Should I ever use OIS with 24p?

Gary the Llama

Gary the Llama

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I remember reading something a long time ago saying that you should just turn off OIS when using 24p. Is there ever a time I should use it? Or should I just leave it off all the time?

And when I'm shooting handheld... What's the best way to hold the camera to minimize shake if OIS is off? Is it just practice, practice, practice?
 
Practice is important, and sturdy arms are handy as well. Personally, if I'm doing handheld stuff, I tend to put one hand in the strap and the other on the handle and put it up almost like a shoulder mounted camera. But of course, some situations require other methods.

and I've never heard about not using OIS with 24p. I know it's a bad idea to use it while panning with a tripod, but that's about it. Maybe someone else could elaborate on this for us.
 
Yep, that's pretty much it...ok to use whenever other than panning on a tripod (or anytime you are panning slow, steady and smooth...the OIS will "grab and release" as you move). I always use it when shooting handheld or on a varizoom shoulder mount.
 
Not only is it ok to use OIS handheld, I would advise it (unless you really want to exaggerate that shaky handheld look).
 
I would use it even with a steadicam and a dolly.
Especially when handheld.

Just don't use it when panning or tilting on a tripod.
If you are shooting full telephoto static shots on a tripod, I would leave it on.
It'll help minimize vibrations from wind, handling, etc.


-BillP
 
BillP said:
If you are shooting full telephoto static shots on a tripod, I would leave it on.
It'll help minimize vibrations from wind, handling, etc.


-BillP
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ah, great point Bill. I almost forgot about that.
 
BillP said:
I would use it even with a steadicam and a dolly.
Especially when handheld.

Just don't use it when panning or tilting on a tripod.
If you are shooting full telephoto static shots on a tripod, I would leave it on.
It'll help minimize vibrations from wind, handling, etc.


-BillP
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Hrm I didn't even think of that, thanks for pointing that out!
 
Try this: shoot into a bright source of light (not the sun) when you find a little dust on your lens. With the OIS on, you will see the dust particles jitter compared to the more stabilized imagery of the scene. That's the shake that is being removed by the OIS.

The problem with using it on a tripod is that when you stop a pan too fast, the gyros in the lens overcompensate and you get a "backswing" that you didn't do! So if you really must use OIS on a tripod just be aware that when you start or stop too fast, you're going to get this backlash. I find the gyros in the Panny to be a little more clumsy than the ones in a Sony, but still it works well in hand-held shooting.

I don't know about in 24P mode, I've only used 24P since I got the HVX, but those are my observations on the value of the OIS in general.
 
The OIS is something that goes on inside the lens, that's why it's called the Optical Image Stabilization. Whether the camera is in progressive or interlaced doesn't matter at all.

I'd say always use OIS when shooting handheld, and never really with a tripod.
 
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