dimage x31

[ir1214]

I need some advice about my digital camera.It's a new minolta dimage x 31 and I am frustrated because pictures are very fuzzy,batteries are consumed very fast,and it takes a long time to take the next picture, I think I need to learn how to use it better but I don't feel like it has to be that hard,I bought a digital because it's suppose to be easier not harder.Is anyone familiar with this kind of camera?
I want to get rid of this one and buy an easy to use,good quality and always ready to shoot the next picture,wich one can I get that uses the San Disk?my budget is about $300
If anyone has a comment or advice ,I'd appreciated it.Thanks.

[PhilR.]

What kind of batteries are you using? What do you mean by "consumed very fast"? That is a very subjective description. Perhaps you could tell us how many pics you actually do get.

How long is "a long time"? Minutes? Hours?

You should also consider posting an example of your pics here, so we can see what might be going wrong.

PhilR.