77BusGirl

Hmm. Ok the one thing I didn't try was turning off IS. I'll try that. Thanks! To be honest I'm a little worried it's something with the lens or body. So many pics are coming out soft. I'll keep trying though and try all these things. Failing that I'll pop into the shop and see what they say.

Thanks for the reply. (I had to use Google translate to understand so hopefully they got it right!) Manual focus isn't really an option with a moving subject. (Though I agree the manual with focus assist is fantastic for static objects) From what I've read having the subject moving towards you is the most difficult for the camera. Perhaps I'm just asking too much of it. But even my cell phone can capture her running at me. It's supposed to be sunny tomorrow so I'll take her to a field and try again.

I'm new to the world of Fujifilm and am sure I've got something set wrong. I spent most of the day trying to get pictures of my dog running towards me and I'd say maybe 5 percent were in focus. I tried different af modes, different shutter types, speeds, ISOs, aperture, AFC settings. Nothing seemed to make much difference. I've tried in forests and on a sunny bright deck. Almost always out of focus. (Or soft focus) is there something I'm missing? Are there settings that work best for moving animals? I'm on an xt4 with the 16-80 kit.