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SX500 is Settings

Started Apr 14, 2015 | Questions
User7112337283 New Member • Posts: 1
SX500 is Settings

Can anyone help me with the proper settings for Automatic use with this camera? I have the ISO on Auto and the mode selector on Auto and I'm using a class 10 Sandisk SD card. My pictures come out blurry 75% of the time. Any suggestions would be helpful.

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Canon PowerShot SX500 IS
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filibuster Veteran Member • Posts: 4,416
Re: SX500 is Settings

User7112337283 wrote:

Can anyone help me with the proper settings for Automatic use with this camera? I have the ISO on Auto and the mode selector on Auto and I'm using a class 10 Sandisk SD card. My pictures come out blurry 75% of the time. Any suggestions would be helpful.

Hi User711........

You would be surprised how vague your question is, and that is possibly the reason why there has been no response thus far. But if you could post 3 or 4 examples back here with your response, there could be a wealth of information for us ‘armchair pundits’ to analyse and guide you through that sweet learning curve.

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soufiej Contributing Member • Posts: 635
Re: SX500 is Settings

If you google "why are my photos blurry"; https://www.google.com/search?q=why+are+my+photos+blurry&rlz=1CAACAJ_enUS609US609&oq=why+are+my+photos+blurry&aqs=chrome..69i57.7257j0j1&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=0&ie=UTF-8

Just as a first guess, if you are allowing the camera to control you - by using full auto settings - then you have no control over the camera.  If you do not understand how the camera focuses, then your images will often be blurred at the point of interest you wanted but sharp at another location in the image.

Anyone can achieve cleaner, sharper, more well focused shots if they try two things; first, understand your camera to the point you can judge proper settings and, second, use a tripod.

There's obviously more to this than two things.  If you use a tripod, for instance, you want to disable the image stabilization circuits in your camera.  Then you must remember to re-engage them when hand holding a shot.  It's all a process known as "the learning curve" of photography.  I would suggest you begin by sitting down at your kitchen table with your camera and the owners manual to really learn your specific camera, how it operates and when - and when not - to rely on the various features to obtain better photos.

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