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Thank you all for the advice.

Tomcat5133 Loc: Gladwyne PA

Greatest thought I agree put the camera in auto and see what you get. I would think it would be in auto focus but do
check that it is.

Daryl New Loc: Wellington,New Zealand

Well put.Usually camera shake.Plus the other mentions cover subject very well.

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

My take (before I realized you had flash on):

While the combination of aperture, shutter speed & ISO (the exposure triangle) combined resulted in a reasonably exposed photo, they weren't the best choice.

The photo is at a very low reolution, 1920 X 1280 pixels. Either it is cropped from a larger shot or stored at a low jpg setting.

For a shot at the same focal length (17mm):
1) F2.8 gives a narrow depth of field, I'd try f5.6 (-2 stops)
2) 800 ISO is much higher than needed, try 1/100 whenever possible for best dynamic range and lowest noise (-3 stops)
3) 1/750 is way overly fast for a 17mm focal length where 1/17 (1/20 rounded off) would have been rule of thumb. Try 1/30 (~+5 stops to compensate for the previous adjustments)

Be careful hand holding and take the shot and see if it needs any fine tuning.


OK - now that I see you use flash, I'd keep all the settings except shutter speed. 1/750 defeats the flash. I'd set to 1/200 (or 1/250 if your camera's flash can sync that fast). If your flash isn't strong enough, increase ISO as needed.

aellman Loc: Boston MA

As others have said, I would bet on camera shake. If you're using too slow a shutter speed and/or too long a zoom, you will get it. Consult your manual or many online tutorials for info about the creative controls and getting beyond AUTO. Search Google and YouTube. Good luck! >Alan

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

You didn't analyze the photo. Your input is wrong on all counts. 1/750 for shutter speed, f/17 focal length, shutter priority!

aellman Loc: Boston MA

Read my comment more carefully, and you'll see that you countered a statement that I did not make. >Alan

newcamman

Walmart friend so much advice... You're probably lost it at all. Started shooting myself about 4 years ago and had the same problem. It took me a while to learn how to focus my camera. So much to say here so I'll try to keep it simple and brief.
Number one learn to use back button focusing. You can find how to set your camera to this online on YouTube. Believe me this puts you in control of when you want to focus. Once you get used to using it you will never again go back to shutter focusing.
Number two forget about manual mode for now and start shooting in shutter speed mode. I think it's called a v on your camera settings. I save so many pictures by doing this. Think about it the faster your shutter opens and closes the less time it has to register camera Shake. The trick here is to learn how to set the correct ISO that still gives you enough light for a good exposure. Believe me this is very simple to do and to get used to. For instance if you're shooting a picture at shutter speed 100 then try using ISO 100. If that's too dark then start raising your ISO until you get a good exposure. it's true there's other tricks for a good exposure than this but believe me this is a great short cut and it will get you out of auto mode and P mode where you have so little control of your color. And For now When doing this leave the aperture on automatic.
Yes these two things have helped my photography immensely and I know that they will help you provided your equipment is working okay

CatMarley Loc: North Carolina

Blurring can be from improper focus or from motion of the camera or motion if the subject. So you must be sure you know how to focus and you are using the proper shutter speed for the lens you are using. As for manual exposure, you need to understand how aperture. shutter speed and ISO interact and how to use the camera's aids in controlling manual exposure. Really re-reading your manual is helpful.

aellman Loc: Boston MA

And Googling or searching YouTube for "exposure triangle."

Bobspez Loc: Southern NJ, USA

It's a depth of field issue at f2.8. Notice the faces are in focus but the feet are not. You can raise the aperture to f6.5 or f8 and lower the shutter speed. If all else fails use flash at iso-100, f8, 1/125 sec., or slower if there is too much light..

axiesdad Loc: Monticello, Indiana

This may be a little like the "Is it plugged in" question that computer trouble shooters ask, but are you using the auto focus correctly? I loaned a camera to my son once and forgot to tell him to press the shutter halfway to get focus and then all the way down to shoot. Of course all his shots came out blurry.