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Some of my pictures are blurred and some are out of focus. What happened?
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If your prints are blurred, either your subject moved or the camera did. If the background is not blurred, your subject moved. If your subject is a moving person or object, try to use a fast shutter speed such as 1/500-second or faster. You may also try to pan the subject; that is move with the subject as you take the picture.
If the background is also blurred, the camera must have moved. To eliminate this, hold your camera firmly and squeeze -- don't punch -- the shutter release. If you are shooting with a shutter speed of slower than 1/60-second, use a tripod.
If your prints are out of focus, a common mistake is that your subject may be too close to the lens if you are using a fixed focus camera. Stay at least five feet away from your subject. If you are using an auto-focus camera, make sure that your subject is in the focus frame in your viewfinder. (See your camera owner's manual for more details.) If you have a manual focus camera, be sure to set your focusing scale for the proper range. And remember, the higher the aperture setting the greater the depth of field or range at which objects are in good focus from the focus point.
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