Does anyone else think that it's totally unacceptable in 2015 for the camera not to have OIS?
(on a phone in the $600 to $700 price range)
(on a phone in the $600 to $700 price range)
Image stabilization probably means digital image stabilization, which isn't the same as OIS.
OIS is probably more important for video than for still, though I guess it would be good for low light shots.
I guess I'd prefer it if they did OIS but I wouldn't call that a deal breaker for me. Putting in OIS probably means they have to compromise somewhere else, either for cost or space or battery size, etc. Let's guess that Moto and Verizon did market research and found that OIS was less critical to buyers than other choices.
Does anyone else think that it's totally unacceptable in 2015 for the camera not to have OIS?
(on a phone in the $600 to $700 price range)
According to the specs listed, image stabilization is part of the new Turbo 2 camera.
[http://www.motorola.com/us/product.... There is no stabilization for still photos.
Putting in OIS probably means they have to compromise somewhere else, either for cost or space or battery size, etc. Let's guess that Moto and Verizon did market research and found that OIS was less critical to buyers than other choices.
If I were buying a camera, probably. Since I'm buying a phone, not so much.Does anyone else think that it's totally unacceptable in 2015 for the camera not to have OIS?
It's likely that OIS is part of the camera package, but Moto is not activating it. This was the case with my Razr Maxx HD.
Has anyone ever seen any reviews of smartphone OIS systems that detailed how well they perform? For instance, could they turn it on and off to test it?
I'm wondering if their performance is comparable to OIS on say, a Canon P&S camera.
Using a third party camera app on my Razr Maxx HD there was a function within the app that would allow you to download a text file showing all the hardware and software capabilities of the phone's camera and their on/off status. That's how I found out about the installed OIS that Moto was not using.That's be interesting, but I can't believe they have a gyroscope and small lens motors and are not using them. I feel pretty strongly that Sony (or whoever) likely has kits that are generic, non-OIS. But, if you find out that Moto has done that with this phone, that'd be interesting to know.
The new camera is great for me, and probably adequate for aficionados. I have it in hand. No shutter lag. Not sure OIS is necessary. I'll be interested to take some motion pictures and see how the turn out. This camera is much better than the last Turbo.