Bad jpg quality? I don't know!

[mute.pablo]

I have had to use layers and blurs quite a lot on my photo's now. When I shoot anything with a large plain area, the quality sucks :( Should I use RAW/raf (whatever it is). I dont have a very big memory card so I avoid using raw cause it takes up so much space.

I am using a Fujifilm S6500fd, and no matter what ISO, setting, whatever, it still has this annoying quality. :(

Does anyone know what causes this?

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc301/BeaPrototype/eyyyeeessmall-1.jpg
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc301/BeaPrototype/eyyyeeessmall.jpg

[Crash]

thats strange, you sure it isnt iso? Almost has to be.

Did this bad quality just happen now? how was the pictures before?



Oh btw, i really love that photo.

[Grumbledook]

have you tried taking the same picture in raw and jpg and comparing them

it may be down to that, though reading a review of that camera apparently it has pretty good noise control