Problems with picture quality/ shutter speed

[Raelteh]

Hey guys I'm using a canon 40d with a 35-105mm lens. The last few days when i take a picture it comes out very blurry and the shutter sounds clicks for 1 second than takes a few seconds before it clicks again. A result for this is very blurred out pictures, I wanted to know if it is just the lens or the camera itself? Maybe I have my settings messed up on my camera, any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[mrpink]

I think you and your users manual need to spend some quality time together....






p!nK

 

[Raelteh]

I've been looking at it extensively the only other explanation I can come up with is my memory card cannot process the image fast enough which is causing my shutter speed to slow down tremendously.
I don't see anything in the manual about the shutter speed actually transformation the picture quality into a un viewable image.





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[shufti]

I've been looking at it extensively the only other explanation I can come up with is my memory card cannot process the image fast enough which is causing my shutter speed to slow down tremendously.



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No. The camera's memory can buffer multiple shots. Can you post one of these pictures? Possibly you've enabled mirror lock-up or the iris is stopped down fully in low-light. Could be various reasons. Have you tried to restore the camera back to factory settings?

 

[vivalaveritas]

What is your shutter speed set to while shooting?
Sounds like you just need to adjust your shutter speed.

 

[tirediron]

Post one of the images pls.

 

[Raelteh]

here is one of the last photos I took. When I use manual focus it doesnt seem to happen, when im using auto focus the flask will blink a few times and not take a picture. I tried messing around with the av settings as well.

 

[Josh66]

What mode is the camera in (Av, Tv, M, etc...)?

Your shutter speed is too long. You need to either use a faster shutter speed, or use a tripod. To get a faster shutter speed indoors, you may have to increase the ISO.

 

[tirediron]

You're using a program exposure mode (Landscape) and shooting in conditions dark enough to require a 6" shutter-speed. Switch to a mode which will allow your flash to operate.

 

[Raelteh]

What mode is the camera in (Av, Tv, M, etc...)?

Your shutter speed is too long. You need to either use a faster shutter speed, or use a tripod. To get a faster shutter speed indoors, you may have to increase the ISO.

I've reset the camera settings as well as changed the iso settings up to 800 and less than 2000 just to test it. The 40d shoots at 5 frames so i dont really understand the lag behind it.

 

[Josh66]

That isn't lag - that's long exposure times.

Yes, it'll do 5 frames per second - but if your exposure time is set at 6 seconds, it will do 5 frames in about 30 seconds.

It's just too dark, and whatever mode you have it on isn't using the flash, so you're getting a very long exposure time.

You gotta either use the flash, or wait till the sun comes up... (Or use a tripod.)

Depending on how dark it is, you might be able to just crank the ISO up... How high does the ISO go on the 40D?

If you're getting 6 seconds at ISO 100 (I'm assuming that's what it was - tirediron says it was 6 seconds, and it was probably ISO 100) ... you would have to increase the ISO all the way to 25600 to get a (hand-holdable) 1/40th second exposure time. ...Pretty sure the 40D doesn't go that high.

You need more light, or a tripod.

 

[ann]

The Iso was set at 800 with a shutter speed of 6 sec. as was suggested. Also f stop was 5.6.

Clearly there isn't enought light in this location for the above choices.

 

[Derrel]

I would DEFINITELY spin the camera's exposure mode dial to the big "P" setting, or to that wonderful Canon invention, the Green Box setting, that is if your Canon has the Green Box setting.

 

[jands]

I think the question "What mode is the camera in (Av, Tv, M, etc...)?" still needs to be answered. The EXIF data for the example pic you gave shows you are shooting in Landscape Mode... is this the mode you intended? If so, the camera is doing as it should. Lanscape mode does not use flash and will adjust the shutter speed to match the available light. If this is NOT the mode you inteneded, what mode are you shooting in? (what does the dial on the top left of your camera say?)

 

[gsgary]

You're using a program exposure mode (Landscape) and shooting in conditions dark enough to require a 6" shutter-speed. Switch to a mode which will allow your flash to operate.

Or just sell your camera because i think it is a lost cause