Why can I not get a decent picture with a fuji F610

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Trevor Davies wrote:
> I have a Fuji F610. I seem to be doing something wrong as my pictures
> seem to be coming out with jagged lines where there should be straight
> diagonals. Have tried this indoor and outdoors and the same thing
> happens. I have it set to auto exposure with a 6MP quality. I found
> an old pic I took with my old fuji 6800Z so I took the same shot again
> with the F610 (my garden) and the old 6800 shot is way superior, e.g.
> fences have straight lines not jagged ones !
> Can anybody tell me what I am doing wrong please.
>
> Many Thanks,
> Trevor Davies.

Sounds like you are SAVING the images at 640 X 480 or some other low
resolution. I know you said you are shooting at full 6MP but are you?
Are you using a high degree of compression?
When you check your image size in a photo editor, what size does the
editor say the image actually is?
If the image is really 6 MP, and saved at low compression and you still
see jaggies then I'd send the camera back to Fuji for repair or replacement.
Bob Williams