PhotoPlus : The Canon Magazine

The next generation image stabilization

Canon is the pioneer of the Image Stabilizer, and for many years their approach has been to stabilize lenses, so called optical image stabilization (IS). This was essential for film cameras, but with the combination of digital sensors and an electronic viewfinder stabilization in the camera body has been enabled by moving the image sensor. The EOS R5 and R6 mirrorless cameras are the first Canon interchangeable lens cameras with in-body stabilization, but how does it work and how good is it?

In-lens optical stabilization is ace to use with longer focal length lenses, the stabilizer element being

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