Do you use steadyshot?

[The111 1]

Just curious how people feel about this.

I realized I'd been using it all along when I noticed that some vignetting from a new lens was not stationary... it wobbled around the frame and I spent a few minutes trying to figure out how my lens was bending that much before I came to the obvious conclusion.

Not sure if I like the idea of the video haveing "stabilization" added to it that for all I know could be counterproductive. I've always thought my video had a bit more movement than it should, maybe the steadyshot is responsible. I'm gonna try some jumps without it and see if it gets better or worse.

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[stratostar 5]

I have used it fulltime since it came out with no problems, with and without a wide.

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[quade 4]

All in all I think you'll find that the Sony Steadyshot setting is quite good for the function it's designed for.

You -may- want to turn it off if your camera is mounted on a tripod, but handheld or helmet mounted it's well worth the very, very slight degradation in resolution for the returns on much steadier video.

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[DSE 5]

Depending on OIS vs EIS, I use it. EIS, always. OIS, usually.
On a tripod, you'll find it hunts and tries to stabilize when there is nothing to stabilize. Canon has made some advances that reduce the issue, but how often are you jumping with a tripod?
You shouldn't have any vignetting with most lenses? if your lens shows vignetting, it's likely very low resolution anyway, so you shouldn't notice any loss of resolution due to stabilization because it's no longer there.

[The111 1]

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You shouldn't have any vignetting with most lenses? if your lens shows vignetting, it's likely very low resolution anyway, so you shouldn't notice any loss of resolution due to stabilization because it's no longer there.

Not sure if vignetting is the right term... it's the "black corners." I have Raynox 5050 lens and the vignetting is definitely from the Tiffen filter I stuck on the front. Guess I'll have to do without the filter. They make low-pro ones, but no way to stick a lens cap on and that is more important to me.

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[linestretch 0]

pretty much use it all the time EXCEPT with this big ass lens that's soo wide, it's like looking through a pipe. With it on, the 'pipe' appears to float around, so I shut it off.

here' an example of the lens, it's the first vid 'pond toe-drag'
http://www.linestretch.net/videos.htm

my pics & stuff!

[PharmerPhil 0]

Yep. that is vignetting. I use a Raynox 5050 too and noticed the same thing when I had a UV filter on. It was small, and you wouldn't see it on most CRT TVs, but it was there. In reality, the lens is less than $100, so I am not that concerned with lens protection offered by a UV filter anyway. But this problem can also show up with other things on the helmet. If I move my video camera forward till you can just get my still camera out of the frame on the ground, you will see the still camera when IS kicks in. Because of this, you have to maintain a little more clearance from other things (still camera, flash, leading edge of helmet) to keep the image safe.

[The111 1]

Yeh, I agree on the lens price point too... I'll be taking the filter off.

On my old helmet I had the SLR lens get in frame sometimes, but I just finished designing my new setup (custom CCM, pics soon!) and the lenses are pretty well lined up for this specific reason... it is impossible to get any piece of the helmet in either frame now.

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[tonyhathaway 0]

this sounds like a dumb question, but are you getting vignetting on the TV screen, or just your camera screen? MOST 4:3 TV's don't show the whole video. My cameras record a tiny bit of the lens on some lenses, but it basically never shows up on any TV. If you're having that problem, then yes, your filter is bad, or the lens just isn't compatible with the camera.....

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[The111 1]

Hey Tony,

I render 16:9 projects for my website and for 16:9 TV's. You're right, the vignetting is more visible on the PC than on TV, because of the TV's overscan. I'd prefer not to have any vignetting at all.

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