Pictures unclear The pictures which I have taken are blurred and unclear. How can I get them clear. Does it have anything to do with the lens in front? How to adjust it?

I already did answer this? But I forgot the point, If your lens is dirty (must be bad) you only can clean it with a special lens pen or a micro five cloth, if a special fluid is used. Never clean lenses with anything else, because the coating on the lens is easy damaged. When the coating is damaged, you never will get any clear pictures os videos.

One of a few things might be happening
1. Photos being taken at high zoom (i.e. 200mm) are susceptible to camera shake, even though the lens is focusing properly. The solution here is use a tripod, zoom out, or steady yourself.
2. Photos being taken without flash when flash should really be used will result in motion blur (which is slightly different than camera shake). This is due to the camera using a longer shutter speed to let more light in, with the side effect being that objects will move while the shutter is open, blurring the picture. The solution here is to use a flash, or take pictures in better light.
3. The camera may be focusing on something other than what you intended.
3. If you are taking photos in good light with a steady hand, and the camera is choosing the correct subject to focus on, then yes, the lens could need readjusted, though this is not a very likely scenario.
If the lens is "hunting" for focus, that could be a sign that something is amiss.
A local camera shop can verify the accuracy of focus for your lens.

yes can be repaired,it is the problem of the focusing unit of the lens unit.

Hi Sanju,

I take it that you are using the same lens on the 500 all the time?? If that is the case then one of the interior lenses on the zoom lens are damaged. This, unfortunately, is not something you should tackle yourself. It is possible to open the lens up but you would probably not be able to buy the particular lens directly from the manufacturer and the risk of getting dust or moisture inside the zoom lens is quite high. Personally I'd take it along to a decent camera shop and ask them to give you a repair estimate so you can decide if it's worth fixing or as cheap to just replace it. Lens prices have come down a bit in the last few years so it's possible the repair and replacement would cost the same..

Hope this helps!!

Try reseting all menus to default, then try again to test.
Make sure the lens is clean.
Do the menus appear clear?
Has the camera ever been dropped or had any other damage? This could get the lens out of focus, and would need repair.
Does blurring happen when zooming or when taking a picture of any kind?

Set jog dial on auto (green mark), clean front lens of camera and check for clear and in focus view.
Still unclear picture then lens got bad and need qualified tech to fix it.

If the flash is turned off, it will hold the lens open longer.
That's what was causing my pictures to appear blurry.

Even if the subject is way to far away for the flash to be any effect, turning it on made the shutter snap faster and the pictures were clear.

Hope that help :)

mine has the same problem. it's less than a year old. nothing in the manual mentioned these kind of erros.

try putting on the flash because whenever my flash is off the pictures are all blurred and with the flash it is clear! hope it works!!!

one of the possible cause of the said problem can be a defective or broken flex ribbion cable carrying signal to the focus motor. the replacement of the flex will solve the problem. othe may be friction in the focus assembly. cleaning of the same will do the job. but in both the cases you will need the help of repair shop.