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Guys,

I'm using a 5DII with LiveView, self timer, heavy tripod, 3 shot bracketing and stitching. During windy conditions the other day that resulted in some blur due to camera shake I wondered if the lens' image stabiliser was firing. I couldn't hear it. Is it incompatible with LiveView/self timer or is there some setting I need?

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Michael Boniwell said:
Guys,

I'm using a 5DII with LiveView, self timer, heavy tripod, 3 shot bracketing and stitching. During windy conditions the other day that resulted in some blur due to camera shake I wondered if the lens' image stabiliser was firing. I couldn't hear it. Is it incompatible with LiveView/self timer or is there some setting I need?

Thanks!

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yeah it works with liveview too
 
IS should be turned OFF when camera is on a tripod, it confuses the IS and can cause 'hunting' of the system resulting in blurring - read da book -

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Yes, IS works with liveview, which means that you can empty your battery quite quickly if you leave both on with a big lens like the 500 mm f/4...

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djmorgan said:
IS should be turned OFF when camera is on a tripod, it confuses the IS and can cause 'hunting' of the system resulting in blurring - read da book -
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Perhaps when taking still images (though I've noticed that with a quick shutter speed it doesn't really matter). But when shooting video even with a sturdy video tripod I notice leaving the IS "on" creates a very smooth, buttery video. IS helps smooth out small bumps you get when manually zooming/focusing. Try it and you'll see!

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For super long exposures the stabilizer may park itself, which could cause shake. If you are shooting shorter exposures, its probably ok to leave on. Tripods arent always perfect in wind either. Its amazing how little breeze it takes to shake a camera. Its great to kick the live view mag all the way up and watch how unstable the tripod is.
 
IS also works when my 24-105 is mounted on my XL1s video camera but unfortunately, AF has been disabled on the XL range but worked on my old EX1-Hi. It's pretty demanding trying to AF on Pink Footed Geese in flight with a 400mm attached.

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The need to turn off IS on a tripod varies among the many lenses that Canon sells. I never turn the IS off on my 500f4 or 70-200. The battery drain is so negligible that I don't worry about it.
 
CameraCarl said:
The need to turn off IS on a tripod varies among the many lenses that Canon sells. I never turn the IS off on my 500f4 or 70-200. The battery drain is so negligible that I don't worry about it.
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I leave IS on on my 24-105 all the time. I have to turn it off on my 300L F4 - first generation IS.
 
read manual for lens to see if you should turn it off or not.

Some lenses support IS while on tripod and others not.
 
When i rented a 24-105F4 IS L i contacted via phone canon tech support and asked if its ok to leave IS on while on tripod. I also emailed them too. Both responses said turn it off. BUT when i was useing the 24-105 for some night shots about 6 seconds long i forgot to turn it off for a few shots. When i compared them with it off and on i could see no differance. Dont no what to really make of that. In that situation it didnt seem to make a differance.

Does bring a question though. Does the IS stay on without holding shutter realese half down while shooting video?
Zee Char said:
CameraCarl said:
The need to turn off IS on a tripod varies among the many lenses that Canon sells. I never turn the IS off on my 500f4 or 70-200. The battery drain is so negligible that I don't worry about it.
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I leave IS on on my 24-105 all the time. I have to turn it off on my 300L F4 - first generation IS.
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Daniel Clune said:
When i rented a 24-105F4 IS L i contacted via phone canon tech support and asked if its ok to leave IS on while on tripod. I also emailed them too. Both responses said turn it off. BUT when i was useing the 24-105 for some night shots about 6 seconds long i forgot to turn it off for a few shots. When i compared them with it off and on i could see no differance. Dont no what to really make of that. In that situation it didnt seem to make a differance.

Does bring a question though. Does the IS stay on without holding shutter realese half down while shooting video?
Zee Char said:
CameraCarl said:
The need to turn off IS on a tripod varies among the many lenses that Canon sells. I never turn the IS off on my 500f4 or 70-200. The battery drain is so negligible that I don't worry about it.
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I leave IS on on my 24-105 all the time. I have to turn it off on my 300L F4 - first generation IS.
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The way I understand it the newer generation IS like in the 24-105 will detect if it is on a tripod and stop working. I have also shot longer night exposures with it on as well with no ill effect. My 300L F4 IS which is first generation IS- you can actually see movement through the viewfinder. I'm sure I read that somewhere about the 24-105 but it has been so long I can't remember.
 
oysso said:
read manual for lens to see if you should turn it off or not.

Some lenses support IS while on tripod and others not.
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The manual states to turn off the IS for both the 24-105 and 300 but I never have an issue with the 24-105. My 300 is not happy when IS is on and on a tripod.
 
Well from this

"Although it is not mentioned in the specifications, current Canon L-series lenses with two Image Stabilizer modes are able to auto-detect when they are mounted on a tripod. According to Westfall, and confirmed by Canon Canada, they disable the IS system to permit erratic behaviour."

It sounds to me unless the lens has two stabiliztion modes. one for panning other for static shots you should have it off when used with tripod. I dont believe the 24-105 has two modes, just on and off? I think only the longer lenses have both modes? I always new lenses like 500F4 you leave it on but not sure about the shorter ones. Like i said canon told me to turn it off on 24-105F4. But as i also said i saw no differance with it on or off in about 6 second long exposures off tripod.
Zee Char said:
Here is one thing I found.

http://photo.net/canon-eos-digital-camera-forum/00PNac
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Daniel Clune said:
"Although it is not mentioned in the specifications, current Canon L-series lenses with two Image Stabilizer modes are able to auto-detect when they are mounted on a tripod. According to Westfall, and confirmed by Canon Canada, they disable the IS system to permit erratic behaviour."

It sounds to me unless the lens has two stabiliztion modes. one for panning other for static shots you should have it off when used with tripod. I dont believe the 24-105 has two modes, just on and off? I think only the longer lenses have both modes? I always new lenses like 500F4 you leave it on but not sure about the shorter ones. Like i said canon told me to turn it off on 24-105F4. But as i also said i saw no differance with it on or off in about 6 second long exposures off tripod.
Zee Char said:
Here is one thing I found.

http://photo.net/canon-eos-digital-camera-forum/00PNac
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I would turn it off but i usually just forget to. When I see it is starting to cause a problem then I'll do something about it.
 
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