Hi,
I feel that this is probably a bit of a beginners question rather than a general equipment question so thought I would ask it here...
Not sure if other lenses have this, but on some of the Nikon lenses, I know that there is a normal and active setting. Looking at the Nikon website, it says that the difference is -
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Normal mode
This mode can be used for most general scenes. Image blur caused by camera shake in captured images as well as viewfinder images is effectively reduced. Camera shake is differentiated from intentional movement such as composition change, and compensated. Panning detection function is included to provide panning shots reliably without switching the mode.
Active mode
This mode effectively compensates image blur caused when shooting from a moving vehicle, or some other unstable position, providing stable viewfinder images and blur-corrected captured images.
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They both are there to help compensate against image blur, right? So why would you ever choose Normal? If you are hand-holding, there is the potential for movement for various reasons, so why not just leave it in active? Or am I missing the obvious?
Sorry if it is obvious, hence why it is in the beginners section
Cheers
Steve
I feel that this is probably a bit of a beginners question rather than a general equipment question so thought I would ask it here...
Not sure if other lenses have this, but on some of the Nikon lenses, I know that there is a normal and active setting. Looking at the Nikon website, it says that the difference is -
-------------------
Normal mode
This mode can be used for most general scenes. Image blur caused by camera shake in captured images as well as viewfinder images is effectively reduced. Camera shake is differentiated from intentional movement such as composition change, and compensated. Panning detection function is included to provide panning shots reliably without switching the mode.
Active mode
This mode effectively compensates image blur caused when shooting from a moving vehicle, or some other unstable position, providing stable viewfinder images and blur-corrected captured images.
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They both are there to help compensate against image blur, right? So why would you ever choose Normal? If you are hand-holding, there is the potential for movement for various reasons, so why not just leave it in active? Or am I missing the obvious?
Sorry if it is obvious, hence why it is in the beginners section
Cheers
Steve