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Too much front lght, and the camera is focusing on that.  Try a lower angle?

Have you tried different lighting? It just looks to me like there are way too many lights on.

Juliet~ I also have a V705 which I love.  Are you sure you are not in one of the "scenic" settings?  Maybe you should upload a few more pictures for a diagnosis.

Hi Lisa ~ I may well have been in a scenic setting.  It looks like it was set for Party.  Whcih one is the right one for interiors?

Good thought about the lighting, Mary and Kathy, thanks.  Is there a way to turn the flash off?  Does one even want to do that?

Why am I so clueless?  The book told me nothing and the website even less!

Juliet, I love my Kodak V705.  It's especially handy when taking pictures of small rooms like bathrooms.  Using the wide angle shot makes these rooms look more spacious and it certainly shows better on MLS and websites.  I think the picture looks fine.  Are you using all of the megapixels (7.1)?  I use adobe photoshop to sharpen any pics that need sharpening.  Good luck!

I too love my Kodak V705 when it takes good photos! I have learned I have to slightly press the button, wait for a green light to appear in the upper right hand corner, and then snap the photo. If I don't my photos are blurry. I also bought a wide angle lens for my camera, and LOVE IT!!! Makes a big difference in the scope of the photo.  I've also played around with different settings while taking the same photo.

It sometimes takes a while for the 705 to focus especially in low light.  We are used to everything done quick.  Its always best to press the shutter halfway and wait for the camera to tell you its ready.  You can use a tripod also.  I always thought the pictures were soft on mine.  I dropped it in a toilet and bought a Panasonic DMC FZ 18. No soft focus here.

 

Juliet,

the camera sets itself up according to the ligth source you have which leaves the rest of the room dark.  The best way to get it right is to lighten the left and right sides of the room.

If you can have some lighting right next to the camera (or behind) lighting the sides it'll be OK.

Or you can try to zoom in a little bit from the stairs (on the left) to the right of the chair (on the right) your final outcome will be a little better..

feel free to email me if you have any questions...

Juliet - I have a very similar Kodak and I think that you have to use tripod when shooting in the lower light. The auto exposure takes too long to hold still. I had the same problem. Once I went to the tripod it cleared up.

I like to use the fill flash for interiors.  You hit the Scene button next to the power button then use the toggle thing to select the one with the picture of the mountains with the star behind it.  It is not exactly made for that purpose but it gives great results.  I think Picassa has a sharpen feature.  It is free from Googgle - you might want to check it out.  

It may not be the camera, it may be the fundamentals.

Automatic camera focus (and light metering) is generally center-weighed.  This means that the camera assumes that your subject is in the middle of your frame.  The result is that if the center of your frame (in your photo, this is basically the edge of the stair case) if now the point of focus - "depth of field" will cause items IN FRONT of this point to be blurry and "out of focus"

This may take a little practice depending on your camera, but you will see considerable improvements.  Again using your photo as reference, the chandelier seems to be the item closest that should be in focus.  Try focusing on the chandelier (or something of equal distance) and while keeping the plunger partially depressed - simply turn and re-frame what you want to photograph and finish depressing the plunger.  Voila - a sharp photo from front to back. 

Good luck!

I know this may sound like a stupid question, but are you using a tripod and/or the camera timer?  From my experience, shooting handheld is more likely to cause blurry images then lighting or an auto-focus problem...

Hi Juliet,

I was on vac and missed this post...but I too am having the same issues w/my V705.  Thanks for bringing this up...I'll try some the suggestions mentioned here.

Susan

GENE...I hope you read this.  I'd like to know how you like your Panasonic DMC FZ18.  I ordered one and it arrived today.  I haven't even opened the box.  The morning after (I guess it was morning after regrets) I decided I didn't want it and that I wanted a pocket size camera which is what I have now.  However, it was "too late" to cancel.

Now I'm wondering what to do.  Would love your review.

Kathleen

 

Juliet - I think you are getting good advice from our AR panel.  But I would also mention that the manual that came with the camera (29 pages) is not very helpful.  You may download the 76 page User's guide as a pdf file and actually find out about your camera's features (such as panorama autostitch - which is built in).

The Kodak site is a little tricky to find such things so < download here > will get you to the good stuff book.

V705 is a great camera for convenience and wide angle shooting - should be perfect for staging.  So long as you don't need more flash power or flexibility, this is a lot of camera in a pocket point and shoot format. 

So far I love it.  It takes great pictures in the IA mode and if you love telephoto pictures it can't be beat.  The wide ange is perfect with very little distortion.  I kept my Kodak 6440 pocket camera and may buy a Kodak V705 again but I wouldn't send my FZ 18 back.

Hey Juliet I had ordered this camera but unfortunately they were not able to fill that order. I did hear about a wide angle lens that you can attach to your regular digital camera, do you know of that? Anyway if you are having a tough time with this camera I shutter (no pun intended) to think of me taking pics with it, ha, ha...Actually it doe not look that bad

Phyllis pafumi 

Gene, could you dry off your V705 and send it to me?  I'd like to play around with one of those cameras to see if it is what everyone has been saying.

Kathleen, I don't think you can go wrong with the Panasonic.  The FZ18 is a great camera with an increadable lense.  If I wasn't saving up for a Canon 40D, I'd be buying an FZ18.

I tried that but it is toast.  It can take some really good pictures but for the most part I thought they were always a bit soft.  The Kodaks do a great job outdoors blue skies and lots of light.  I have seen some good pictures indoors but those guys take good pictures with a box camera.