OIS jumps when on tripod

trevorward

trevorward

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Coming from DVX world. I loved it. I liked its OIS (optical image stabilizer). But my new 150 behaves differently. I think for the worse. while doing a panning and zooming shot, the image "jumps" to catch up with the movement, but the jump occurs half way through the move. My DVX never did this.

So I took the zooming out of the equation and the image still jumps if I move the camera a little bit. It's like there's a lag between the movement I make and the movement that's on the screen. At the end of the move, when I stop the camera, the image keeps going and then jumps back to where it should be. I don't like this.

Is anyone else experiencing this? Is this normal behavior?
 
Would be the same issue on a dvx as well, more than likely. Perhaps to a lesser extreme though...

If you are already using a stabilizer such as a tripod, then you don't want to use OIS, as it defeats the purpose.

At any rate, it is normal behavior, and you should turn OIS off when using a tripod.

later,
Jason
 
I 2nd Jason's comments. Don't use OIS when on sticks.. and DEFINITELy don't use it when you are shooting with a monopod.. that really messes it up.... and makes it quite unusable.
 
I used OIS for like 5 minutes on a shoot and it kept on jumping, so annoying that i don't even bother using this feature... It gave me flashbacks of my old Canon XL1S, in that cam you would stop the pan and the image kept on panning and the pan back. But it was better, at least it wouldn't just jump.

In any way, i don't use OIS... just did that time to test it out! and would never do it again!
 
Yeah, I've noticed it real bad on the XL2 our church uses. It's real bad. I turn it off. But my DVX never did that. The OIS was pretty darn good on the DVX. I'm only disappointed that the HMC isn't as good as the DVX. I guess if others are having this issue, it's not just my camera. Rather, it's a design flaw.
 
It's not a "design flaw", it's the way OIS would work. How would you expect it to work? It sees the image moving (as you start to pan), so it compensates -- up until the point where it can't compensate any more, and then it "jumps". How else could it work?

It flat-out says in the manual IINM "don't use OIS when on a tripod".

The DVX was less susceptible but that's because the DVX's OIS was a lot weaker. The OIS was substantially improved to make for better handheld footage on the HVX, and people have been noticing the "jumping" ever since the HVX.

You noticed it "real bad" on the XL2 also, yes, because the XL2 has always had very strong OIS.

OIS is for steadying handheld shots. It is NOT for use on a tripod. Just turn it off and your problems will go away.
 
Superfresa66 said:
I know on windows there's a free app that works great, but i can't remember the name!
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Deshaker - but it takes forever to smooth video.

Smooth cam - we noticed a decrease in quality.

I noticed the jump a few times when the OIS was on and I was using a tripod. On playback I didn't notice it as much, but never the less I will keep it off from now on :) when on the pods.

Although, I'm thinking it was useful on the monopod. Depends on the shots I guess.
 
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