Best image stabilization?

[tim_stahl]

What digital video camera has the best image stabilization? I am

looking at shooting out of a small airplane, and don't want the

vibration effecting the image. Any ideas?

 

Thanks,

 

Tim

[douglas_coon1]

I did some shooting from a helicopter with a Canon XL-1 that worked out well. The image stabilization is an optical system so it had no effect on image quality

[emre]

You really have to state your budget. There are two types of internal stabilization: digital and optical. Then there are gyroscopic solutions ("steadicam").

[dave_redmann]

I haven't reasearched the subject recently, but historically the optical image stabilization systems were far better than the digital ones. I have an older Canon Hi-8 camcorder with optical image stabilization, and the system works very well for my use. Just be aware that I'd expect fairly high frequency vibrations in a helicopter or airplane that may differ from the somewhat lower frequency jitters for which image stabilization was designed. I don't know whether/how this will affect performance.

 

In Mini-DV camcorders at least, optical image stabilization used to mean some Canon models and the top-of-the-line Sony models: Canon XL-1, XL-1S, GL-1, (I think it's called) GL-2, plus I think some of the Opturas and some others (can't recall which); Sony DCR-VX1000, DCR-VX2000, DCR-TRV900, and DCR-TRV950. I think some other brands (Panasonic?) have recently developed or licensed optical image stabilization systems.