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slowness with the S5000

Warrior_of_the_Eceni
02/02/05 11:26 PM GMT
I bought one and have been using it since last year but it has to be the slowest digital camera EVER! My pictures always come out blurred because there's like a second between the time you hit the button and the time the shutter clicks. Any advice on reducing the blur on shots without a tripod?
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02/02/05 11:43 PM GMT
Are you sure you are using it correctly? I know on my old digi cam you had to hold the button down halfway until the autofocus had done it's thing, then press it down fully to take the picture. Maybe it's a silly question but did you ever read the instruction manual?
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Warrior_of_the_Eceni
02/03/05 12:48 AM GMT
yes... and its the same thing on the S5000 with the holding it halfwaydown but its still pretty slow, i guess its just a slow camera:-(
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prismmagic
02/03/05 9:13 AM GMT
Do you have the ISO set on manual or auto?
Is it at times you us the flash?
Is it when you need a flash?
Are the batteries low when this happens.
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Warrior_of_the_Eceni
02/03/05 12:09 AM GMT
ISO is usaully on manual, I hardly ever use the flash, and the batteries are fine.
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::philcUK
02/03/05 12:19 AM GMT
I found that a lot with my S7000 as well and I discovered the main problem is the autofocus causing the delay. the best way round it is to use manual focus wherever possible which has no shutter delay to it at all.
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Warrior_of_the_Eceni
02/03/05 9:26 PM GMT
thanks philc, ill give it a shot.
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Fine vapors escape whatever is doing the living. The night is cold and delicate and full of angels Pounding down on the living. The factories are all lit up, The chime goes unheard. We are together at last, though far apart. -from “The Ecclesiast” by John Ashbery

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