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Olympus C-7000 Blurry

by beancounterbeth Sep 25, 2005 10:57AM PDT

I just traded in my Olympus stylus 4000 today for the C-7000. I never had a problem with blurry pictures until now. Unless I have the flash open I can not seem to get a clear picture. Does anyone have any suggestions? Everything I read says to just keep your hand steady. I have been about as steady as it is going to get taking pictures. I don't want to have to use a tripod every time I want to take a picture.

Please help, I'm very sad about this new purchase.

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by Alan Copeland Sep 25, 2005 10:26PM PDT

Since it is brand new, I would take it back and ask for an exchange.

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Olympus C-7000

by snapshot2 Forum moderator Sep 26, 2005 12:59AM PDT

The C-7000 should not have a blurring problem.

Since it is a new camera, there is the possibility of a defect.
There is also the possibility of needing to adapt to the new camera.
So the first thing to do is find out which.

Put on your Shirlock Holmes hat:

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Take several photos with the camera sitting on a solid surface.
You can even use the shutter timer to take the photo, that way you will not be touching the camera when the shutter snaps.

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Review the EXIF information in the photo file of some of the blurred photos you have taken.
Check the EXIF shutter speed, f-stop, focal length, ISO settings.

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