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I mean, the R5 IBIS mode was always a bit of a toy. No compensation for motion blur, no compensation for hand held, and even when it works it's still not super-resolution without artifacts.

But it's mostly "shoot with a tripod, nobody move", and if I'm in that situation, most of the time you're better of getting a smaller FOV and taking shots for panoramic stitching.

Is there a real pixel shift use case outside of "I want a picture of my 4K monitor"?



I don't understand. IBIS is very useful for handheld photography and video. Works very well. Motion blur of the subject, obviously not.


Parent is referring to IBIS High Resolution Shift, not normal IBIS.


> Is there a real pixel shift use case outside of "I want a picture of my 4K monitor"?

Resolution matter for more than just filling the pixels on a big monitor. Many uses are more technical / less artsy, like digitizing film/prints/paintings/whatever, shooting through a microscope or telescope or, as the author mentions, avoiding artifacts by downscaling.


> Is there a real pixel shift use case outside of "I want a picture of my 4K monitor"?

Anything that requires good color reproduction. Archiving for example (museums &c.)


Huh. I'm surprised you'd use an R5 in that situation, but I assume since it's a good chunk cheaper than an actual archival camera, it might make sense especially for smaller institutions.

TIL, thanks for sharing!




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