I have a Casio Exilim and the camera takes blurry pictures all of a sudden. The pictures are really blurry when I zoom in on my subject. The pictures are normal when I don't zoom in at all. Is there something causing this? Better yet, is there anything I can do to fix this?
2007-10-07 19:54:53 · 6 answers · asked by StraightBallin 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
You are suffering from camera shake. Remember the old rule - use a speed setting equal to, or higher than the focal length you are shooting at. I know your camera does not have an interchangeable lens, but I'm not sure if you can alter the shutter speed. If you can't, and you are shooting in low light, remember the camera will set a low shutter speed which will cause blurry pictures.
2007-10-07 22:04:38 · answer #1 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most P&S digitals have an optical zoom and a digital zoom. Optical is an actual zoom function while digital zoom is just the camera cropping the image. The resolution at full digital zoom will be low and you will have a ton more camera shake. Turn off the digital zoom for starters. Your camera most likely sets shutter speeds automatically based on shooting conditions. When you zoom, your lens extends. This means that more light needs to hit the sensor for a properly exposed photo. The camera reacts by keeping the shutter open longer. If you are shooting still objects, a tripod will fix this issue. If you are shooting people, try using a higher ISO and if you have the option, shoot on shutter priority. This will mean that your photos will be a little darker but all will be still. Then you can lighten the photos in your editing program.
2007-10-08 01:42:01 · answer #2 · answered by tigerrrgrrl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Two major possibilities here:
1) You're zooming using digital zoom instead of optical zoom. Optical zoom uses the lens and is a "true" zoom. Digital just crops the image and reduces resolution.
SOLUTION: Turn off the digital zoom feature or don't zoom past the limits of optical zoom. Without knowing the model fo Exilim, it's hard to say whether your camera has an optical zoom function or if the zoom is digital only.
2) Camera shake at zoom is the other possibility. As you zoom, the increased magnification also magnifies any vibration or shake, even from your heartbeat.
SOLUTION: Steady the camera by using a tripod or bracing the camera against something--a wall, a table, etc. Practice holding steady and exhaling slowing as you take the photo.
2007-10-08 02:36:31 · answer #3 · answered by anthony h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably can't, especially in that situation. What you are asking about is called depth of field. If you have a lens that can be openned way out (big, low f/ number) then the area that is in focus is shallow, so you can focus on one limitted area and have the rest blurry. One way to do this with automatic cameras is to set the shutterspeed fast (like 1/250 of a second or more) when light is moderate. Or you can force the lens opening large with manual settings and let the camera go fast. So look for manual settings to force lens opening or shutter speed The problem is that requires a ratio of how far it is to the object vs how far to the background and football players on the field are too far away - when you focus on them the depth includes the background. In many sports situations, the background is blurred because the camera is following the object (panning) so it is not changing on the exposure, while the audience is ignored. Many older digitals (like mine) take long enough to do the exposure that panning becomes impossible. Your image stabilizer, which takes the images collected by the detector and moves them so they line up in the final image works to remove blur. I just looked at your example picture and it is perfect for background blur and has nothing to do with sports - the flower is within a few inches off the lens and the background is several feet back.
2016-03-19 07:38:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm assuming that a Casio Exilim is a digital camera? Not an SLR digital camera. So with regular digital cameras that zoom in by just by pressing T or W, it doesn't actually zoom in, it just crops the picture and makes it smaller. So while it's cropping the picture, it's losing a lot of pixels that make the image really clear. That's why when it's normal the picture is really clear as it has so many pixels but when zoomed, and cropped, it loses the pixels and makes it less sharp.
I saw it on a current affairs type show once and they talked about cameras. I'm not sure how to fix it though, sorry. Good luck though.
Hope I helped.
2007-10-07 20:06:41 · answer #5 · answered by Your Mother. 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
wow..i learned alot from your question. but i mainly agree with #1 up there...
2007-10-07 22:21:18 · answer #6 · answered by Thats what she said 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋