Unless you’re shooting a horror movie, shaky footage is almost always undesirable. However, now that you have so many ways to create dynamic images and keep the image steady, which is the best?
When it comes to photography, the humble tripod serves its purpose well unless you need to be hand-held, and then IBIS (In-Body Image Stabilization) takes over. But, what about video? How does IBIS work and is it comparable to gimbal and the new EIS (Electronic Image Stabilization) technology? Arthur R take a look.
One area of photography that is particularly fast-growing when it comes to improvements is stabilization. While IBIS and EIS systems are better now than ever, the number of bodies and the prices of those bodies are also lower and easier to achieve. Likewise, the gimbal has turned from a high-end cinema device into something you can buy for $100 for your cell phone. And they’re not cheap trash. Last year, I reviewed a Zhiyun mobile phone gimbal and was very impressed!
In this video, Arthur R compares IBIS, EIS and gimbal for video stabilization and has some surprising results! The biggest lesson for me is that EIS is sure to become ubiquitous in Sony cameras in the next 5 years.
