Digital Cameras

Mega O.I.S. - Helps Keep Your Shots Steady, Even If You’re Not

As people tend to hold Digital Cameras at arms length, jitter from shaky hands is far and away the biggest single cause of blurry shots.

All LUMIX cameras help solve this problem with an advanced optical image stabilizing system that we call MEGA O.I.S. This system uses built-in gyrosensors to detect even tiny camera movements and then shifts a lens in the opposite direction to compensate. The system is completely optical - it does not affect the CCD or image processing - so you get sharp, clear images without deterioration. As MEGA O.I.S. compensates for handshake it also lets you shoot at shutter speeds slower than what you could use without it - which means the camera captures more light and is therefore able to take more atmospheric photos. This helps achieve high-quality images in a wide range of shooting conditions as described below:

Sharper zoom shots
Taking shots with zoom accentuates even the slightest movement of the camera caused by hand shake. With MEGA O.I.S. you can take stable, un-blurred handheld high zoom pictures. It also gives the flexibility to use slower shutter speeds.

Clearer night shots
Using automatic flash at night can take the atmosphere out of the shot as the scene tends to be illuminated unnaturally. As MEGA O.I.S. allows the camera to take shots with slower shutter speeds this means more light can be taken in through the lens and thus capture the true atmosphere of your shot – without both tripod or handshake.

Brilliant Indoor Shots
Using a flash in low-light indoor conditions can bleach the foreground in unnatural light and darken the background. Again, the slower shutter speeds possible due to MEGA O.I.Ss coupled with the elimination of handshake allows you to capture the actual natural light conditions and create superbly atmospheric images.

Great Macro shots
Taking crisp, sharp close-ups requires a completely still camera. With OIS you can take stable, blur free handheld macro pictures. It also gives the flexibility to use slower shutter speeds.