Image Stabilization Special: Stop the Shake
By Megan • Oct 3rd, 2007 • Category: News for Creatives (archives)By Michael J. McNamara for Pop Photo:
“It’s a fact of life: Everyone’s hands move when taking pictures. No problem, if you have enough light for a fast shutter speed, your focal length is wide, or you’re using a tripod. But for all those times when the light is dim, you’re shooting with a telephoto lens, or you can’t use a tripod, hallelujah for optical image stabilization.
DSLR shooters have a choice of two different technologies — lens-based and sensor-shift — to counter the photographer’s motion. Some systems can even differentiate between ordinary shake and deliberate, lateral panning to capture a moving subject. (Forget electronic image stabilization, found on some compact digital cameras; it often adds image noise or reduces resolution, and it’s good mainly for shooting video.)”
Megan is a creative producer at Wise Elephant.
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