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Some help with out of focus and blured pictures???

Two months ago I bougth my first digital camera. Now, it is like my glasses, I take it everywhere I go. I really enjoy snaping my world.
I use two 256MB CF cards and one 126MB CF card, so snap everything I see and then transfer all to my PC (bad and good pictures). Almost a half of them have problems (blur and out of focus).
I want to know if someone would give me some help (or tips) to correct at least this two common accidents I make? I have NikonView6 and Photoshop7.
Thanks.

P.S. This picture can give you a good idea of my common problem

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Don't take this the wrong way but the easiest way to fix the problem is when you take the pictures. You need to pay close attention to shutter speed and the motion of the objects you are shooting. If your shutter speed is too low, increase your ISO or use a flash. It is very difficult, if not impossible, to fix out of focus pictures to the point that they are considered good pics.

BTW What kind of camera are you using?
Colin

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Colin,

I will keep your advise in mind. I´m learning how to use a Nikon CP5700. (lots of new technology for me).

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Fabio. We all get blured pictures. When I began with my digital camera (an ol Coolpix 995) one of my early mistakes was trying to save everysingle shot I took. The amount of pictures accumulated rapidly and the number of hours in Photoshop trying to fix them too.

Then I realized I needed to choose carefully the keepers... It wasn't and insightful moment. I read an interview with several pro's and they relate that the most important skill they develop was to edit and let go the bad slides.

On an average weekend I shot about 500 pictures. Many of them are variations of the same topic or object. Slight changes in framing, composition, exposure and white-balance bracketing, you name it!

I download all of them to my computer and do a first edit to drop the ones I do not like or have some problem. Typically I keep about 75 to 100 of after that step. Then it goes to Photoshop. It takes me 3-5 minutes each. Whilst on PS perhaps 20 more get dropped. I ended up keeping 50 or so pictures. From those my wife picks 10-15 to be printed. So from each 500 pictures 15 get printed... Some people may say it is a waste... but I think is a natural filtering process.

It is true that as I have learned and evolved I have became more critical when shooting, and my print-to-shot ration has increased. But that ratio is not a concern. This is a hobby for me. I enjoy every minute shooting and every hour on digital darkroom.

Hope this can help you to refocus your issue... and turn it into a strenght!

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I have been there also with the nikon 5700...must say the percentage of blurred photos compared to my old olympus 4000z would be double...using the 5700 makes the zoom to easy to use and when your out on a far zoom without a tripod then you will find at that focul length that this camera is unforgiving...also I might add indoor shots need alot of light and avoid zooming out far...best of luck

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