Canon Digital IXUS i7 Zoom

[Kyels]

My friend acquired this point-and-shoot camera last year as he wanted a second camera besides his prosumer and I never had the time to toy around with this model.

Somehow, a few weeks ago I played around with this camera and I realized that most of the shots that was taken under lowlight condition are very grainy and not sharp at all ...

I wonder is there a way to make it focus properly because I tried but it did not work out.

Any IXUS i7 users here?

(:

[Olegis]

The normal behavior of P&S cameras in Auto mode is to rise the ISO when the light levels are going down. When ISO goes up, the grain starts to be more noticeable - so this is also normal.
Blurry pictures are caused by the photographer / camera movement at low shutter speeds, so I guess that it's more like user error than camera's fault. Try to steady the camera on something like a table or a chair and use the self-timer to release the shutter - the odds are that your pictures will be much sharper this way. Using a small tabletop tripod is also an excellent option for low-light shooting (I recommend the Manfrotto 709 model).

[Kyels]

Yeah, I have done all those mentioned by you. Steady hands and all that. But somehow the pictures are still blurry.

Never had any problems with other Canon compacts though.

[Jon]

Post an example or two? 100% crops will help.