Sounds like the autofocus is not locking on the target.  If you have a
manual focus/AE Lock function, try using that to see if you can get sharper
pix.

Ray

"itten" <itten@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:220620031842189007%itten@comcast.net...
> I just got a Minolta Dimage F-300 and noticed that some of my shots are
> out of focus.  I use a backdrop in a studio with a combination  of
> flourscent and incadecent lighting.  My model is positioned about 4'
> from the background and I have used a combination of auto and manual
> modes with the flash on and sometimes off.  I was wondering if there
> was one setting that would assure me properly focused photos?  My
> photos are posted on the web and I trim them down to about 65K with an
> image size of 640 x 480.