Camera help needed

If you could post an example, it might be easier to diagnose the problem.

I had a professional video business for over 30 years. About every 3-5 years my video cameras would begin to have what looked like a blur to the videos. I tried having the cameras cleaned by the factory but the problem wouldn't go away. This happened with 3 different cameras over the years. I ended up replacing the cameras.

My guess is the sensors/electronics get out of alignment due to age and use.

Send it to Cannon for repairs. I sent my 10 year old digital camera to them. They repaired it free of charge. I only paid postage when I sent it in. They even paid return postage. Great company.

I've been shooting Canon dSLR bodies since 2007. A couple of years ago I bought a 7D. That first summer was more or less a disaster. Most everything had a lot of noise and was out of focus. I determined 2 things were wrong. The first was that I upgraded the firmware. That cleared up the noise issues. The second turned out to me and my technique. I pretty much had to relearn how to hand hold my camera to get sharp photos. I think over the years my hands have weakened and are not as steady as they used to be. I'm once again getting great photos. Yesterday we went to the zoo, I was shooting at 1600 ISO with 1/30 second shutter speeds inside the buildings. I got some really great results from a lens I thought was toast 2 years ago.

Try this: Shoot a scene hand held. Then shoot the same scene using a tripod. If they look the same you might be able to get a camera shop to allow you to do some test shot using your lens and another body, and/or your body with a different lens.

It's conceivable that you have a bad lens or that your auto focus system is faulty. But more likely it's something you are inadvertently doing differently. Little adjustments in your stance, using a tripod with mirror lock up, etc could make all the difference in the world.

bobcouch wrote:
They almost look like exposure time is set too long.
I've tried doing a reset to default, but it didn't seem to help.

That statement concerns me. It tells me that you are just shooting in auto mode and don't really know what your camera is doing. You can get the shutter speed from your EXIF data so that you can tell if your shutter is too long.

That said, I strongly recommend getting back to basics and starting from there. If you are not familiar with your camera I highly recommend a book called "Complete Digital Photography" by Ben Long.

Have you updated the software? Yours could be corrupted.
Canon
It could have bad electronics. We were able to send our Canon in and have it repaired. It was not under warranty but we did not get charged. They knew of an issue.