Camera focusing and resolution.

Camera doesn't seem to focus and takes poor pictures.  what is wrong?

iPad has a very low resolution camera for still pictures. It is not really meant to be used as a camera, more for video confrencing. For focusing you need to tap on the area you want clear and be careful not to move.

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    And I HATE the take button....wish it was on the top or something instead of on the screen.

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    If that does not help, your iPad may be defective.  If it is in warranty, show it to an Apple Store Genius.  If the Genius can not fix it, you may get a replacement iPad on the spot.
    If your warranty has expired, or there is no Apple Store near you, look for an Apple Authorized Repair Center.  There may be one in your city.  <Apple Authorized Repair Centers>
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  • One day it just stopped focusing and the pictures are blurry.  If I switch it to the front camera it works well and looks like it should but when I turn it back it goes back to being out of focus and I can't figure out how to fix it?

    i installed ios 7.after  that my primary cam, one day it just stopped focusing and the pictures are blurry.  If I switch it to the front camera it works well and looks like it should but when I turn it back it goes back to being out of focus and I can't figure out how to fix it?

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  • My I5s camera hardware have problem. Can't focus, and the pictureis very fuzzy. I brought this 5s in Canada, but I use it in China. I can't get support in China to fix  my phone.

    I brought my 5s last year in Canada. And take back to China to use.
    few days ago, I found my camera can't focus and the picture is fuzzy .
    I had call to Apple's Chinese service for check and help. After they check, they said this is the hardware 's problem.
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    while looking through certain tutorials on the new crop system i came across many that referenced the above mentioned size and resolution option in the  access ratio drop down menu.  They all mention a dialog box which then appears which looks really useful, however my version doesnt have this option. any help would be appreciated.

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  • Image size and resolution question.

    Is an image at W 48.667 x H 32.444 inches at 72 res the same as an image that I could convert in photoshop to 300 res and then the with "Resample Image" clicked off would be W 11.68 x H 7.78 at 300 res for printing purposes? I'm asking this questions because after exporting 200 images from Lightroom 1.4, putting them into an wedding album I realized the images were not at 300 res but the first size listed above. I'm trying not to have to rebatch and have to put them back into the album. I sent the question to NAPP and got this back"
    "If you do the math you'll see that the answer is "no."
    48x72=3456 pixels; 32x72=2304 pixels
    11.68x300=3504 pixels; 7.78x300=2334 pixels."
    I did the math and it comes up to 5760 vs 5830. Pretty darn close. So would an image printed out with both settings print the about the same quality or am I missing something?
    Thanks
    Bob

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    72 dpi was once a common resolution for displaying on a computer monitor. Today 90 dpi is more common monitor resolution.
    o Let's assume that the image is 3504 x 2336 pixels (which I got from his size @ 72 dpi).
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    After resampling to get the print size and resolution you want, the pixel dimension goes to 5960 x 3960 (from 3504 x 2336). Those new pixels came at a price, but that is a matter for another thread and a lot of personal bias.
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