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One thing that's really cool but that isn't clear from the copy (or maybe I just missed it) is that the image stabilization is actually moving the entire camera assembly rather than just the optics or just the sensor. I'm excited to see if this results in better low-light and video performance than previous techniques.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/28/23280728/asus-zenfone-9-s...



Hmmm as someone who treats their phone very badly and often drops it, this worries me...

Sounds like that kind of moving part could be quite fragile no?


It's a neat trick but in the last 2 years that I've had a low light camera, I haven't used it once.


Are you talking about low light modes?

Image stabilization is of immense value pretty much whenever you take a photo not in bright sunlight. Any kind of indoor scene benefits from it.

This is independent of any low light modes and does not require second or longer exposure times.

It‘s also limited in that it can’t stop action (meaning if someone moves fast they will still be blurry, though at least their background will be sharp), for that you need sensors where you can really crank up the gain and that‘s not really realistic on any kind of smartphone sensor.


If it pivots the whole camera assembly, that should reduce the "wobbly corners" effect.


Watch the video on the page, it shows it happening. Looks cool :)




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