Blurred images ??

mikew_RIP

Senior Member
Could you post us an example to show what you mean by blurred,yes there are other things that can make a picture looked blurred,one is leaving VC on when using a tripod.
 

STM

Senior Member
To reiterate what Mike said, it would be very helpful to actually post an example. There are numerous reasons why a photo might be blurry.
 

Marcel

Happily retired
Staff member
Super Mod
Camera moved

Subject moved faster than the shutter speed

Focus has not been set properly

These are the 3 probable cause of blurred images.
 

Horoscope Fish

Senior Member
Is there another cause of this other than camera shake...?
Motion blur is caused by motion, obviously; but the source of that motion can be a number of things. There's poor technique (how you press the shutter (there's more to it than most people know)) or shaking the camera during the shot. Other reasons for blurry images could be a too slow of a shutter speed, too high an ISO/digital "noise" and/or mirror slap.

The guideline I try most to adhere to for getting pin-sharp images is shooting at the lowest possible ISO while, at the same time, maintaining a shutter speed that is twice my focal length (e.g. if I'm shooting at 85mm then my minimum shutter speed needs to be above 1/170 which I would round up to 1/250). When one has to "give" to a significant degree, it's ISO. Also, if you haven't discovered just how much difference shooting with a mono-pod can make, I suggest you try one. Force yourself to use a mono-pod for your next one-hundred shots and see if I'm not right about this. You don't have to spend a lot to get a decent 'pod either, which is nice. My favorite is a Slik that came with a ball head all for about fifty bucks. If you shoot with monster-sized zooms, you'll need something more substantial but this little gem handles my D7100 with a Sigma 50-150mm DC APO lens just fine, and that's no small package.

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co2jae

Senior Member
Don't forget the dreaded "dog licked my lens and I forgot to clean it" blur......(hey, it could happen...)
Again, hard to tell without an example.
 
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