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7D MarkII connected with Canon Camera Connect - blurry images

Krm0258 — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 19:50:25 GMT

Today I set my 7D Mark II on a tripod with equipped with a Canon 70-200mm F4. I set the rig up on a covered porch approximately 15 feet from a bird feeder and operated the shutter using the software on my ipad. All of the images can out soft and/or with some blur on the subject. Is this normal when shooting in this manner?

Re: 7D MarkII connected with Canon Camera Connect - blurry images

stevet1 — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 19:54:35 GMT

Krm0258,

I don't think the method you use to operate the shutter affects whether your pictures are soft or not.

Have you tried to view them on anything other than your ipad, like a computer? It might be the resolution on your ipad.

Steve Thomas

Re: 7D MarkII connected with Canon Camera Connect - blurry images

Krm0258 — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:05:37 GMT

I didn’t think it would affect the image either. I transferred them as I do with all images into Lightroom classic on my laptop. I’m just going to continue playing with it to see if maybe I have a setting off.

Re: 7D MarkII connected with Canon Camera Connect - blurry images

kvbarkley — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:19:01 GMT

Is the lens set to manual focus? How are you focusing? Is it focusing on something closer?

My google-foo failed but you should be able to highlight the focus points when reviewing the image.

Re: 7D MarkII connected with Canon Camera Connect - blurry images

Krm0258 — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:41:51 GMT

I actually tried both manual and auto. I didn’t recheck the focus points so that will be next

Re: 7D MarkII connected with Canon Camera Connect - blurry images

Waddizzle — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:17:09 GMT

I wasn’t aware that the 7D2 was capable of communicating wirelessly. I know that it was once sold with a Wi-Fi SD card, but that card was unreliable.

Re: 7D MarkII connected with Canon Camera Connect - blurry images

Krm0258 — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:01:41 GMT

I’ve used the Canon SD card for a few years and it works well

Re: 7D MarkII connected with Canon Camera Connect - blurry images

Waddizzle — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:18:45 GMT

I use a 6D2 setup to capture photos remotely with Canon Connect on an iPad. I pre-focus the lens and take a test shot. Once set, I set the lens to MF and use the remote.

I don’t need to refocus on the feeder again.

Re: 7D MarkII connected with Canon Camera Connect - blurry images

p4pictures — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 22:45:01 GMT

What shutter speed did you use? If the shutter speed is too slow, then the subject (birds / trees) moving will result in blurred or soft images. Keeping the camera still on a tripod will not stabilise a moving subject, only shutter speed can do that.

Secondly, does the lens have IS? If so it is worth trying again with the IS turned off with the switch on the side of the lens.

Re: 7D MarkII connected with Canon Camera Connect - blurry images

normadel — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 22:57:03 GMT

You say nothing about camera settings you were using....shutter speed, apertures, manual or autofocus....

Is the blurriness from lack of focus, or subject movement? We don't know. Do you?

More info is needed.

Re: 7D MarkII connected with Canon Camera Connect - blurry images

stevet1 — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 00:35:45 GMT

Krm0258,

There are a couple of other things to take into account:

1) The resolution of your iPad. Have you tried uploading the photos to a laptop or a desktop? Do they show the same level of softness/blurriness?

2) What time of day were you shooting? Was it in bright sunlight, or was is low-light dusk or early dawn? If it was in a low light situation, your camera might have had a hard time finding focus.

3) Did you try taking any photos of a stationary subject like the feeder itself where there was no movement at all?

Steve Thomas

Re: 7D MarkII connected with Canon Camera Connect - blurry images

Krm0258 — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 01:05:42 GMT

I had shutter speed set at 2500, f4, although I didn’t recheck the forget to turn off IS