moikle Posted December 30, 2006 Share #1 Â Posted December 30, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Having recently acquired a Digilux 3 and had a chance to "play" I notice that the OIS is always running while the camera is switched on. On Canon, for instance, the stabiliser runs on for a few seconds after use then stops. Is this normal on the D3? Â Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dwcolvin Posted December 30, 2006 Share #2 Â Posted December 30, 2006 Set OIS to MODE2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo_Lorentzen Posted December 30, 2006 Share #3 Â Posted December 30, 2006 Somewhere I could swear that I did see some evaluation of the OIS on the L1 and it said that they found the OIS effect was best in mode-1. It seems that it was popular photography or something like that.. but Im not sure. Â So for now I have been leaving it on as I still easily pull a couple of hundred frames from the battery with the OIS running. Â Would be interesting to take the time and actually do a thrughout test of what give the best results. Â Â Bo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwcolvin Posted December 30, 2006 Share #4 Â Posted December 30, 2006 Somewhere I could swear that I did see some evaluation of the OIS on the L1 and it said that they found the OIS effect was best in mode-1. It seems that it was popular photography or something like that.. but Im not sure. Â I believe OIS is better in Mode 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted December 30, 2006 Share #5 Â Posted December 30, 2006 Don't know about D3, but a number of dpreview's reviews of earlier cameras found that Mode 2 was more reliable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo_Lorentzen Posted December 30, 2006 Share #6 Â Posted December 30, 2006 Thank you - switching to mode-2 now. Like I said I was sure I had that idea from somewhere. I think then in my mind figured that it probably was because it was powered up all the time... Oh Well. mode 2 it is. Thank you for the correction. Â Â Bo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
moikle Posted December 30, 2006 Author Share #7 Â Posted December 30, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) I tried Mode 2 but that OIS motor is still running! Â Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo_Lorentzen Posted December 31, 2006 Share #8 Â Posted December 31, 2006 Not sure its the OIS "motor" you hear. Â In mode 1 there is a continues racket of some actuators, in mode 2 there seems to be a buzz which is constant, however durring a long exposure the actuators fire-up. So its my guess that the buzzing is a part of the OIS motion sensing system. If I did not know better I would say that it was a gyro... but in todays world one would guess it would be solidstate of sorts. so Im not too sure what the sound actually is caused by. But one thing is sure, the entire system is integrated into the lens as the same lens and OIS works equally good on my E-1. Â Â Bo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwcolvin Posted January 4, 2007 Share #9 Â Posted January 4, 2007 I tried Mode 2 but that OIS motor is still running! Â I have to put my ear to the lens to hear it, but it sounds like a gyro is always running (makes sense). So, in mode 1, the lens is constantly trying to adjust for movement, and in mode 2, it doesn't adjust for movement until the shutter fires. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley Posted January 4, 2007 Share #10 Â Posted January 4, 2007 could it be the auto focus you hear ? usually there are 2 modes to AF as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
moikle Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share #11 Â Posted January 4, 2007 I think Denny is probably right and the gyro is constantly running regardless of mode. It does not seem detrimental to battery life as such. My question was borne out of the fact that with Canon and Nikon you definitely hear the giros shutting down if left unused for just a few seconds. Â Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugby Posted January 5, 2007 Share #12 Â Posted January 5, 2007 The Manual states 1. mode 1 sets OIS on continously 2. mode 2 only switches OIS on during image capture, and best results are achieved with this setting. Â I have been taking some incredible shots 1/2 sec hand held with this lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted January 5, 2007 Share #13 Â Posted January 5, 2007 I started fooling with the Extended Optical Zoom this afternoon and the OIS makes all the difference in the world. When you get up to the Max 150mm it starts to waiver. Other than that OIS is a blessing. At the 100mm range there is very little loss of image quality as far as I can tell on the monitor but I haven't printed any yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugby Posted January 5, 2007 Share #14 Â Posted January 5, 2007 The last three weeks I've shot 20gb of images across Tokyo, Paris and London. With the sun setting at 3.30.... low light has got me reliant on OIS and slow shutter speeds of 1/2 to 1 sec handheld.....especially indoors in the Louvre where natural light is better than flash shots. Â In Palais Versailles, the guy in front of me with his DMR and 90 mm stopped shooting after 2-3 shots. I was down to f2.8 at 1/2 to 1 sec. Tripods were prohibited. At 1/2 sec or thereabouts, my shots are fine. but at 1 sec, i had to re-shoot 2 or 3 times. Â I cant post anything yet as my Internet tablet , Nokia 770 does not allow me to attach my digital portable media online. I'll post some shots when i get back to Australia. Â This 3 letter acronym, OIS, to me has been the single best thing over my D2, after rapid RAW shots and NO shutter lag. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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