[Nedooo]

Is it already known, anything about IS?

[1812dave]

it's no canon or nikon DSLR but it does a very credible job.

[Thud Hardsmack]

+1 what Dave said, and I'll add that if your subject is anything besides a child on the move it works very well.

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[jsluss18]

For a camera on a cell phone, its the best I've ever seen

[EnergyPlus]

As others here are saying, it's "ok." I think it actually degrades the image somewhat, but not significantly so. What little "stabalization" is taking place really isn't having much impact. I'm a professional photographer and believe me, the image stabilization in the phone is like spit in the ocean compared to what is in professional cameras but hey, it sounds good to the consumer.

[Mr. Orange 645]

Yeah, but the isn't "professional camera" equipment. Its a 3.2MP phone camera. It works well for what it was made for.

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[Res215dg]

For a camera on a cell phone, its the best I've ever seen

I also agree

[Nedooo]

Thanks for your replies, and I got the answer: "...it actually degrades the image somewhat...".

I know that digital Image Stabilisation is just a gimmick, but if it makes pics even worse... than we just need to know not to use it...

I had Samsung Omnia HD before Storm 2, and belive me it was better, but I really like this BB so far, adnd I hope for some software updates in near future

[hilmar2k]

Real cameras use optical image stabilization, where one of the elements in the lens can "float" to correct for movement of the camera. Cell phone image stabilization is digital. Basically, the image is zommed up slightly, so the viewable frame can can be moved around within the entire image to compensate for camera movement. The amount of stabilization on digital is greater than that with optical, but there is PQ degredation with digital (due to the digital zooming) that does not exist with optical.

So, if you need it, use it. But turn it off otherwise to maintaint the highest possible PQ (which is pretty impressive on the S2 all things considered).

[howarmat]

its fine for day shots but i would never use it for a night shot IMO. That is from my experience with it

[bb-bandit]

As others here are saying, it's "ok." I think it actually degrades the image somewhat, but not significantly so. What little "stabalization" is taking place really isn't having much impact. I'm a professional photographer and believe me, the image stabilization in the phone is like spit in the ocean compared to what is in professional cameras but hey, it sounds good to the consumer.

I agree completely. The image is degraded when using the stabilization.

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[Jake Storm]

It's a **** of a lot better than the camera on my iphone 3G