Blurry LCD Well, I have recently got a SD400 camera from dell.com. The first thing I noticed was the inaccurate LCD. The picture in the LCD seemed blurry(bad resolutoin, weird coloring) and inaccurate. But, after actually taking the pictures, the picture seemed perfect. (In the review mode and the display right after you take a picture.) Is this a problem? This is my first digital camera, thus I had no previous experience with camera LCD. Or is this normal, without flash, everything is suppose to blurry?

You could have cracked the lens, damage the focus or a number of other things but the lens and focus are most likely. check your lens for scratches if there is none and no cracks take it to your nearest camera store or buy new good luck!

Hi there, there is two possibilities. The first one is to check the lens barrier covers at the front of the lens are opening correctly. If the front cap is dented in any way it may prevent them from opening fully when switching the camera on. If this is the case, you may be able to manually assist the cover by gently pushing them open with something soft like a cotton tip. This wont fix the problem but may temporarily allow you to use the camera. The other possibility, is that the shutter assembly inside of the lens has been damaged. If you gently shake the camera you may be able to see something shifting across the image on the screen or even when looking through the front of the lens itself. If this is the case you would need to have a service centre replace the lens for you. The same applies for the front barrier however that repair would be much cheaper. Best of luck!

Go to the menu screen for LCD contrast and adjust, it sounds like it is to high. Kinda like a back light for a plasma screen.

I have the same problem. i dropped it once and now every time i take a picture its all blurry. what can i do???

I'M SORRY I CAN'T GIVE YOU AN EXACT ANSWER, BUT I DID A LOT OF CHECKING AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAMERA? I HAVE READ MANY REVIEWS THAT HAVE SAID THE SAME THING, THAT THE LCD AND THE PICTURES ARE BLURRY OR THEY HAVE " NOISE" WHEN DOWNLOADED TO A COMPUTER. ALSO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE LCD IN THE BRIGHT LIGHT, POOR FLASH PICTURES AND ON AND ON. IF THIS CAMERA IS FAIRLY NEW, I WOULD RECOMMEND RETURNING IT TO WHERE YOU BOUGHT IT. THIS CAERA JUST DOESN'T HAVE A VERY GOOD RAP AS FAR AS PICTURE QUALITY. LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT FLASH SPOTS ON INDOOR PICS. IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM LIKE YOU ARE DOING ANYTHING WRONG, IT'S JUST THE CAMERA. SORRY, BUT IF YOU CN RETURN IT THIS MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO YOU. IF YOU NEED MORE HELP REPLY TO ARCLIGHT1217. IF THIS WAS HELPFUL, PLEASE RATE, THANKS!

sir, this is mechanical movement gears problum repairable

mine is doing the exact same thing and i don't understand why because it started when i tried to clean the lens. let me know if anyone helps you with this problem, please.

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The quality of photos has absolutely nothing to do with batteries and chargers, and very rarely with memory cards. If a salesperson tries to sell you one of the above, they're taking advantage of you!

First of all, make sure that the settings are appropriate for the lighting conditions of a given shot. Having a long exposure (e.g. 2 seconds) in daylight will produce blurry images that are overexposed (i.e. very white and washed out).

If you are positive that the settings are ok, and the problem persists even after changing modes (from auto to manual, etc), then try to use another memory card, or even the same, after formatting it and cleaning the contacts (with a dry fabric).

If the problem persists even then, you'd better send it for service

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It sonds like the lens went with you to the beach on March break. Because it sounds as though there might be sand in the lens. Either that or the camera received a knock or drop. The lens on the camera needs to be repaired and the camera reprogrammed.