Image stabilization A99. WOW!

[ryc]

Just shooting around the office. 1/3 sec hand held with the 85mm 1.4. On board image stabilization just rocks! To think every lens is stabilized on the A99. Why wont Nikon or Canon do this?

 

[mazor]

Wonder how the sensor stabilization compared with the likes of the Olympus E-M1?

 

[deejjjaaaa]

Wonder how the sensor stabilization compared with the likes of the Olympus E-M1?

his A99 shot is actually not sharp - thus downsized to reduce the blur oke:

 

[Lonnie Utah]

Having shot the A900 for years, I can say that Sony's in body stabilization does really well in the center of the frame, and less so as you move outwards towards the corners. In a shot like this, where the corners are out of focus anyway, it's almost the perfect scenario for the stabilization to achieve maximum results.

 

[ryc]

his A99 shot is actually not sharp - thus downsized to reduce the blur oke:

Really?

100% crop

 

[ptomsu]

Really?

100% crop

Well, I would not consider this as really sharp!

 

[ryc]

forget sharpness. do you see any shaking? that's what the IS does. look at the vertical grooves above the 3 and the edge of the horizontal angle on the lens. no movement. Focus is something else.

 

[fotografz]

1/3 second with an 85mm that close up @ f/2.2 is pushing it … but I agree, IBIS rocks on both the A900 and A99. Every data-bus lens you bolt on is stabilized … most importantly the fast primes most likely used in lower light needing slower shutter speeds … my 24/2, 50/1.4, 85/1.4, and the 135/1.8 all benefit greatly.

What is quite amazing is to mount the Sony 500 mirror on the camera and see a rock steady image in the viewfinder, (not to mention it is also an AF lens!)

The comment that the center is sharp but the sides aren't doesn't make any sense … either the sensor is stable or it isn't. I've never seen that, even in my hand held tests of flat targets.

- Marc

 

[Malina DZ]

1/3 sec hand held with the 85mm 1.4. On board image stabilization just rocks!

Welcome to the Sony IBIS club The result above at 1/3s is amazing.
a850/a900 models have a shake level indicator with 5 bars in VF that provides a better experience in stabilizing handheld shots. Unfortunately, a99 doesn't have it, just an icon indicating camera shake. Nonetheless, it does the job really well. Better than no stabilization at all.


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