Re: how does image stabilisation work?

[Gonz]

Do you mean electronically?  That would not work.  Image stabilization 
can only be done mechanically, either at the lens or on the film/sensor 
plane.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That seems unlikely, it would be far cheaper to just do it digitally.
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Martin Trautmann wrote:
Hi all,
I just had a look at the Konica Maxxum 7D / Minolta Dynax 7D.
I'd wish Pentax would provide some kind of image stabilisation as these
models do.
But how does it actually work?
- how many millimeters is the sensor shifted for stabilisation?
- what's the typical mass of a sensor and the acceleration values
  of this stablilisation (e.g. compared to the stabilisation
  within the lens)
- how does it operate when you are already 'at the edge'?   Does it 
fail to work or is it always operation on a virtually
  centered object?

are all those systems working reasonably well, claming about 2-3 aperture
values gain?
How much is the current price of this function - and is it something that
can be expected for every future camera to come after e.g. the two next
years?
Regards
Martin