I cannot seem to get a clear picture with my camera. The color is off and it looks blurry sometimes. What am I doing wrong?

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Hi boutep,

The auto mode will not necessarily work when there is hand shake , it seems that , it will remove slight hand shakes and blurs , but that's not what it's meant for.

The auto mode is like a sensor to the surroundings and then adjusts the camera exposure and color settings accordingly.

Therefore remember whenever you take pictures , not to move the camera and it's always better to focus an image first by half pressing the button and then when the image is focused and green dot is coming on the screen , you go ahead and press the button fully.

Hope this helps ..:) Your feed back would be appreciated.

Next to the viewfinder ther is a diopter adjustment so you can change the focus in the viewfinder. this is so if you need glasses the camera can be set for you. Start by focusing the camera on something, then slide to turn the diopter adjustment until it looks sharp and try not to bump it.

For this problem try doing the ff:

• transfer the photos to the computer
• set the camera in auto mode
• take a picture
• if the picture is still pink and blurry even after transferring to your computer
• call the tech number 18002356325

Thanks
Byron

I'm not sure of what brand and/or model you have, but most have a maintenance mode to do color alignment.

This camera should still be under warranty, so if it's not focussing correctly then let Sony fix it. Before doing so, check that you haven't accidentally left the camera set to macro (close-up focussing) mode.

Ok. On your viewfinder, there might be a round dial. Turn it to adjust focus. Otherwise, sometimes viewfinders are like that... blurry, especially electronic.

The blurry pictures are due to movement. Sometimes adjusting the flash helps.

make sure there is no fingerprints on the lens glass

I had the same problem and found this forum.  In Camera mode, I went to the night/program light button and somehow entered a circular menu shown on the screen ... chose sports shots - and boom!  back on to focused pictures.  Hallelujah.