... must invest in a decent camera.
Nothing wrong with your camera, Jamie. The image below (number 2 in your series) shows the quality of which it is capable. The others look more like focussing error than camera shake -- does it have auto-focus, and if so, are you remembering to wait for the focus to lock before you fully depress the release button ? Most auto-focus cameras require half-pressure on the release button to trigger the auto-focus to kick in, and you then have to wait for audio and/or visual feedback to tell you that focus has locked before you complete the button depression.
** Phil.
