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Camera doesn't focus




By camershy55 on Sep 02, 2007

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The camera doesn't focus. I've checked all the settings and images already held on the compact flash before the problem occurred display perfectly

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Sep 29, 2008

-   All pictures out of focus. Have tried higher asa settings, macro, zoom, bright light low light, all with a tripod. This just started happening after 5 good years witih the kodak easyshare cx7530. time for a new camera or what am I not seeing? oh yeah, and I just had my eyes checked too- not my own vision problem. any ideas?
-   mawtyawt

Sep 22, 2008

-   Similar problem. The camera will no longer focus on anything. Not buying from Ricoh again. After a few weeks use I noticed a degredation in the picture quality - my old 3MP camera was taking far better photos. Now the camera has failed completely.-   jonathanflat

Feb 07, 2008

-   I have the same focus problem, and I hate losing my lovely camera that has taken so many great pictures. It looks like the focusing mechanism is getting lazy. When zoomed the focus is better, probably because it requires less movement of the mechanism to get it to the focus point.
My guess is that it will cost more to repair than it is worth. But what do I replace it with, I've looked at so many. Apart from the Sigma SD14 recent cameras are pretty poor, lots of pixels but horrible colour reproduction, including expensive Canon and Nikon SLRs.-   mike-short

Dec 27, 2007

-   pictures are too dark
Out of focus
Delay in flash 5-10 seconds, most shots are missed by that time-   hadenuff

Dec 26, 2007

-   Camera won't focus in any mode! it started out working o.k then I I tried setting it to macro mode it just went fuzzy, took it out of that tried zooming and focusing, still no go. Now it doesn't come on immediately when I turn it on and when it does come on it is still out of focus and no matter what mode or setting I try with it still will not show anything in focus. Please help this is supposed to be a brand new NV7 that I got for Christmas and this happened the same Christmas day I got it!.-   angrybunny

Solution #1

posted on Sep 03, 2007
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jackboy

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Rating: 77%, 4370 votes
There are many reasons why images can appear out of focus.
strangely if you think about it it is not focusing per se
like photographic cameras the focus is at infinity by default- from about 50cm - out
So if the images appear out of focus these are some of the reasons
shots taken in low light with a low ASA setting resulting in long exposure -thus camera shake.
Focus hunting- there are various methods used but if the mechanism cannot 'lock' onto something the focus motor will 'hunt'
Faulty zoom Optic Zoom mechanism.
Inadvertently set to 'Macro' mode
Grease on the lens
Careful checking of the camera- its settings- with the manual is essential before declaring the camera faulty
Don't forget the paper manual is a nodensed version of the full manual on the software disk.
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Solution #2

posted on Oct 14, 2008
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Please write a user-review on the Lumix TZ50!

As for your focus problem, what jackboy says is correct.

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