K5 shake reduction in movie mode: on or off

The default setting for shake reduction in movie mode is "do not use".

I would have thought that using the shake reduction would be a good thing.

Does the default setting being off imply there is some sort of "overhead" associated with running the shake reduction (increased power consumption, increased audio noise).

Any thoughts or experience out there one way or the other?

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I suspect strongly additional power usage. I also don't really see the benefit unless you're going "gonzo", at which point SR won't really help.

Bret

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The shake reduction is a great help for hand held video. It really damps down jerky movements - you can see it working as you shoot, through the lcd.

You would want to turn it off for 'panning' shots, as the sensor will try and cancel out the camera movement and cause a little 'lag' at the beginning and end of the panning movement.

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there are two video types.

Gonzo and pro.

Gonzo: hand-held and obviously so.

Pro: not hand held or not obviously so: damped movements, smooth pans and moves (such as on a dolly) and generally clean.

One or the other. Your choice. There *is* no third way. SR will not help on either.

If you are taking video, you should have thought your story through and movement can only add to authenticity when it is obvious (such as in a car), whereas the rest of the time it's simply bad. Exception: the whole film is gonzo.

Bret

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