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Agfa selecta 14?

Agfa selecta 14 ! yr old classed as a 'bridge' camera original priced at over £200 paid sale price £55 because new model came out, so classed 'old' stock gathering dust

Set to 'auto' one would expect it means the camera's brain would take over all settings, with operator assisting in focus pressing shutter button down halfway. However, it seems there may be a problem with W/B (white balance) where some colours seem to come out brighter than they should be, blue flowers come out almost white, red, pink, greens not so effected, taken in full sun.

Some also come out, out of focus, even though istructions followed. when the photo is taken the monitor view is first out of focus for a split second then comesi to focus but some still seem slightly out of focus and is anoying when holiday photo's that can't be repeated.

Should I do any of the following. 1. Read the user manual pdf cover to cover (too many pages to print looking at reducing copy to A6 double side print to save ink and a tree.)

2. experiment on all settings selecting the best...HuH!!!!

3.Give up photography leave it to 'er in doors' (she won't use mine)
Thanks for reading and those with advise.
Bob, August 2014
I was given this camera.
It's all crap.
Eats the batteries in no time at all
No way to put a time/date stamp on videos
The rubber USB cover invites being pulled off when removing USB cables plugged in there
The lens cap will not stay on the lens, it will always fall off
Fuzzy, blurry photos no matter what you try and do.
Push the button to take a photo...the AF delay followed by about a half second delay to actually take that pic.
Set up for video, press the button...and it takes at least a second to start recording.

This camera is all garbage.

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Photo-Commentator, February 2025