Blurry photos w/Sony DSC-P100

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Hello,

WHen I take a indoor photo with flash on, let's say 15 people sitting
around a table and I zoom it in about 1/2 way to max nine out of ten
times the photos are blurry.

Why, I have the setting as they should be, I think.

I am a novice so please help.

Tony in Boston
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Are you using the viewfinder or the screen?
If using the screen then that is probably your problem.

"Tony - Boston" <tony617@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> WHen I take a indoor photo with flash on, let's say 15 people sitting
> around a table and I zoom it in about 1/2 way to max nine out of ten
> times the photos are blurry.
>
> Why, I have the setting as they should be, I think.
>
> I am a novice so please help.
>
> Tony in Boston
> tony617@gmail.com
>

 

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Pete D wrote:
> Are you using the viewfinder or the screen?
> If using the screen then that is probably your problem.
>
> "Tony - Boston" <tony617@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1115424342.391327.40480@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>WHen I take a indoor photo with flash on, let's say 15 people sitting
>>around a table and I zoom it in about 1/2 way to max nine out of ten
>>times the photos are blurry.
>>
>>Why, I have the setting as they should be, I think.
>>
>>I am a novice so please help.
>>
>>Tony in Boston
>>tony617@gmail.com
>>
>
>
>
Zooming with flash reduces the distance at which the flash provides
sufficient light quite a bit. That can result in longer exposures, and
may exceed the 'hand hold' ability of many people. Forego the zoom, in
favor of moving closer.


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Ron Hunter rphunter@charter.net

 

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Tony,
You have observed a very common problem with many zoom lenses. Try this
experiment. If your camera has the ability to show f stops on the screen set
it in that mode. Move the zoom throughout its range and look at what happens
to the f stop number. You will see that as you zoom in on a subject the f
stop for most zoom lenses will go up meaning the total amount of light
reaching the sensor or film will be reduced. So what does the camera do to
compensate? It slows down the shutter speed to try to obtain a properly
exposed picture. What happens at slow shutter speeds when you hand hold a
camera? Blurry images. So the solution may be not to use your zoom indoors
if you are at the edge of your flash range. If you are well within your
flash range the f stop issue should not be a problem.

Bob
"Tony - Boston" <tony617@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1115424342.391327.40480@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> Hello,
>
> WHen I take a indoor photo with flash on, let's say 15 people sitting
> around a table and I zoom it in about 1/2 way to max nine out of ten
> times the photos are blurry.
>
> Why, I have the setting as they should be, I think.
>
> I am a novice so please help.
>
> Tony in Boston
> tony617@gmail.com
>