My hands shake some. I've had way too many blurry pictures because of it. Will this camera stand up to my shakiness?
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Make yourself into a triangle- elbows sticking to your sides so there is no daylight between them. Legs spread out like a tripod. You do not need them way out just so you are steady. I. Know there will be times that you won't have time to set your self up until becomes a habit. Do not worry what others think or say. This might be an award picture that's what counts. Also no matter what way you are standing or sitting take a deep breath and hold it OR let your breath out then breath in again and CALMly let it out when have to. You can buy a tripod or a single tripod - looks like a stick. THE MAIN THING YOU HAVE TO DO THROUGH ANY OF THE ABOVE SUGGESTIONS - is push the button down slowly and keep the camera in place until you hear it click and be silent. Too many people are in a hurry and the picture looks it. Also if you push button halfway it will focus it then you push further. Remember you have a digital take several pics you are not wasting any film. Patience, perseverance, practice and prayer. I wouldn't hesitate to buy a tripod. I did not like it at first but with the 4 pc's I learned to Not let it get in my way. I shoot most of my photos on the fly. I take a lot of photos. Good luck and I hope you like this camera. I do. Don't forget the 4 p's
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Yes! That's the main reason I got it, it's great! I tend to be very shaky. Even though I have a really nice camera, every photo I took had a slight blur to them. So frustrating. The viewfinder lets me brace my hands and arms, tuck in my elbows and take a beautiful crisp picture! HIGHLY recommended! (And it was delivered weeks before they promised- added bonus!)
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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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sorry what you mean movement? to which extent?it's heavy camera have some plastic parts, but still strong when i shake it juts move but not noticeable, this i think stabilization sensor but in fact i try this camera it's great i think you should check you warranty maybe you return it or change it
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I don't use the camera often though it does take decent pictures for a device like this. The picture were not blurry unless I had a shaky hand but they did pixelate when I zoomed and wanted to use the image on my computer.
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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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I've been flipping back and forth between the SD800 and the A710. And, your pics are now making me lean towards the A710. Two must-haves for my first digital camera are a view finder and image stabilization. Just one question for you, cjw333. I noticed that a couple of your motion shots were blurry. Was the stabilizer on? Thanks for sharing your photos. They're awesome.
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Sorry I returned this camera as it started to make blurry pictures after a few weeks.
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Honestly, I think you would be terribly disappointed. The camera would pop to a very high ISO to handle the low light and the photos would be grainy and have smushy detail.
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No, I found the video to be awful. We tested in various lighting conditions and with different settings, and it was always grainy and jerky.
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Yes it is, and very good. You need to hold the camera steady to avoid hand shake. I have shot with it at 24x and the results are excellent.
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No. There is no adjustment to that camera, it it's completely fixed. If it is blurry, it is likely a bad camera.
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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..
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Make sure you dont have this camera set to automatic ISO, set it on 100 or 200 ISO(cant use 100 ISO in simple mode) if you have to...any ISO above 100 actualy will KILL your sharp picture in a heart beat...the other problem is, the apture and shutter speed has to make up for what LOW ISO is missing, (you need slower Shutter and larger apture size) will have to make up for the ISO sensitivity and youll get more blur, a tripod helps, even a mono pod to steady the camera a bit...no matter how good your shake control is, it wont be perfect by a mile... I checked the Kodak and found a few quality control problems on the internet reviews, not on this camera have i found any issues with quality...
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I never noticed it before, but something inside does make a noise when I shake the body (gently). It probably is the image stabilization. My camera seems to work OK, although I haven't had a chance to use it very much yet.
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i too had problems with blurring and out of focus shots, ive used the camera a lot recently, and was getting annoyed that close up shots were rubbish, until a friend said try turning off the image stabilizer, i did, close up pics look much sharper, i only use the stabilzer now for long zoom shots, isnt that what its suppose to be for anyway, maybe it aint suppose to be on all the time
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Just as long as it's loosened up enough and you keep your hand on the camera as you move it, it should be fine. The only time I've noticed jerkiness is from the initial move from whatever previous position it was in. I've only used it for photos, though, so I have no idea what it would look like in a video...but I THINK you'd be fine.