I have a canon, although not the same model as you.  There should be a tulip button (macro) and hit that to make the picture clearer... Gently press the button that you'd push to take a picture until the object in question focuses... Try that.

I don't have a tripod, and what I do is get close to the object w/ macro (tulip).  It takes a lot of bad pics to get a good one sometimes

Cool. That tulip button works for me, too. But do make sure you hold it down just a bit, not all the way, and it will focus. Then press harder to take the photo.

Great, thanks!!