My canon T3i, on auto-focus or mannual, does not focus properly. Pictures come blurred (not sharp).

I have canon rebel T3i. It was working properlly when i bought. But suddenly its picture quality started degrading. Pictures looked good in camera but when opened in computer, they were blurry with no sharpness. I tried all modes, auto and mannual focus, but all had same problem. I recently baught tripod also to solve the problem, but it had no effect on sharpness. Any help would be appreciated. 

The camera focus mode should preferably be in "One Shot" mode which enables a feature called "Focus Priority" -- that feature insists that the camera must lock focus before it will take the shot.  
For sports or action shots, photographers often want to use "AI Servo" mode which allows for continuous re-foccus of moving subjects and continuous shooting.  But "AI Servo" mode disables focus priority (the camera WILL take a shot when you fully press the shutter button... even if it is not focused.  The photographer is expected to know that they need to half-press the shutter until they are happy with focus and THEN fully press the shutter to take the shot when they are ready.
I"m wondering if your camera has been switched into "AI Servo" mode -- if so, you will probably want to return it to "One Shot" mode.
Tim Campbell
5D II, 5D III, 60Da

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