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Old April 7th, 2010, 07:36 AM   #16
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"The windows were "floating" around . Is it due to the Image stabilization?"

Yes, the camerastabilisation is trying to correct for the movement you make and on a tripod that is not something you want. I notice this very clearly on my Canon xh-a1 if I leave ois on when on a tripod, if I do a pan movement when zoomed in and when I stop panning the camera tries to correct after that and I see the image move, eventhough the camera is standing still.

If you don't want that "floating movement" you need to turn ois off when on a tripod.
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Old April 7th, 2010, 09:05 AM   #17
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thanks !!

thanks for clarifying that.

I *think* you have saved me from a major mistake this coming saturday.

I SO appreciate it.
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Old April 7th, 2010, 06:11 PM   #18
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IS is still useful in certain tripod shots though. For example, if you have a locked down shot at full telephoto, it is quite common to see some wobble in the image due to the tripod not being perfectly rigid, or maybe when the tripod is standing on a flexible surface like a wooden floor. The IS helps in these cases to reduce camera shake.

But I agree that if you need to pan the camera, the IS is usually better switched Off.

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Old April 9th, 2010, 06:41 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by Sylus Harrington View Post
On the A1s I assigned one of the custom buttons to switch OIS on/off - the other custom button is for Zebras. This is very helpful when going from Tripod to Handled as you can activate or deactivate with the touch of a button - no need to dig in the menu for it.
how do you assign the OIS to the custom buttons, I don't see it on the list of options ?
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Old April 10th, 2010, 12:29 AM   #20
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Can't do it on the A1.

It's an option on the A1S.
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