enough for my purposes.) I also figured out a few more things that helped with trial and error.
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As you already found out, no it doesnt support Image Stabilization but a higher ISO does sharpen the image in the most of the situations where pictures would normally come out blurry (low light). It's pretty hard to blur an picture in bright light if you are fairly still and have the object in focus.
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I thought I had that problem...but, I really didn't. Sometimes when I aim at camera at a scene I want to photograph, that scene is blurry. However, it does not last. I lightly click the button that takes the picture, without pushing it down hard enough to take that picture. Every time, so far, the image rights itself and is no longer blurry, but sharp. I believe every time I have had the blurry image appear, it has been in daylight and on auto setting.
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We have had many dissapointing 'fuzzy' pics as well. Especially indoors with the flash. Please see my review here (if they print it)! Essentially, our old 2 megapixel 'FujiFilm' cam puts the Olympus pics to shame. Maybe we got a defective unit?
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I have the same blurry problem, I think that I got a faulty camera. About 1 in 4 pictures are usable, this camera was a waste of money. Mount Fuji! eat my shorts! My cannon elph sd200 which is 3 years older takes far superior pictures and is 3.2 Mega pixels. Causing me to learn, its not the megapixels that matter.
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My pics are the best I've ever been able to produce, they are excellent... something is wrong with your setting, I'm sure... I absolutely love this camera... posted several remarkable pics and videos on FB on my 5 week vacation in the tropics which I have just returned from!!
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Shutter lag time.... I don"t know, or even how to calculate that. But the first pictures were at my Daughters dance. I thought i just didn't know how to run this midget camera but most of those pictures were very blurry.
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I am having the same problem...in fact, I just went back and reread some of the reviews, because I can't believe I am the only one who is experiencing this. Everyone raves about this camera! I, too, would like to know what I am doing wrong.
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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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Michelle, I do not have a DLSR. My camera is a Canon Powershot SX160 IS. I do use image stabilizer on it. That being said. I have used my galaxy tablet to take photos. I used the highest setting for pixels. I go only as close as not to be blurry. (speaking of the tablet) My photos turned out well and the products sold. Practice with the location of the lights. Practice being steady with the smartphone. Take the photos and then upload and see them as how your customers will see them. After you have some practice using the light box, I think you will be ok. remember to take many views of the product from different angles. You will do fine. Do not let not having a DLSR hold you back. It did not hold me back. And yes, a DLSR is on my wish list! Take Care, and be well, Debra Saturday
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I, too, am having shutter problems. I have had my D50 camera since 2005 and have close to 18K shutter releases. Now, it completely sticks, gives me an "ERR" message and then I have to click again to release it, but it will not take a picture. I have loved my camera since the moment I got it. Now I need to ship it to Nikon and wait for the estimate. $300 to repair it??? is it worth it?
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Shutter lag is ok..it's just the time it takes for for the camera reset to take the next photo that I am not happy with...I guess I should not have such high expectations for a $149 camera..