Its just a cheap compact I have so I,m not sure about the lens mate, I,ll try the manual setting though,
another question I have, my bird shots are slightly hazy when I take the shots on bright sunny days
Suspect your to far away some compacts shake a lot at the top end of the zoom...maybe invest in a wee tripod see if that helps....if you look at the dog shot jumping the gate the dog appears out of focus and the gate is sharp.....maybe if you can get your shutter speed up a bit...is there a sports mode on your compact?
No mate ?
What modes do you have on your cam?
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