Powershot A80 Problem

[Airwair]

Just wondering if anyone has come accross this problem. When I take a shot without hte flash it comes out a bit blury. It's set on auto and does it even when I hold as still as I can and even when I set it on something and use the timer to take the shot. But if I take the same shot with the flash it comes out perfect. Any help would be great.

[stopbath]

Given the descripstion, it seems like camera shake.

If it's camera shake you'll be able to see some movement in the image. Look at some very small details of the main subject in the photo. If the focus is off, the blurry bits will be round or octagonal, if it's camera shake they will be curved, elongated, smudged, or even show trails as the camera moved during the exposure.

I suppose a tripod may be in order...

[Airwair]

Thanks for the help. But while playing with my camera today I noticed something that I think is strange. Whenever I turn off the flash and focus the camera the camera shake warning comes on. So I set the camera down on a desk and use the 10sec timer and it still came on. The picture came out perfect. So I'm wondering how the camera is shaking when it's set on a desk? Now when I turn the flash on and shake the camera it dosen't come on. Sounds strange to me.

[stopbath]

You misunderstand the symbols meaning. The camera shake warning is that the shutter speed is slow enough that camera shake is likely if hand held. It has nothing to do with the actual steadiness of the camera (hand held, free fall out of a plane, on a tripod, nestled in a rice bag, clamped in a vice, or even strapped onto a hobby rocket: it don't know :? ...) There's no sensors involved, it's just a check on shutter speed. :)

So when you see the symbol :shock: , just see if you can raise the shutter speed, or eliminate any camera shake. (Lean against a tree, brace the camera, whip out the tripod...)

Have fun.

[Airwair]

Ok that makes sence.Thank you very much!

[platinumdoc]

Another thing to try in lower light is adjusting your ISO to a higher setting to increase the "film sensitivity" to light. A caveat to note: you will get increased grain or noise in this situation.