On 12 Mar 2001 10:32:22 GMT, as@tf.uni-kiel.de (Axel Schaab) wrote:

>now I've been fiddling with the TRV-420E for some days and so far am
>very satisfied with my new toy :-)
>One question remains concerning the electronic stabilizer function (called
>SteadyShot) :
>The manual states that switching the feature off will improve the quality
>of the recorded picture. In fact I did some testing and couldn't see
>any difference - but this was with good lighting conditions and "simple"
>motives like birds in a park and so on.
>
>Do you have any experiences when (or if at all) it sometimes makes
>sense to disable the SteadyShot-function ?

If the EIS is like that in the Sony Mini-DV camcorders, in
good light the picture difference with it on or off is
VERY subtle (other than for the excellent stabilization),
but as you begin to push gain up in low light levels, the
100th-second shutter speed for the DIS (compared with 60th
with it off) robs noticeable gain, and the picture will
look noticeably worse in some low-light levels...