I have a Fuji digital camera with 7.2 MP. I paid about $150. I find myself constantly trying to sharpen them in Photoshop. What are other things to look for in a digital camera? I'm not interested in all the "bells and whistles", just sharp, clear, clean portraits. It even has something for shakiness.
And I do make sure not to enlarge them in Photoshop. I also manipulate them with unsharpen mask with a Threshold around 4 . Often they end up grainy, too.
Thank you!
2007-11-12 19:53:52 · 7 answers · asked by albob3000 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
Get a Canon.
My Fuji went in the trash. Big waste of money. LOVE my Canon A570 !!! I get very sharp photos. Very little noise. The ISO 100 setting seems to work best for flash pics. No noise, no blur. The only thing it won't do is take natural light pics in low light without noise or blur depending on the ISO setting. None of the point-and-shoots will because of the smaller lenses and sensors that gather less light per pixel than a DSLR camera. Maybe you're ready to take that step...
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Digital-Rebel-XT-f3-5-5-6/dp/B0007QKN22/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1194945510&sr=8-2
The differences that really matter between similar point-and-shoots are the quality of the optics and image processing... the accuracy of the auto-focus system... Differences you can only see by trying the cameras and comparing the results. The specs and features will look exactly the same.
You could sell the Fuji on eBay and recover some of your losses. I didn't even have the heart to sell mine to someone after seeing the pics from the Canon.
2007-11-12 19:58:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would assume that "fairly sharp" would means that either there are noise in your picture, or it was because the limitation of the optics quality.
Pocket camera usually will produce high noise level during anything except broad daylight because of the small size of the sensor. You can't fix this except only to reduce it.
Optical limitation are pretty common on cheaper lenses. But I doubt that this is the case since they are not very noticeable especially when the casual photographer saw them.
The other possibility, like the other said, is dirty lens, or it could be because it's out of focus and there is camera shake when you take picture. To fix this, make sure you focus properly and don't shoot any picture when your shutter speed is below 1/50 second unless you have something to prop your camera with - like a tripod.
2007-11-12 20:07:22 · answer #2 · answered by dodol 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might try using a tripod if you don't already do that. Even with the anti-shake, it is hard to hold a camera perfectly still sometimes. If that doesn't do it, your camera may be at fault. Do you get sharp pictures of other things? Sometimes, you have to get a camera with the bells and whistles in order to get quality pictures.
2016-04-03 22:17:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure the lens is clean and clear. That is the number one cluprit of blurry pictures. Also you may want to change teh shutter speed (ISO 100, 200, 400, 800) when taking pictures in different lighting.
2007-11-12 19:59:20 · answer #4 · answered by alan c 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, try shooting at ISO 100 and use the flash to fill the image. Should give you much more detail and sharpness.
I would do that first, before buying a new cam.
2007-11-13 01:13:22 · answer #5 · answered by shutterbug 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does your camera have a sharpness setting that you can change?
2007-11-13 01:05:05 · answer #6 · answered by TheCat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are taking shots of far away things make sure it is not set for closeup, and vice versa.
2007-11-12 20:03:38 · answer #7 · answered by fawdown 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋