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stuart - 04 Sep 2005 17:13 GMT

Just recieved an Fujifilm S5500, and wondered if A: this is the right group
to ask this question and B: Ive noticed that the pictures seem to be quite a
bit blurrier than my previous, supposedly inferior S301. Anybody else come
across this?
Cheers
Stuart

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David J Taylor - 04 Sep 2005 17:44 GMT

> Just recieved an Fujifilm S5500, and wondered if A: this is the right
> group to ask this question and B: Ive noticed that the pictures seem
> to be quite a bit blurrier than my previous, supposedly inferior
> S301. Anybody else come across this?
> Cheers
> Stuart

A - for consideration in this group, broadly cameras should look like an
SLR, not have interchangeable lenses, and have full manual control of
aperture, shutter speed, and focus. I suspect you camera broadly meets
these criteria.

David

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John Bailey - 04 Sep 2005 19:47 GMT

> Just recieved an Fujifilm S5500, and wondered if A: this is the right group
> to ask this question and B: Ive noticed that the pictures seem to be quite a
> bit blurrier than my previous, supposedly inferior S301. Anybody else come
> across this?

Haven't noticed myself. I got an S5500 a few months ago and am delighted
with it. I moved from a three year old low spec digital compact, so couldn't
comment on the difference between that and the S301. Have you tried setting
the sharpness to hard?

John

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stuart - 04 Sep 2005 20:35 GMT

>> Just recieved an Fujifilm S5500, and wondered if A: this is the right
> group
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>
> John

Thanks for the input - no, I havnt yet. I am basically pleased with the
camera, esp outside shots, but just surprised that I have to take a lot of
inside shots to make sure I get a couple of good ones.
stuart

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David J Taylor - 04 Sep 2005 20:46 GMT

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> Thanks for the input - no, I havnt yet. I am basically pleased with
> the camera, esp outside shots, but just surprised that I have to take
> a lot of inside shots to make sure I get a couple of good ones.
> stuart

Any chance you are getting camera shake? A rule of thumb is that the
shutter should be faster than 1/focal-length, so with the maximum 370mm
focal length you would need a shutter speed faster than 1/370s, i.e.
1/500s or 1/1000s. Indoors this might need a lot of light, or use a
tripod. Even at the widest angle (37mm), you want shutter speeds of 1/50s
or faster.

(The reason I love image stabilisation is that it multiplies these times
by about 10, so a 370mm lens only needs a shutter speed of 1/37s. Makes
the camera more adaptable to lower light conditions).

David

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Paul - 05 Sep 2005 17:06 GMT

> Just recieved an Fujifilm S5500, and wondered if A: this is the right
> group to ask this question and B: Ive noticed that the pictures seem to be
> quite a bit blurrier than my previous, supposedly inferior S301. Anybody
> else come across this?
> Cheers
> Stuart

I have just sold the following kit because I had become disillusioned with
the sharpness of digital files over film.

Canon EOS 10D, Canon EOS 20D Canon 28 to 135 IS, Canon 70 to 300 IS and a
Canon 17 to40 L

Just so that I had something I got a S5500 and have been totally impressed
with the quality of the pictures taken, both sharpness and exposure are far
better than what I had got with either Canon body.

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