My images are SOFT!

Am I the only one who feels that the images captured by the G11 are soft?

I took a series of shots and it seems no matter the setting or condition, the images are just soft.

I really dont want to have to PP each one to get the sharpness I desire

Is anyone else feeling this way?

I have my camera set at Servo AF
AF-assist beam (which I hate the purple light casting on my subjects - think wedding!!!)
Safety MF is on
AF Frame is Flexi
IS mode - continuous

Shooting RAW and JPEG

Mostly in manual mode -
Mostly in Av 4.0-4.5

Either with Flash on (tried min, med, and max)

Various shutter speeds!

Not the happiest.

Wondering if the G11 should go up on ebay and look for something better.

Pic with exif data please

Based on the sample image, I think your turbo encabulator is mis-calibrated. Try adding some cornstarch.

http://www.break.com …he-turbo-encabulator.html

My G11 shots look fairly sharp/hard to me, except when the camera boosts the ISO to 400 and above. I could control that by manually selecting lower ISOs, but I'm allowing the camera to choose for now. I've only had the camera about a week and a half, so I want to see what it will do in Auto, P, and Av modes.

Dennis

JeffreyG wrote in post #10106916
Based on the sample image, I think your turbo encabulator is mis-calibrated. Try adding some cornstarch.

http://www.break.com …he-turbo-encabulator.html

Although this is way off base it really was hysterical! Thanks for the break!!

kezug wrote in post #10106736
Wondering if the G11 should go up on ebay and look for something better.

Flame??

Ok, I am the OP. My computer has been failing me and have been spending time with a lot of reboots. Anyway, I do owe you a picture example of what I mean by soft.

Exif:

File Name	IMG_3168.JPG
Camera Model Name	Canon PowerShot G11
Shooting Date/Time	5/1/2010 3:10:39 PM
Shooting Mode	Manual
My Colors Mode	Off
Tv (Shutter Speed)	1/80
Av (Aperture Value)	4.0
Light Metering	Evaluative
ISO Speed	800
Lens	6.1 - 30.5 mm
Focal Length	10.8 mm
Digital Zoom	None
IS Mode	On
Image Size	3648x2736
Image Quality	Fine
Flash	On
Flash Type	Built-In Flash
Shutter curtain sync	1st-curtain
Red-eye	On
White Balance	Auto
White balance compensation	0, 0
AF Mode	Manual Focus
Parameters	Contrast          Normal
	Sharpness         Normal
	Saturation  Normal
Color Space	sRGB
File Size	2318 KB
Drive Mode	Single-frame shooting
Owner's Name	

the build in flash is not strong enough for this type pictures , the distance is to big.
you need a extern flash , flashing indirect or work with a bounch on the extern flash.

I would agree.. the flash is not enough to light that.
I noticed the ISO is 800 and the speed is 1/80.. given the flash, that may not be enough.
Manual focus on a G body is also tough..

Is that the mother of the bride sporting the ink? How times have changed

ISO 800 in poor lighting on a compact camera? Yeah, that will always be soft.

I'd be curious to see what it looks like at a lower ISO where the flash isn't needed. That may yield a better test to see if the camera is taking un-sharp images.

I have the G10 and don't even try to use it over ISO 400. Manual focus is also out for the reason that hairy_moth mentioned.

Maybe the IS is giving you some grief? Try switching that off for a test shot, too.

JeffreyG wrote in post #10106916
Based on the sample image, I think your turbo encabulator is mis-calibrated. Try adding some cornstarch.

http://www.break.com …he-turbo-encabulator.html

Great Pic! Nice Capture! LoL!!!!


Too Funny this is

More to the point, I agree that an external flash should have been used with an iso around 400. The speedlight 270EX is a great complimenting flash for the G series cameras and is not too oversized. I know because I have one. I wouldn't get rid of your camera yet, I think you just need to get to know it better.

hairy_moth wrote in post #10139471
I would agree.. the flash is not enough to light that.
I noticed the ISO is 800 and the speed is 1/80.. given the flash, that may not be enough.
Manual focus on a G body is also tough..

Is that the mother of the bride sporting the ink? How times have changed

Haha, no, not the mother but her very lively and vivacious sister.

You know, I wondered why mentioned manual focus and see that my Exif says manual, but there is no way I was in manual mode. Hmmmmm...the only thing I did do was put black electrical tape on the AF beam on the face of the camera as no matter what setting I have, that purple beam shoots out and I didnt want to put that on the brides back

So, should I consider a speed light and that would make things a little better?

rodleviton wrote in post #10139786
More to the point, I agree that an external flash should have been used with an iso around 400. The speedlight 270EX is a great complimenting flash for the G series cameras and is not too oversized. I know because I have one. I wouldn't get rid of your camera yet, I think you just need to get to know it better.

Thanks for the tip..I wasnt sure where this thread was going, especially with some of the first reply'ers (but I had it coming to me :lol

I will look into the 270ex...do you have a preferred source for a decent price on this?