steady shot on AX53

[Peadarotti]

I am an amateur and I just bought the AX53.  The one thing that I find irritating is that when you zoom in to a distant object the balanced optical mechanism caused the image to bounce all over the place.   it might be a "steady shot" when you are filming whilst walking along, but not at the end of a zoom-in.  Is there a facility on the camera to fix the lens in position for zoom-in shots

[Jonnie1266]

Hi Peadarotti,

So far as I can see there is no facility to 'fix' the lens for zoom in shots. There is a facility however to switch off the SteadyShot function which I think will reduce or stop the lens from hunting altogether ?

The following is from the owners manual:

[112] How to Use Menu operations Camera/Mic

SteadyShot (Movie)

This product has a balanced optical SteadyShot function that allows you to reduce the

camera-shake when shooting with zooming, as well as when shooting with a wide-angle

shot .

1. - [Camera/Mic] - [ Camera Settings] - [ SteadyShot] - desired setting.

Descriptions of menu items

Intelligent Active:

Records a movie using the most effective SteadyShot function on this product.

This function is not available when [ File Format] is set to [ XAVC S 4K].

Active:

Records a movie using a more effective SteadyShot function.

Standard:

Reduces camera shake using the SteadyShot function in wide-angle shooting.

Off ( 😞

Does not use the SteadyShot function.

You could try this in an instant and see if your subject matter remains steady.

Please let us know if this works.

Regards

[Peadarotti]

Thanks Jonnie, that works.  The lens is static when "off" is selected.  That solves that prob.

I would leave it "on" for normal filming and panning around.  But if I want to pan and stop suddenly on an object for visual effect I would have to set it to OFF before I'd do that pan because when you suddenly stop the lens bounces all over the place again.  On balance I can see myself leaving it off more often than on.  

Thanks agian

Peadarotti

(Sounds like Pavarotti, sound nothing like Pavarotti )

[Jonnie1266 · Accepted solution]

You are welcome.

Are you able to mark this thread as solved ?

Regards