3 Axis stabilization inside the camera

[gtranquilla]

Just thinking of the potential weight savings if the BGC 3 axis image stabilization concept was built electronically in to the camera and how much that would improve MR airtime....

In any case the new Olympus OM-D claims to have internal, electronic 3 axis image stabilization...
ref: page 18b in the latest April 2014 Popular Science magazine.
Exactly what that does and how it would work with external pitch and yaw control is still a mystery.


Anyone here on MRF know how this works?

 

[jes1111]

Actually it's 5-axis - http://asia.olympus-imaging.com/products/dslr/em5/feature/04/

The Olympus system moves the sensor to stabilise the image, i.e. it detects movement (in much the same that an FC does) and moves the sensor to compensate. The more normal system with other manufacturers is to move at least one lens element to achieve a similar end result - unfortunately many of that type fail on a multirotor because, even when switched "off", the lens element(s) are not locked and therefore pick up vibration, actually making the problem worse. Moving the sensor should work well on a multirotor, but the video capabilities of the Olympus cameras is not sexy enough to attract many AP users.