How to avoid taking a blurred photo?

Using the frames to focus
Before taking a photo, ask yourself what is the subject. Today’s digital cameras will help you with this. Pressing lightly on the button will indicate the frame in focus (often green), and if this suits you then you can photograph the subject. If the frame being displayed isn’t what you are looking for, continue pressing the button until you find the focus point that you are aiming for.

Opt for a manual focus
The autofocus is often the focus point that is automatically selected on the central subject.  Outside of this, you could have a situation where the person being photographed moves, you could not focus correctly on the subject or you may shake at the crucial moment. Due to this, the camera refocuses on the background and consequently your forward plan will be blurred. If you disable the automatic mode to instead concentrate on manually focussing, then you will be able to choose your subject and avoid blurring.

Activate the stabiliser!
When your hands tremble too much, activate the digital stabiliser, pose the camera on a stand or anything else stable, and use the timer.

Check where the light is!
Another cause of blurry photos is the lack of lighting (photos taken at night, the room being too dark). The digital camera need to quickly capture the light, so at the moment you take the photo, you should make sure that the atmosphere lighting is sufficient. It is also often recommended that you hold your breath and avoid exhaling at the key moment.

Don’t take pictures of subjects too close
All digital devices have a minimum distance that needs to be respected for the focus. Moving back a few centimetres for the shot will ensure a better photo which can then be touched up in a graphics editing program (Photoshop, Picasa, Photofiltre, Pain.NET…). The photo that you initially wanted will be obtained, and except in certain situations, it will be even better!

The digital camera’s screen, an indicator that isn’t wrong…
With a digital camera you can immediately know if the photo is blurry or not. Viewing the photo on the LCD screen in normal mode doesn’t cost you anything. On the other hand, think of zooming in sufficiently! A lot of users think that they can correct things later with a photo blurring program. Except if things are only slightly blurry, then it is generally impossible to fix. To do things correctly, use the Filters or Effects functions as well as Accentuation or Clarity.

The focus is on the windmill in the front plan.	The focus is on the windmill in the backplan.