If your photos look soft, it’s rarely the camera. It’s usually how you hold it, how fast the shutter is, and where the focus lands.

Hold it like you mean it

Tuck your elbows into your sides and breathe out before you press the button. Lean on a wall if there’s one nearby.

Keep the shutter fast enough

A simple rule: use a shutter speed of at least one over your focal length. At 50mm, that’s 1/50 or faster. Moving subjects need more.

Check your focus point

Pick a single focus point and put it on the eyes, or on the thing that matters most. Then check the photo zoomed in.