Photo Quality Getting Worse

Kappar

I have a 5.2M Digital Camera that took really nice shots. However, recently the pics have been turning out pretty bad- as far as I know I didn't change anything. Anyone know what could be causing this.

Here is a sample of the two picture qualities. The bad one is one of the worst of ones I have been getting lately some have been better some worse- Sorry couldn't find two pictures similar but i think you'll see what I mean

Filesize 2.3MB

Bad - http://www.flickr.com/photos/66545463@N00/48318487/
Good - http://www.flickr.com/photos/66545463@N00/48318486/

Karoma

Can you make them visible without logging in somewhere?
i.e. that doesn't require logging in? flickr.com perhaps?

Kappar

Karoma wrote:

Can you make them visible without logging in somewhere?
i.e. that doesn't require logging in? flickr.com perhaps?

Sorry 'bout that updated post now.

FinoBlad

is it on manual focus?

rabbitinlights

What camera is it? what settings do you have it on? Reset all your settings back to factory and make sure your lense and sensor are clean.

S.

Kappar

FinoBlad wrote:

is it on manual focus?

No, I don't think it even has manual focus.

Kappar

It is the Traveler Slimline X5 (http://www.traveler-service.com/front_content.php?idcatart=187&lang=4&client=4) I had ago at cleaning the lens i'll give it another go.

nobodythere

Change the focus length

Karoma

Really hard to compare those two images, and I don't know too much about photography to be completely honest...
however, i'd hazard a guess: no flash was used in Bad- and there's a distinct variation of lighting in each section of the photograph. The camera may struggle with scenes containing a wide dynamic range. It'd be more noticable on a wider aperature (Bad = 2.8)..

How often does it happen?

Try a firmware upgrade?
http://www.traveler-service.com/front_content.php?idcat=132

FinoBlad

it looks like a focus problem or a very even smear of grease over the lens.

Can you take a shot of something like a railing or brick wall at an angle so you have something in focus at every distance in the camera view.

gerryk

^
Like he said, can you take a photo of something at a 45 degree angle, like a row of houses so we can see if anything is in focus. At a guess, though, I'd say it's back-focussing due to a problem with the AF sensor.

Bamboozled

That to me looks like you flicked a switch accidentally, or turned te wheel too far and used the close setting to take a normal photo.

Most cameras come with 2 settings (even the most basic credit card cameras come with it.) One setting is the shape of a mountain, the other is a shape of a tulip. The mountain setting is for normal photos. The tulip setting is for close ups like getting the petals of a flower in sharp focus, print on a newspaper etc. If you use the tulip setting for a normal shot it looks very blurry because its too far away for the lens to catch it.

Have a look on your camera - from where you turn it on, to where you'd turn on/off your flash and see if there's another button that has those two settings. If you have a wheel that you use to go from taking photos, to playing photos, you might have spun the wheel a little too far if those two settings are on it.

I used regularly flick the switch on mine and use the wrong setting because it was on the left hand side and i'm left handed so it was too close to my hand while i got used to the camera. The more it got switched from one to the other, the freer the switch usd move and it would happen unknowingly before i could even stop it. Now no matter what i check it before each photo i take.

Just a suggestion. It might or might not work.

Karoma

Incorrectly shootting with macro mode ("tulip"); would produce even worse quality typically. I see your reasoning however:)

Bamboozled wrote:

That to me looks like you flicked a switch accidentally, or turned te wheel too far and used the close setting to take a normal photo.

Most cameras come with 2 settings (even the most basic credit card cameras come with it.) One setting is the shape of a mountain, the other is a shape of a tulip. The mountain setting is for normal photos. The tulip setting is for close ups like getting the petals of a flower in sharp focus, print on a newspaper etc. If you use the tulip setting for a normal shot it looks very blurry because its too far away for the lens to catch it.

Have a look on your camera - from where you turn it on, to where you'd turn on/off your flash and see if there's another button that has those two settings. If you have a wheel that you use to go from taking photos, to playing photos, you might have spun the wheel a little too far if those two settings are on it.

I used regularly flick the switch on mine and use the wrong setting because it was on the left hand side and i'm left handed so it was too close to my hand while i got used to the camera. The more it got switched from one to the other, the freer the switch usd move and it would happen unknowingly before i could even stop it. Now no matter what i check it before each photo i take.

Just a suggestion. It might or might not work.

Kappar

Hi guys thanks for the responses I have tried cleaning everything; I tried reseting the settings; made sure it wasn't on tulip- it was on auto and still no luck. Em not sure what to shoot at an angle i'll look for something that will work- What about a slope of a roof would that work?

Kappar

I've uploaded two more pics that might be eaiser to compare

Bad http://www.flickr.com/photos/66545463@N00/48699796/
Good http://www.flickr.com/photos/66545463@N00/48696099/

Burago

If it's still under warranty I'd send it back. If definitely looks like a focus issue. It'd take a lot of muck on the lens to make things that soft.

HarryO

I have a Traveler DC 5600 for about a month and it has done nothing but take out of focus pics. Seems like every second pic was out of focus. I tried almost every setting and took about 100 Pics most of which were blurred. I was just about to bring it back to the retailer and I thought I'll try the AE/AWB Exposure settings, default was +0.0. brought the setting down to -0.3 and pics were better, I eventually set it at -0.7 and every pic is crystal clear in all wheel settings. Hope this may help, having said all that it's possible it may only apply to the DC 5600 but worth a try.

Zombrex

Kappar wrote:

I've uploaded two more pics that might be eaiser to compare

Bad http://www.flickr.com/photos/66545463@N00/48699796/
Good http://www.flickr.com/photos/66545463@N00/48696099/

If those "Good" photos are taken after you started experiencing the "bad" photos then i would imagine it isn't the camera, rather the way you are opperating it.

Are you sure you are focusing properly? ie you hold down the shutter button for a sec while the camera focuses and then take the picture. If you just press straight down you will get a picture at the focus settings of the previous picture.