OIS soften image? & with dvRigPro?

jamesh

jamesh

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When shooting hand held and having the OIS turned on, will it soften or degrade the resulting image at all?

I did a test yesterday walking around my garden with the OIS ON and it seemed to smooth out alot of the sharp jerkiness i was seeing before, just wondering if that was at the expense of some resolution.

Also, should i turn the OIS on when using a DV-RigPro? It's not really a tripod but it's not really hand-held either.

I'd like to know what you guys think

cheers

james.H
 
It won't hurt your image quality at all. I would turn it off when using a DVrigPro. Anytime I have the camera on a support, I turn it off.
 
I am not a technical person, but I have heard that, to achieve image stabilzation, the circuitry blows up your image ever-so-slightly so that it "has room" to stabilize it (i.e. reposition the picture to whatever specific points it is chosing in the picture). I could be wrong.
 
I think you are referreing to Digital Image stabilization. The dvx has an Optical image stabilizer which kind of works similar to our eyes.
 
HorseFilms said:
Anytime I have the camera on a support, I turn it off.
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Yes, that's mostly true, and it is often stated here.
It's a good rule, but like everything, it's not always to be followed.
I recall a recent interview with the HVX on a tripod. Outdoors in a gazebo. Interviewee is yapping away. His dog is laying down, and apparently in awe of being in the presence of an HVX or eyeing up the fluffy mic; it is wagging tale. Friggin' tale has enough momentum to shake floor which tripod sits on. OIS saves the day. :)
 
Thank you, Teeck, for the good information. Just as important, thanks for passing it on in a pleasant manner. Too many times those with the information bestow it in a condescending way. Again, many thanks for not doing that.
 
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