[guerito]

Unnoticed from the public, there seems to have been a major breakthrough in image stabilisation.

According to a newsletter I get regularly from an online vendor, the image stabiliser of the Fuji FinePix A850 can do this:



It seems that the Fuji FinePix A850 image stabiliser eliminates motion blur. This is good news to all sports photographers who struggle with motion blur in badly lit environments. Let the image stabiliser do it! Almost unbelievable, you can get this wonderful piece of technology for only 99 Euro.

I'm just wondering how they do it. If it's done optical, they must have developed a flexible lens that the image stabiliser deforms to remove the blur in just a part of the picture. The same principle applies if it's done by moving the sensor - they must have developed a flexible sensor. And if it's done by software, it's certainly not less impressive. Imagine an in-camera process that calculates the motion blur out of the picture. This is really unheard of!

[NT73]

Ah! but it is only 3x zoom
You think it is a con/fiddle/cheat then?

[Keith Alan]

According to my sources, this camera has 9 sensors that fit together to form the whole.
When Anomaly Predictive Focus Tracking initiates the stabiliser function, one or more of those nine sensors breaks away from the grid and moves independently on a tiny multi-segment gimballed arm.
If you know where to go on the internet it's possible to hack into the feeds from the fiber-optic strands that guide each sensor section, and see into the future.

[slejhamer]

Fuji have been doing this MISLEADING ADVERTISING for a while now. The technology is nothing more than regular mechanical image stabilization combined with a higher ISO setting so you get a faster shutter speed.

(LOL at Keith's comment. )

[Pavel]

Do you think that the same technological breakthrough would allow creation of 1000x zoom? P

[shuttertalk]

Haha, nice pick up, G...

But on a more semi-serious note, I've noticed that image stabilisation has become very prevalent in consumer digicams - almost all of the new low end models have them.

I suppose it is a good trend - let's hope all DSLRs from now on will follow suit...

[Zig]

Manfrotto; I.S. for men...

[Pavel]

I have been lusting for FEISOL CT-3441S (http://www.feisol.net/feisol-ct3441s-wit...-p-38.html), the I.S. for older men with Manfrotto. Pavel

[Keith Alan]

Patents and marketing and "what makes sense" collide in a fiery mess when we talk about the implementation of IS.
In-the-body IS is obviously better from the consumer's position, so why doesn't everybody do it that way? We know why...


Shot some pics for my bassist using his borrowed Canon Rebel XS last night.
It was the usual 18-55mm, but now Canon provides a kit lens with built-in IS to suck new people into depending on it and paying extra for electronical parts that will fail more sooner than later.

I recommend putting that delicate crap into a body you'll be selling in two years anyway.

[NT73]

According to my sources, this camera has 9 sensors that fit together to form the whole.
When Anomaly Predictive Focus Tracking initiates the stabiliser function, one or more of those nine sensors breaks away from the grid and moves independently on a tiny multi-segment gimballed arm.
If you know where to go on the internet it's possible to hack into the feeds from the fiber-optic strands that guide each sensor section, and see into the future.

Warp 6 Mr Sulu. Da da, da da da da daa.

[matthew]

Personally, I think there's a real advantage to having the camera decide not only if the photo will suck, but how badly and in which direction. Automatically boosting the sensitivity from 'smear' to 'puree' when the camera senses subject motion is a major step forward.

My favourite is the cameras with a "Pets" mode that will automatically calculate the age of the animal based on the birthday you've entered earlier.

But then I also bought a P&S with a built-in flash light...