hatman

You mentioned it was taken in low light which might mean a slow shutter speed was used with a wide aperture. Test again with an aperture in the lenses mid-range like f8.  Mid-range values are usually sharper than wide open or completely stopped down. It might also be possible the image is not sharp due to slight camera movement during the exposure. To rule out camera movement use a tripod or place the camera on a stable surface then make the exposure with the self timer. Using the self timer will eliminate the possibility of jiggling the camera a bit when the shutter button is pressed. Its also possible wind might have caused some movement in the branches. Lots of reasons an image might not be sharp with no fault to the equipment. As mentioned knowing the exif data would help.

A silly question from me but are you sure you are in manual mode (M) and not aperture priority mode (A)? In manual mode you have to set both the shutter speed AND aperture which you didn't mention. I don't know if you have an owners manual or not but if not read pages 84 & 85 here.

 

Ideally i would like to connect through Wifi but that is only for connections to smart devices, who the hell wants to take a picture on a camera the transfer it to a phone.

 

Because people want to share photos and thats the intent of a wifi connection to a phone. Very few cameras are cellular capable but a smart phone is and its something most people carry with them. If your camera can't make a wifi connection to your mac contact Nikon and make it known to them you'd like to see their cameras have that feature if they don't.

Hi and welcome to the forums! 

Welcome to the group!