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Nifty Slo-Mo Video Shows How Canon‘s ’Image Stablization’ Lens Really Works
- Posted on June 24, 2011 at 6:11am by
Scott Baker
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Ever wondered how image stabilization works? You probably already have a good idea of the principles involved: either the lens or the sensor moves to counteract any jitter from your shaky hands. But how does it actually work? And how does the camera do it all so quickly?
We turn to Preston Scott, the extremely smart guy behind the Camera Technica blog. Not only does he explain to us mortals the electronics behind the magic that is stabilization, he took a lens apart and filmed it in slow motion in order to make it accessible to our puny human eyes:
Image Stabilization Revealed from Camera Technica on Vimeo.
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Posted on June 25, 2011 at 4:41amThat. Is. So. COOL!
I wonder how it would work mounted on board an RC plane in a gimbal.
I’ve been a Canon fan for nearly a decade.
Report Post »ObserverMI
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:50amPretty much what I envisioned yet very interesting to ‘actually’ see it work.
Report Post »Seems simple yet whomever took the time to film and make that available…. Thanks!
Lawlcat001
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:06amPretty cool, Scott. Any more slow-mo’s of intricate technology at work? Would love to see super slow-mo of particle accelerator :P
Report Post »The_Bees_Assume
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 1:10pmYes, that’s how it works, all right.
Report Post »((Did we forget to mention this is the official camera of GB Television? Just sayin))
STAR SPANGLED SPAMMER
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 3:12pmYa cant mix matter with anti matter captain!….IT CAN’T BE DONE! LooooL!
(“trust nobody”)….Power to the People!!!
Report Post »peteasdf
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 3:49pmRiveting.
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