Optical Image Stabilization
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its pretty good...
its pretty good...
truth is for the money its real good(yeah just as good as the Sony's)
If your Going to be running through jungles no matter what camera you need a stabilizer,
or you should of picked up a shoulder mount Canon XL2(new similar JVC is coming),
You will get the most out of your DVX with a nice tripod and/or a capable cameraman with a stabilizer
its pretty good...
truth is for the money its real good(yeah just as good as the Sony's)
If your Going to be running through jungles no matter what camera you need a stabilizer,
or you should of picked up a shoulder mount Canon XL2(new similar JVC is coming),
You will get the most out of your DVX with a nice tripod and/or a capable cameraman with a stabilizer
just turn off the IS when your on a tripod.. but yes, Optical stabilization works, and it works real well. It will allow you to shoot 2 stops lower handheld.
Loki
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Sumfun,
it is to get smoother pans and tilts.
If you have OIS on when using a tripod you'll sometimes get a very noticeable jutter to your pans.. and things will not look smooth no matter how smooth your pan was. The OIS makes things lag due to the way it is designed, I am sure someone else can you give you a better descrip as I am no expert but having seen this from my experiences.
it is to get smoother pans and tilts.
If you have OIS on when using a tripod you'll sometimes get a very noticeable jutter to your pans.. and things will not look smooth no matter how smooth your pan was. The OIS makes things lag due to the way it is designed, I am sure someone else can you give you a better descrip as I am no expert but having seen this from my experiences.
GenJerDan
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If it stutters when panning on a tripod, why doesn't it stutter when panning by hand? It seems to me it does (unless I just screwed up the capture).
In that case, what is it good for, other than hand-held static shots? (Which, considering the amount of caffeine and nicotine I consume, is not a bad thing at all...)
Dan
In that case, what is it good for, other than hand-held static shots? (Which, considering the amount of caffeine and nicotine I consume, is not a bad thing at all...)
Dan
Loki
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Dan, turn off OIS handheld and you'll see exactly why it is good..
It lags on a tripod because it is attempting to compensate for shake that probably is not present when on a tripod. You won't see it when your using a handheld because handheld shots are always going to shaky to a degree, the OIS is correcting the minor shakes in your hands, and your pan movement is never uniform handheld so it isn't quite as noticeable. I am sure the same "stutter" or lag is present in handheld shots, but since the entire shot is not smooth to begin with it won't be perceptable.
A friend of mine just shot a music video with OIS off.. entirely handheld.. it hurts to watch it is so shaky... those minor shakes really become noticeable
It lags on a tripod because it is attempting to compensate for shake that probably is not present when on a tripod. You won't see it when your using a handheld because handheld shots are always going to shaky to a degree, the OIS is correcting the minor shakes in your hands, and your pan movement is never uniform handheld so it isn't quite as noticeable. I am sure the same "stutter" or lag is present in handheld shots, but since the entire shot is not smooth to begin with it won't be perceptable.
A friend of mine just shot a music video with OIS off.. entirely handheld.. it hurts to watch it is so shaky... those minor shakes really become noticeable