Blurry Picture

[bpm382]

While using "Auto" mode, if my subject moves at all, the image is blurred. Is there a way to rectify this? Can I adjust the shutter speed in the "Auto" mode?

Thanks

[John Vito]

You cannot do very much in auto mode. If you are shooting in low light without a flash, the camera will most certainly be set to a slow shutter speed and any movement will cause blurring. The P mode is not much more complicated than auto mode. P mode will also set the aperture and shutter speed for you but in P mode you can increase the lens opening (if your camera hasn't already set the lens opening at its maximum) and therefore increase the shutter speed. Here's what you do: in P mode aim the camera at the subject and push the shutter down halfway. The camera will set a shutter speed and aperture that give the correct exposure. The settings will appear on the LCD display. Now, with the shutter held halfway, push the * button. The button will lock the exposure setting. If the lens is not already at its maximum, you can open the lens up by toggling on the right arrow of the 4-way control button. The lens will open and the shutter speed will automatically increase to give the correct exposure.

[jogar]

Hi. I've noticed that the G2 seems more "finicky" in this sense. I used to use a powershot S10 and in auto mode was easier to take those "quick" pictures. I noticed in the G2 it takes more time to get the right shot but the pictures of course are more vivid and clearer. Is this just me or this the behaviour of the G2?

Thanks.

Joel

[suemccartin]

Quirky bugger isn't he. I've given up on auto mode, I use Program mode all the time now. The camera still picks the settings you can just change them if you want to. I've also found that auto tends to pick small aperature at the expense of slow shutter and so if you are shooting animals or anything else that moves you're sol. Switch to single AF mode, compulsively prefocus, wait for the green light (and/or the beep) before pushing the shutter all the way down; all good suggestions that I've found lead to sharp pictures, if your shutter is going below 1/125 even slow movement will cause blur, fast movement requires 1/250 or faster.

[carloz]

Hi, Listen to suemccartin's advise. I've have only recently been doing the same. And it's opened a whole new world for a novice like myself. The images are defintely cleaner exposures and snapping is more satisfying.

Off course it will require effffforrt !!!!! but the end results are worth it. Try Ken Milburn's book Digital Photography 99 Easy steps. It almost seems to read hand in hand with the G2 camera and inexpensive.

Enjoy

[yury]

Hi, everyone!
I've just purchased G2 camera and found that almost all pictures appear slightly blurred. It isn't related to slow shutter speed or camera movement. And camera shows that it is focused every time(green LED glows). But image appears blured. I've sent my camera for repair, but they done nothing (except reprograming). Now the problem still exists. Maybe somebody knows what's going on?

[Andy_T]

Yury,

could you post examples with exif data?

Regards,
Andy

[chikeang]

yury wrote:
Hi, everyone!
I've just purchased G2 camera and found that almost all pictures appear slightly blurred. It isn't related to slow shutter speed or camera movement. And camera shows that it is focused every time(green LED glows). But image appears blured. I've sent my camera for repair, but they done nothing (except reprograming). Now the problem still exists. Maybe somebody knows what's going on?


you are not alone


my canon G2 have this focus trouble too(especialy when shotting indoor ) for the subjet distance over 12 feet and the focal lenght at 7mm (end -wide angle)all photo shot from this set appear slightly blurred .but now to avoid this bad focus i must tap 2 time on zoom in button to obtain about 8.31mm of focal lenght and the picture will be very clear

[yury]

Thanks!
i've noticed too that if i slightly increase zoom, picture gets better. But i have seen many pictures taken with another G2 cameras at maximum wide angle - they are sharp and clear. So i suppose that something is wrong with my camera. I've heard that many people got this problem after upgrading firmware to the version 1.1.0.0
Maybe it's a software bug?

[yury]

Hi, Andy!
I will try to post some images, but it will take some time (I should find where to put them :) )

[chikeang]

yury wrote:
Thanks!
i've noticed too that if i slightly increase zoom, picture gets better. But i have seen many pictures taken with another G2 cameras at maximum wide angle - they are sharp and clear. So i suppose that something is wrong with my camera. I've heard that many people got this problem after upgrading firmware to the version 1.1.0.0
Maybe it's a software bug?


hi
my g2 has upgrade a new firmware 1.10 and i have write to Canon to looking for an old firmware 1.0 and the they say once the g2 have upgrade to a new firmware it can not downgrade to an old firmware.note with a new firmware in exif data i can not know a SUBJET FOCUS DISTANT ,an old firmwar i can see it

[yury]

Did you told Canon technicians that new firmware contains errors?

[chikeang]

yury wrote:
Did you told Canon technicians that new firmware contains errors?


hi this is a reply from canon technician

Dear Chikeang Ngov

Thank you for your e-mail reply. This may indicate a hardware issue with
your camera. When you are capturing a subject 12 feet from the lens the
camera should be able to achieve focus at all focal lengths, including 7mm.


To address this issue I suggest testing your camera in the program mode.
You may then select the AF frame you wish to use to achieve focus. Please
see page 68 in the camera user guide for more information on selecting an
AF frame. I suggest testing your camera indoors and outdoors.

If the subject within the selected AF frame is out of focus in all your
captured images there may be a hardware issue with your camera. If this is
the case you may forward your camera directly to our Service Department for
inspection. Please include your name, address, daytime telephone number,
copy of your bill of sale and a brief description of the symptom. Upon
receipt, we will have a technician thoroughly inspect your product and
advise you of the findings.

If repairs are not covered under the warranty terms, we will provide you
with an estimate pending your authorization. Please understand that it is
impossible for us to provide any repair estimates via e-mail or over the
telephone. At this time, we do not charge for the estimate from our
Service Department. Listed below is the address for your convenience:

CANON CANADA INC.
5990 Cote De Liesse
Montreal, PQ, H4T1V7
Tel.: 514 342-8821
Fax: 414 342-1454

In the event your camera achieves focus outdoors but not indoors, you may
consider using the manual focus mode when shooting indoors. Please see
page 81 in the camera user guide for more information on using the manual
focus feature on your camera.

Should you require further assistance, please feel free to email us or
visit our customer support website at http://www.canon.ca

[yury]

So did you send your camera for inspection?

[chikeang]

no i did not send my camera to repair because i know they will not do anything may be just reprogram the firmware because this problem focus occur only indoor
on P or AUTO mode when arparture open at maximum F2 .the canon technician ask me too test this camera OUDOOR but i say oudoor there are no problem,in my opion a lot of the canon G2 has the fault fabrication when focus over 13 feet at 7mm ,F2

[chikeang]

this is the reply from canon about firmware


Dear Chikeang Ngov

Thank you for your e-mail inquiry regarding your G2. Once the firmware has
been updated you may not revert to an earlier firmware version. I
apologize for any inconveniences this may cause.

You mentioned firmware update version 1.10 has been installed. If your
camera is not operating correctly please reply to this message describing
the symptoms of the camera malfunction.

Should you require further assistance, please feel free to email us or
visit our customer support website at http://www.canon.ca


Sincerely,

David M.
Technical Support Representative
Customer Information Centre
Canon Canada Inc.

[Andy_T]

Hi Chikeang,

there's a somehow older thread around that very concisely describes how the G2 (and other powershot cameras) focus.

From what I still remember from this thread - Powershot cameras use horizontal lines in the green CCD to select the focus position where these lines are sharpest.

So if the motive you're focusing on does not contain any clear-cut horizontal green lines (e.g. you're focusing on something all red), then the focus won't find a lock.

That's a technical limitation you should be aware of if you want to check whether your camera has a technical problem.

Regards,
Andy

[agjost]

Hi: Just to clarify what Andy just said, what the camera does is use a horizontal scan through the focus box, which means that what it really needs is a strong vertical feature of high contrast to achieve good focus. And it uses the green sensors in the CCD, which means that something that contains no green component will not work. That doesn't mean that the feature must be green: just that there be a green component to the color (white has all three components, for instance). And he's quite right that something that is pure red won't work.

Hope this helps,
Allan

Andythaler wrote:
Hi Chikeang,

there's a somehow older thread around that very concisely describes how the G2 (and other powershot cameras) focus.

From what I still remember from this thread - Powershot cameras use horizontal lines in the green CCD to select the focus position where these lines are sharpest.

So if the motive you're focusing on does not contain any clear-cut horizontal green lines (e.g. you're focusing on something all red), then the focus won't find a lock.

That's a technical limitation you should be aware of if you want to check whether your camera has a technical problem.

Regards,
Andy

[yury]

Hi!
One question - if I am trying to focus on something without vertial line with green component of color, will the camera focus at all? I meen will it show a focusing difficulty sympthoms(flashing yelow LED and orange focusing point)?
If so, my problem isn't related to the way G2 focuses. And pictures appear slightly blurred even if I use manual focus. So I don't think that I'm doing something wrong.
So I'll try to bring my camera to Canon and have them repair it. We'll see what will happen :)

[chikeang]

hello every body
my problem is not the camera has difficulty to focus . i want to say when shotting for the subjet has more than than 13 feet at F2 and 7mm of focal lenght the picture is slightly blurry .i would like you are in this forum try to shot with your G2 at this set on tripod and let me know the result and your firmware version



thank you
Chikeang
Montréal

[yury]

I have the same problem... And it doesn't depend on the aperture. and tripod doesn't change anything. So i think that it's a lens related problem.