Digital photo experts, why do my pics look like crap *PICS*

[Lounatik]

I think it may be a low light issue with the first pic. If the light is a bit low and the shutter speed is too slow, you wont be able to hold the camera steady enough to get a clear shot.

I dont mean to be a wiseass, but have you tried cleaning the lens? It really looks like you are looking through a dirty window. I f that isnt the case I would send it back because that lens would obviously be shot.

Edit : I was just thinking: if the lens has crap on it, your autofocus will probably act wacky too, because it is focusing on the closest object(read: junk on lens) and wont focus properly.

Peace


Lounatik

 

[MustISO]

Two more:

VideoCard.jpg

InsideCase.jpg

 

[0roo0roo]

1600x1200? you need a nicer camera

 

[MustISO]

It goes higher but I didn't see any reason to set it above that.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: MustISO
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VideoCard.jpg

InsideCase.jpg

There is nothing wrong with those pics. Just a little overexposed due to the flash.

I have posted quite a few EXIFs of the shots I've taken, you can look at my settings and start learning and fiddling. Just look for my pic threads.

Your camera should be able to take better pics than my A60.

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
1600x1200? you need a nicer camera

The hell is that supposed to mean? He can go a lot higher if he wanted.

Nothing wrong with 1600x1200 though.

 

[LS20]

okay, the first picture is grainy because it is taken at ISO-equivalent 200. those pictures are grainy by nature. any digital camera (save DSLR) will be equally grainy at their ISO-equivalent 200 setting. NOT the camera's fault. it's indoors... your aperture wasnt as large as it could get, the shutter speed was already low (1/8th from the EXIF data), and so the camera had to compensate by kicking up the ISO.

the second picture is NOT OUT OF FOCUS. as you can see, the back wall is in focus. refer to what i said about focus metering. the treadmill was not in the center of the frame... but also important is that it presented a very small profile to the camera. it was on evaluated metering mode... but the treadmill was such that your camera thought the main subject was the back wall. if you had aimed at a large part of the treadmill--or another object at similar distance--and half-pressed the shutter, recomposed the frame, and fully pressed the shutter, then the picture would have come out well.

again, just like always, a problem of the user and not the camera. the s414 isnt the greatest of cameras but it seems to me like the problems are on the user end. read up on some photography stuff and your photos will improve :camera:

 

[LS20]

Originally posted by: MustISO
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VideoCard.jpg

InsideCase.jpg

nothing wrong with those..fopcusing looks spot-on to me. like eli said, the pictures are bright because of the flash. you shot from close distance...so the flash had a tendency to 'wash out' things that are close...and it was reflective, too. intuitive

 

[fatkorean]

Originally posted by: LS20
okay, the first picture is grainy because it is taken at ISO-equivalent 200. those pictures are grainy by nature. any digital camera (save DSLR) will be equally grainy at their ISO-equivalent 200 setting. NOT the camera's fault. it's indoors... your aperture wasnt as large as it could get, the shutter speed was already low (1/8th from the EXIF data), and so the camera had to compensate by kicking up the ISO.

the second picture is NOT OUT OF FOCUS. as you can see, the back wall is in focus. refer to what i said about focus metering. the treadmill was not in the center of the frame... but also important is that it presented a very small profile to the camera. it was on evaluated metering mode... but the treadmill was such that your camera thought the main subject was the back wall. if you had aimed at a large part of the treadmill--or another object at similar distance--and half-pressed the shutter, recomposed the frame, and fully pressed the shutter, then the picture would have come out well.

again, just like always, a problem of the user and not the camera. the s414 isnt the greatest of cameras but it seems to me like the problems are on the user end. read up on some photography stuff and your photos will improve :camera:

1/8 is really really slow... Its not out of focus, at that shutter speed its more likely handshake. You need around 1/30 at least to do a hand shot without a tripod to get clear pictures. Try this.. go back to the room and set it to auto put use a tripod or set it on a table and use the 10sec auto timer self picture thingy and take a pict with that. you should see much better results.

-fk