Remember, the stabilized and unstabilized versions are from the same clips. We thought we should try it out with a small selection of experiments including a run-and-gun style sequence with filming while walking, a couple of static shots at different focal lengths and a couple of slow pans and ‘crane’ movements. In principle, that should be a much better technical solution.

First, in-camera DIS has to be applied quickly on-the-fly using the limited processing resources of the camera, and doing it in software later offers much more control and probably much better results? Second, if you do apply it in-camera it’s baked in for good.Īll right, but almost all video editors have digital stabilization built in anyway, so why would you need this?īecause video editing software uses generic movement detection algorithms to apply stabilization, whereas Sony’s system uses actual camera movement data. In effect, digital stabilization works the same way as IBIS, but shifts the framing in software rather than shifting the sensor in the camera.īut if the Sony ZV-E10 has digital stabilization built in, then why use the gyro data later instead? The software needs some room for manoeuvre. That’s why digital stabilization modes have a crop factor. For this to work, there needs to be a bit of spare space around the edges of the frame to allow for this constant ‘reframing’.

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