How to get chrispy pictures in low light with Nikon J1?

Whenever i take pictures with my Nikon J1 in low light, they always end up kindof blurry.for and example, i was taking a picture of my sister and my cat by the fire, and i turned out blurry, even though there was afternoon light.
Do I really have to use a tripod all the time, or can i use some other settings? I'm kinda new with this, and i have'nt changed any of the standard settings on the camera.
I love taking pictures in the evening and night (especially the night sky) so any help will be very appreciated, Thanks: D
>>> How to get chrispy pictures in low light with Nikon J1?

The best budget AF (autofocus) film SLR? - 1

Hello! I'm looking for a film SLR that has an autofocus feature.

Preferably by Nikon or Canon and within a budget of USD $250, of course this would mean I'd buy it in secondhand condition.

Any suggestions?
>>> The best budget AF (autofocus) film SLR? - 1

Canon 60d and the nikon d7000?

Well i see that the Canon 60d has a burst rate of 5.3fps and the d7000 has 6fps. Now is that alot of difference? Im merging into sports photography and want either of these cameras.because the nikon has 0.7fps more than the canon, does that mean that then nikon is better for shooting sports photography (Football)(UK) or is there other things that will make a camera shoot nice crisp pictures when things are moving? that i don't know about and have to look out for.
Cheers

Billy
>>> Canon 60d and the nikon d7000?

Ideal wide aperture lens for indoor parties, baptism or wedding for Nikon?

Ideal wide aperture lens for indoor parties, baptism or wedding for Nikon? List your suggestions. Thank you so much! :D
>>> Ideal wide aperture lens for indoor parties, baptism or wedding for Nikon?

Was the 16-85mm a wise purchase in addition to the 18-105?

My parents recently bought the Nikon D7000 with the 18-105 kit lens online. (I know most say that it's a better idea to simply buy the body and skip the kit lens, which tends to have lesser quality, but the body and the entire set were both the same price.) This will be our first digital SLR, although we do have experience with film and point and shoots.
I tried to do some research online about which zoom lenses to buy in addition to the kit lens and on a Flickr forum many people said they used their 16-85 most often when leaving the house. We decided to order this lens as well but now I'm not so sure if it was necessary. The 18-105 has the same aperture range (f/3.5-5.6) and it offers a slightly larger zoom range. A comparison between the 16-85 and 18-200 on Ken Rockwell's website revealed there wasn't a whole lot of difference between the 16mm and 18mm wide angles. I realize the kit lens is made of a plastic mount, and the quality of its materials is cheaper, but is there a recognizable difference in quality in the photos produced by the 16-85 and 18-105?
It just seems to me that the 16-85 is simply a more convenient, condensed version of the 18-105 lens--am I mistaken?
Hmph this question ended up longer than I thought it would be but basically, I'm wondering if my parents' money was well-spent on the 16-85 or if it should be exchanged for another lens with a similarly versatile range but a larger aperture.
>>> Was the 16-85mm a wise purchase in addition to the 18-105?

How to take picture without background blur in dslr?

Sometimes when i take a photos of person i want with the background but after i focus to the person the background comes blurr i undergrad the aperture also up to F9, F11, F15 but still comes background blur, how to take pictures without background blur?

[Nikon D700]
Added (1). For eg: outdoor photos like whn i focus in person want to get background of mountains …

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>>> How to take picture without background blur in dslr?

Nikon View NX2 installation taking a long time?

It still says "installing" but it's been about an hour.Is this normal for photo editing programs? It's the first I've installed.
>>> Nikon View NX2 installation taking a long time?

Shutterfly photo book quality?

I had a baby in April so for Christmas I wanted to make photo books for all my family members through Shutterfly. I just created a 12x12 book online and I'm a little worried. Before I go and purchase $150 worth of these, I want to get others' opinions. I have pictures on there from a variety of different things (droid x, droid razr maxx, sony dch-10, nikon d90, nikon d3100 and nikon d3500) I tried to get all the pictures from my phone to be smaller in the book so they wouldn't be too bad, but looking at the pictures from even the nikons they look a little blurry or pixelated when I preview it.Is this normal? I just dont want to pay $150 and have crappy looking pictures. I'm looking at all the pictures on my memory card and they look perfect.Is it just because of their website or something?
>>> Shutterfly photo book quality?

Is it worth it to invest in a lightroom program?

I'm interested in shooting in the RAW mode on my Nikon D50 now that I'm finally getting a good lens. Can you tell me… What are the advantages of shooting in RAW? In programs such as Adobe Lightroom(and any other programs for RAW pictures), what kind of editing is done in them? Is it worth it to invest in these, is there a noticable difference in quality of the images and how they turn out?
Anything you can tell me would be appreciated. Thank you!
>>> Is it worth it to invest in a lightroom program?

18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G with VR or 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G II with ED?

VR or ED? This will be my only Nikon lens for a while.
>>> 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G with VR or 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G II with ED?