[kcdist]

Hi.

This is not a post to simply b1tch about the camera. I bought my 9900 at full price and brought it down here to Mexico fully knowing about the lack of Auto-Focus.

However.....I am experiencing no focus whatsoever, with the exception of close-in shots from about one meter. I have taken a number of pictures from across a street to a building, and the signage is all blurred. My lens in not obstructed in any way, but it looks like I am taking pictures through a coke bottle.

Pictures, not close-ups of text, are very important for my work....

1. Is there an app to take better pictures?;
2. Am I doing something wrong - or is there a setting change that would help?;or
3. Is the camera simply that bad.

I have tried all the logical settings....sports, night, beach.....nada. zilch.

Love the phone, but I might have to go back to my 9800 if I can't figure this out.

Thanks in advance.

By the way.....is there a way to talk to an actual person at Blackberry over this? I scoured their website without success. I was willing to pay for the privilage even....

[rems]

Do you have image stabilizer on?

[albee 1]

Have you tried cleaning the lens with a q-tip?

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[kcdist]

The lens is scratch free and crystal clear.....nothing to clean. When I take a picture of my arm, I can count the individual hairs...

Where is image stabilizer found?

Another example is that I am, right now, taking an indoor picture of a box with 1" lettering from 12 feet away. There is no way I can read the lettering....from zooming to....uh....the opposite of zooming (sure there's a technical word that escapes my mind right now).

Does everyone experience this?

Thanks for any suggestions.

Thx

[albee 1]

With the camera open press menu/options. Good luck.

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[FBA]

It's the image stabilizer. While in the camera, click options and you'll see it there. I had that issue before. It should take great pics with proper lighting.

[rrrebo]

Also, what Scene Mode are you using? It's the box in the lower right corner of the camera screen.

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[kcdist]

Tried the image stabalizer....both on and off....and no difference. I have experimented with all the different screen modes.

I will have to sadly assume that I have a non/poorly functioning camera on a phone that I can't return.....I will have to wait for the 9900 to be released in Mexico so I can compare it to my phone. As a Blackberry fan, I sure hope that I received a factory defect as opposed to this being a standard issue.

Back to my 9800 for now

[jabbs1]

What exactly is image stabalization, and is it best to have it on or off?

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