[nancxy]

Doesn't image stability help take clear & focused pictures for people with shaky hands?
I just got the Canon 1100 for Christmas & I didn't see much of a difference compared to my Canon 630, which doesn't have Image Stabilization at all.
The only time that IS works is when I'm outside, or there's lots of lighting.
But when I'm taking pictures indoors, I don't see IS doing its job.
For example, I'm taking a picture of myself and it comes out blurry which is not good
because IS is suppose to help my shaky hand take focused pictures, right? check it out:

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/NANCi3SoOkYOOT/111111.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Even my camera phone is better at taking pictures when in motion! ;o
Am I doing something wrong? <b>Please help!</b>
The settings for my IS mode is continuous if that helps LOL

[erure]

Hmm. Even image stabilization can't help if the shutter speed is too slow. Maybe it's because the lighting situation was too dark so it needed a longer shutter speed to get proper exposure? If it is that the shutter speed is too slow, then the options are to either get a tripod or use flash.

I can't really make a judgment as to why the photo is shaky without EXIF data.

[[HyuNi]]

I'm not a camera expert, but I did notice something.
If you haven't retouched the photo you uploaded, it looks like there's adequate lighting, so if you have your camera setting on auto, it should have a relatively quick shutter speed.

By any chance, were you zooming in? The image quality suffers the more you zoom.
Also, IS only helps (to a certain extent) for shaky hands, it does not help if the subject is moving.
It looks like you did a better job holding the camera still in the second picture, but she was moving around which makes her blurry.

If you're noticing slow shutter speed, remember to hold the camera as steady as possible even after you hear the initial click. You're in the clear when the picture pops up on your lcd screen.

[watcher]

Doesn't image stability help take clear & focused pictures for people with shaky hands?
I just got the Canon 1100 for Christmas & I didn't see much of a difference compared
to my Canon 630, which doesn't have Image Stabilization.
The only time that IS works is when I'm outside, or there's lots of lighting.
But when I'm taking pictures indoors, I don't see IS doing its job.
For example, I'm taking a picture of myself and it comes out blurry which is not good
because IS is suppose to help my shaky hand take focused pictures, right? check it out:

...

Even my camera phone is better at taking pictures when in motion! ;o
Am I doing something wrong? Please help!
The settings for my IS mode is continuous if that helps LOL

continuous means it's on all the time. indoor pics bump down shutter speeds. best thing to do is boost your ISO to 200~400. im pretty sure your phone can't take better pictures. your phone might be smarter and make the settings for you, but probably not take better pics under the same conditions. try bumping up your ISO

[terrorist]

well i'm sure from whatever said here is right, but it's takes time to understand.

so pretty much just put the iso setting at 1600
or just put the phone on automatic. maybe that would help.

[nancxy]

erure: Yeah I did notice that it took awhile for the camera to take the picture. That sucks since it's just room lighting :[ If I get a tripod or use flash, then the IS is useless huh :[ so sad

[HyuNi]: I didn't zoom in or anything. I just shook a little on the first picture and held it normally on the second to see how useless my IS is =( Hrmm, mine is on manual instead of auto so maybe that's the problem?

watcher: I took that picture with an ISO setting at 200 lol so I guess 400 will do the job (:

terrorist: Wow wouldn't an ISO of 1600 make the picture very noisy? I noticed that the shutter speed is quicker when the ISO is higher though. Maybe if I have no choice, I'll use that setting (:

Basically I think i had high expectations for IS, thinking it was a shutter speed of like 2,000 where it would freeze and stuff.
I thought it was just my camera too, but I guess that's the best that IS can do lol
Oh well, thanks guys for replying & helping me out! =)

[erure]

Regarding noisy due to high ISO, yes, it will happen. But I'd rather get a photograph that isn't motion blurred and noisy than one that is blurred but has less noise. And you could always just use the flash (with low ISO).

You can't really tell how well IS works unless you try it with it turned off -- that will make you appreciate it more haha.