A710 IS Question

[JohnnyGalaga]

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[bilposter]

Three things to try; Check the lens for fingerprints ;) , Avoid focusing on objects that are very near whilst having a far away backround and finally use AV mode and choose a low aperture...F8 I think is the lowest on your camera.

[Bootlegger0173]

The F8 referres to your aperature. Higher the number, smaller hole/more stuff in focus from greater front to back range, but less light, also, which means that on anything other than manual setting, it will automatically increase your shutter speed to something slower to let in more light till it compensates for the small hole. Example is that say with a large hole, it was 1/250 sec., now it might be as low as something like 1/60 sec. (just examples as varies). ANYTHING LOWER/SLOWER THAN 1/60 NEEDS A TRIPOD OR SUPPORT OR YOU WILL UNDOUBTABLY INTRODUCE A BIT-TO A LOT OR SHAKING TO THE CAMERA! This will give fuzzy pics. Larger aperatures give you lots of light and faster shutter speeds but less front to back focus. That is what gives portraits those sharp focused people, but slightly out of focus backgrounds to make the people stand out. For starters, you might try to play with the landscape and portrait and such settings to get a feel for the camera sets itself automatically. Try never to use the auto setting, as the camera will adjust everything to an "average" setting, which will probably not be what you wanted. At least go program setting where you can still adjust your ISO. Aperature priority is what I mainly use, but program is not bad either, especially till you get an idea how your individual camera is handling/reading what it is pointed at. Hope this helps.