Camera Help

[jamesblonde]

We have a Sony DSC-W100. For no reason that I can see, the camera has stopped focusing. Almost all the pictures I take are blurry. This is with it in the automatic setting. I am not a camera wiz, so changing the appetures (sp?) and things like that is not an option. Does anyone know what we could have done or touched to do this. We are leaving town on Sunday and I would love to have a camera that is working. Ginger, Mikey, Tommy........anyone else?

[Mikey]

Originally Posted by jamesblonde

We have a Sony DSC-W100. For no reason that I can see, the camera has stopped focusing. Almost all the pictures I take are blurry. This is with it in the automatic setting. I am not a camera wiz, so changing the appetures (sp?) and things like that is not an option. Does anyone know what we could have done or touched to do this. We are leaving town on Sunday and I would love to have a camera that is working. Ginger, Mikey, Tommy........anyone else?

Have you taken the battery out and put it back in.....Where you messing with the menus at all?

[jamesblonde]

Originally Posted by Mikey

Have you taken the battery out and put it back in.....Where you messing with the menus at all?

The battery has been changed. And yes, I'm sure we hit something on there that has screwed us up.

[Babaloo]

turn on auto focus
turn off manual focus
that's all i got

[jamesblonde]

Originally Posted by Babaloo

turn on auto focus
turn off manual focus
that's all i got

Yep, pretty much all I got too. Didn't work. I've read the manual, I've checked online. The trouble shooting guide gave me nothing. I'm normally fairly mechanical about these things, but this one's got me.

[Jesus]

Originally Posted by jamesblonde

Yep, pretty much all I got too. Didn't work. I've read the manual, I've checked online. The trouble shooting guide gave me nothing. I'm normally fairly mechanical about these things, but this one's got me.

First go to the real basics. (This is happening with my new Fuji F5 because of the lens position).

Have you tried ... to clean the lenses?

I'm totally serious, in my new camera placing a finger on the camera lens is quite easy. Use a wipe with a bit of isopropyl alcohol or one of those specially designed for cameras.

After that, the next thing is to check that the little motor that focuses is working, do you hear any sound when you try to focus?
I don't see manual setting for focusing in your camera:


But you have different settings, maybe it's stuck in one of this try it.
Focus - Multi AF, Center AF, 0.5m, 1.0m, 3.0m, 7.0m or Infinity

Is the icon with the little hand and a "F" on it. It comes after "Color" and before "Metering Mode"

[HMH G]

My camera gets blurry when the flash is on a different setting. Also the ISO. I dunno, I guess mess with those and see if it helps?

[jamesblonde]

Originally Posted by Jesus

First go to the real basics. (This is happening with my new Fuji F5 because of the lens position).

Have you tried ... to clean the lenses?

I'm totally serious, in my new camera placing a finger on the camera lens is quite easy. Use a wipe with a bit of isopropyl alcohol or one of those specially designed for cameras.

After that, the next thing is to check that the little motor that focuses is working, do you hear any sound when you try to focus?
I don't see manual setting for focusing in your camera:


But you have different settings, maybe it's stuck in one of this try it.
Focus - Multi AF, Center AF, 0.5m, 1.0m, 3.0m, 7.0m or Infinity

Is the icon with the little hand and a "F" on it. It comes after "Color" and before "Metering Mode"

I tried the Multi AF, etc, it seemed to work for awhile and then got bad again. Who knows though I may have pressed something bad. I will try that again and see what happens. Thanks

[jamesblonde]

Originally Posted by HMH G

My camera gets blurry when the flash is on a different setting. Also the ISO. I dunno, I guess mess with those and see if it helps?

I'll look at these too. Maybe I should just do what KellyK does and get a disposable

[Jesus]

Originally Posted by jamesblonde

I'll look at these too. Maybe I should just do what KellyK does and get a disposable

Nooooooooooooooooooo, don´t give up..... yet.

Do you hear the focusing noise on the blurry pictures?
You say that it works for a while, but, when does it begins to fail?

It happens on daylight or only during indoors/dark places?

Also remember to clean the sensor and don´t obstruct any of the leds or little hole in the front of the camera, itmay be used for focusing.
Notice the small round hole between SONY and the view finder, below flash level, right below the 4 little holes?

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2006_...w100_front.jpg

[Ginger]

My older Canon point and shoot had this problem. For awhile it would correct itself when I would put new batteries in. Then it happened more frequently. I tried everything (like what Jesus suggested) and nothing worked. Asked my camera store buddy about it, he said it's screwed, was probably dropped or something and the focusing rings weren't responding automatically anymore. THe kids use it a lot, so I could see that.

[Jesus]

Originally Posted by Ginger

My older Canon point and shoot had this problem. For awhile it would correct itself when I would put new batteries in. Then it happened more frequently. I tried everything (like what Jesus suggested) and nothing worked. Asked my camera store buddy about it, he said it's screwed, was probably dropped or something and the focusing rings weren't responding automatically anymore. THe kids use it a lot, so I could see that.

Ouch, is you other camera coming back $oon?

[Ginger]

Originally Posted by Jesus

Ouch, is you other camera coming back $oon?

Yes, I got it back last week. It cost me $300 just for the body. They came back again and said the lens was irreparable, and offered to replace it for me with a new one for $650 and they would keep the other (broken) lens. (market price here for that lens is $799) I appreciated their offer, but decided instead to get the Sigma equivalent after reading a LOT of reviews, etc. that showed a VERY slight difference. It was only $350.

[Jesus]

The body wasn't that bad, but for the lens they were just jocking,

Yep, Sigma is a good label and does the work nicely.

[JimmyMN]

Originally Posted by Jesus

Have you tried ... to clean the lenses?

I'm totally serious, in my new camera placing a finger on the camera lens is quite easy. Use a wipe with a bit of isopropyl alcohol or one of those specially designed for cameras.

That would normally be my FIRST recommendation.

...you might also try cleaning any other light sensors on the front of the camera.

Otherwise, it's likely an electro/mechanical issue possibly caused by Playa beach particles.