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5.37 (STILLS) STEADYSHOT

Menu Position MENU  8  (Stills) SteadyShot

What it Does Turns image stabilization ON or OFF.

Recommended Setting On (unless your camera’s on a tripod)

SteadyShot is an ingenious
invention which is
designed to give you a
slight edge when it comes
to eliminating the blur
sometimes caused by
shaky hands. Basically,
when you’re zoomed in all
the way, it’s more than just
the subject that gets
magnified – the shakiness th
of the hands is amplified as Figure 5-86: Low light, 1/15 of a second
well. The camera’s handheld with SteadyShot ON. (This was to
engineers have cleverly get the background pedestrian blurred on
incorporated sensors into purpose.) This feature helps even more when
you’re zoomed in all the way.
the camera body which can
not only detect when the camera is shaking, but can also measure how
much and in which direction. Tiny piezo actuators in the body then move
the sensor in equal but opposite directions as the detected movement,
effectively canceling out the shake. This is a phenomenal engineering
achievement, and the photographic world has graced this invention with
many accolades.
It should be noted that the SteadyShot feature, as brilliant as it is, is not a
panacea. It will not nullify all camera shake in all situations, and it does
not mean you can throw away your tripod. Before SteadyShot was
invented, there was a rule of thumb in photography regarding how to get
sharp-looking pictures: If you’re using a shutter speed above 1/(the focal
length of the lens), your picture will probably not be affected by hand