recently bought a kodakdx7590 to take some pics and replace my weahterproof pentax 35mm. i have a horrible time with blurry pics even in sport mode with the new digital, it appears that the shutter has such a delay time. is this normal with digital? im missing shots and they are coming out awful blurry like the shutter speed is to slow or its not focused.. ive found it a lot easier to deal with 35mm so far for snapshots on the boat or family type stuff. are we doing something wrong or is this the way they work? thanks jt

I'm not familiar with your model of Kodak, but there are a couple of things that are common with most digital cameras. Except for the high end cameras, they all have some delay between the time the shutter release is pressed and the time the picture is actually taken. It is common for most people that are new to digital, to move the camera as soon as they press the shutter releace. Think of it as jerking a trigger. You need to practice a "follow through" and hold the camera steady for an instant after you press the release.

The second problem occurs with most auto focus digital cameras. The shutter release must be held down about halfway before the lens starts to focus, and then pressed the rest of the way down, to take the pic after the lens has focused.

It's easy to combine these two faults if you're used to using point and shoot film cameras. With film, you just point and jerk the release and the pic is fine. With a digital, you haven't given it time to focus and you moved the camera before the shutter tripped. But the best thing about digital is that it doesn't cost anything while learning. I hope this helps.

Nashcat

First, read the manual.

The, check to make certain your camera is not in the wrong mode.

If you continue to have problems, contact Kodak.

George

I am unfamiliar with your particular model but I might suggest you look into an iso change. If your camera has that ability changing from iso 100 to 400 will give you two additional stops of shutter speed which may help aleviate some of the blur. If you have a shutter priority mode changing that and locking a 30th or 60th second will eliminate most shake even with the time lag of the less expensive cameras. another simple change might be to use flash with all photos. The flash will help freeze movement and will also act as a fill light to soften shadows.
My Canon 10d was also giving me problems for a time. When I uploaded the new firmware available it all went away. If your camera has an upload available that may also eliminate problems. In any event if you purchased the camera locally and your warranty is still in effect I would head for the local store and have them look it over. That is why buying locally is worth the small amount you might extra when buying at home vs. by catalog or internet.

By the way.
The way to tell if it is a slow shutter speed vs. out of focus is to look for drag marks. If the shutter is too slow the highlights will look as if they are being dragged from the subject away. If it is out of focus everything will appear blurred uniformly without the drag affect.
Good luck
Frank