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Michael Lazar Posted on Sep 01, 2017
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Unable to get sharp pictures, poor focus with P90

I've had my P90 for 2 years and I've read the manual, changed the settings and still can't get sharp detail for situations such as portraits, a group scene or the detail of a classic car. All the photos don't appear sharp when comparing pictures with my Nikon 7600 which produces much better clarity. What cn I do to get sharper photos? Thank you.

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There is a focusing issue with your lens focusing motor or electronics controlling it. Unless it is a very expensive camera it may not be cost effective for repair.

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Anonymous

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SOURCE: Nikon CoolPix Flash Problem

This happened to me too!
Turn the dial to setup, push the menu button & select reset all. This will restore the defaults & let you use the flash again.

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Wesley Elsberry

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SOURCE: Group Picture out of focus

For group photo happiness:

* Use the widest angle available on your zoom lens for group shots. Longer focal lengths make the depth-of-field problem worse. Step closer to the group to fill the frame.

* Use a moderate aperture, somewhere between f/5.6 and f/11. f-stops beyond f/11 can make more things appear to have the same amount of focus, but actual resolution drops due to diffraction.

* Arrange the group so that all the faces are at or near the same plane, and your camera is perpendicular to that plane. So, if P is a person, C is your camera, and - is just space,

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and not

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* Using fill-in flash can improve the look of outdoor portraits.

Steve

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The "r21" is an indicator of the remaining number (r

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Donald DCruz

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SOURCE: I have a Nikon D40x digital camera. The problem

Seems possible that the servo control /main processor control is faulty and will need help from Nikon service , It will be better to get a evaluation for the fault and so we can have a consenses on the fault.
get estimate and decide.

kakima

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  • Posted on Jun 20, 2011

SOURCE: Problem with viewfinder - focus?! I've been

There's a diopter control near the viewfinder to adjust the viewfinder to your eye. Try adjusting that while peering into the viewfinder and try to get the focus brackets and the data at the bottom of the viewfinder into focus.

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