EOS Rebel SL1 Wide angle photos are blurry

[kuzushi]

Hello all. I just purchased a Canon EOS Rebel SL 1. I do plan to slowly learn how this camera works, but my immediate purpose is to take wide angle indoor photos of my rental property so I can post awesome pictures to Craig's List and Zillow! I usually sit in a corner of the room to show off how large the rooms are. I also want to pick up the beautiful wood flooring.

I attached the lens that came with it and zoomed out but the pictures are blurry. Please tell me the step by step process to make this work. What setting do I use? Do I use flash? Do I have to do anything else? What about the f stop? Obviously I know nothing except how to turn on the camera and put on a lens. Please set me up to do this so I get this house rented soon. Thank you in advance.

[StanNH]

This may be a case where, especially given the inexperience of the OP, a smartphone camera might be the better choice.

[ebiggs1]

An iphone will have less AOV than a DSLR.

In this case a tripod is the best solution.  Set the SL-1 to Av as suggested and f11 or f16.  ISO at 100 to 400.  SS will be done by the camera.  AF on something about half way through the room.  This is not hard to do, it just needs some adjustment in technique.

The addition of the Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM Lens would also make better shots possible.  

[StanNH]

The advantage of a smartphone in the OP's situation, where he is looking for a simple solution, would be that all smartphones have a panoramic option built in to the camera.  Select Pano mode, take a few shots, and you have your panorama without using external software.  There is virtually no learning curve, and given the OP's lack of any experience with a DSLR or software, this just seems like the path of least resistance.  Since these are going online, there is also no need for very high resolution images.

[ebiggs1]

There is no way in this old dog's world I will ever recommend anybody use a smartphone to take anything but a snapshot for viewing on the smartphone.  iphones are just gadgets.  They are no way a real deal DSLR in any manner of the word.  If the 10mm lens is not wide enough and I can't believe it isn't, how hard is a few mouse clicks in LR to create the same but far better pano? It is totally automated.  That's just me!