DMC - FZ5

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Does the IS feature work well with the slow shutter/flash (night portrait?)
setting?

 

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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:
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> 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!