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Aug 20, 2006 | 06:34 AM

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gr?

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Originally Posted by MagicPie

Pro who take photos indoors without tripods dont use IS because they light the hell out of everything, alot of high end cameras dont even has this feature.

Pros who take outdoor photos use a tripod or aleast a monopod, am not aware of any one who does different

Iam not argueing with you but am not aware of use of IS in pros

Also keep in mind their are pro level cameras with IS but they are Optical stablizers not digital so there would be no loss in quality but low end SLR only have digital IS

Anyways use IS, dont use IS - who really gives a damn in the end

I think Stu is referring to the lens image stabilization (Canon... IS) or vibration reduction (Nikon... VR). For indoor use under low light, my 70-200 f/2.8L IS has been handheld down to 1/15 shutter with IS. There's no way a non IS lens could be hand held at those speeds. Outdoors under sunny days I use IS, especially when I'm shooting at the longer focal lengths. I also use it a lot when panning, which helps reduce fore/aft camera shake. HEre's a shot at 1/60 with mode 2 IS on:

Aug 20, 2006 | 09:16 AM

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what do you guys think about the cannon S2 IS

Aug 20, 2006 | 09:20 AM

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The S2 IS is a good point & shoot camera. If you shoot in low light, the S3 IS can shoot at a higher ISO so it might be worth spending the extra $100.

Aug 20, 2006 | 11:24 AM

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I got you there, I mentioned most of my knowledge lays in video, so any sort of OIS will give you a chasing effect as you pan or tilt, so that most high end cameras dont have that feature and the ones that do its rarely used. I get the more usefulness of it in still photo now. I did like your photo btw

Aug 20, 2006 | 12:53 PM

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Think about what the camera will be primarily used for. If you just want something quick, small and will fit in your pocket, go for a small point and shoot camera. Olympus makes great small thin cameras. If you want something larger with a little better picture quality, go for an SLR-like like a Canon or Kodak.

Kodak P850

It also takes excellent 640x480 digital video which I think not too many cameras take that high quality of video.