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DMC - FZ5
Does the IS feature work well with the slow shutter/flash (night portrait?)
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Fifty Hertz wrote:
Does the IS feature work well with the slow shutter/flash (night portrait?) setting? I can't give a specific answer, as I don't really use the Scene settings (except for macro). The maximum gain you get is about 10X, so at the very best a 1 second exposure with IS is going to look as blurred as 1/10s exposure without IS. I would recommend a camera support for such a long exposure. Do you have some specific circumstances in mind? Cheers, David |
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"David J Taylor" wrote: Does the IS feature work well with the slow shutter/flash (night portrait?) setting? I can't give a specific answer, as I don't really use the Scene settings (except for macro). The maximum gain you get is about 10X, so at the very best a 1 second exposure with IS is going to look as blurred as 1/10s exposure without IS. I would recommend a camera support for such a long exposure. Do you have some specific circumstances in mind? Cheers, David I'm thinking of indoor restaurant shots using the flash, but as well the slow shutter setting to pickup background. To date, the cameras I have been using require the use of a monopod to eliminate jittering/smearing of the background information. Chandeliers can look like 100+ circles. Thanks for your help. |
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Fifty Hertz wrote:
[] I'm thinking of indoor restaurant shots using the flash, but as well the slow shutter setting to pickup background. To date, the cameras I have been using require the use of a monopod to eliminate jittering/smearing of the background information. Chandeliers can look like 100+ circles. Thanks for your help. Well, the IS should certainly help in such a situation, with perhaps a factor of 10 gain in background smearing. Sometimes the smeared background can add to the effect, though. At the 36mm setting you could perhaps hand-hold up to 1/4s? Perhaps! I think under such circumstances I'd still be inclined to try and brace against something, though, or make two or three attempts in the hope that one was less blurred than the others. Cheers, David |
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Well, the IS should certainly help in such a situation, with perhaps a factor of 10 gain in background smearing. Sometimes the smeared background can add to the effect, though. At the 36mm setting you could perhaps hand-hold up to 1/4s? Perhaps! I think under such circumstances I'd still be inclined to try and brace against something, though, or make two or three attempts in the hope that one was less blurred than the others. I have an FZ5 and guess that you gain 2 to 3 stops with IS. I agree that bracing is a good idea. Also, practice with holding your breath, letting it slowly as you squeeze the trigger. It all helps! |
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