??? Image stabilization compensates for any operator movement while the camera is
recording the image. This helps you get a sharper image when you??™re using maximum
zoom and when shooting at slow shutter speeds. This option is especially useful on
cameras with an optical zoom of 5X or greater. Image stabilization will compensate
for operator movement, but not for movement of the subject. However, slight subject
movement, such as the wave of a hand, which will show up as a soft blur, can add
charm to a photo. As of this writing, Sony??™s Alpha (DSLR A100) and Pentax??™s K10D
and K100D are the only digital SLRs with built-in camera image stabilization. Other
digital SLR manufacturers offer lenses that have built-in image stabilization.
??? Movie mode enables you to create movies with your digital camera. While a digital
camera with movie mode is not a substitute for a digital video camera, this feature
will enable you to create movies that can be viewed with the associated software on
a computer monitor or from a Web site. Most digital cameras offer a movie mode that
lets you create a movie at 15 fps (frames per second), while some high-end cameras
offer 30 or 60 fps. The length of the movie you can capture depends on the camera
firmware, which is software built into the camera that determines how much of the
camera buffer is used to store images and movies being processed by it.
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