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Does anyone else have an issue with their pictures being not level?

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Kharan
Kharan Senior Member • Posts: 2,487
Re: Does anyone else have an issue with their pictures being not level?

drsnoopy wrote:

Kharan wrote:

I could swear I had a camera (not a Canon) that did this, and I'm sure it was the IBIS that was improperly calibrated. It was, as you say, a very small amount (1-3 degrees). I tried the following: instead of the spirit level, I used the rule of thirds grid in the display, went to a big plains and put the lower line of the grid over the horizon. I shot a burst with the electronic shutter, trying my best to not move the camera. And indeed, not a single photo came out perfectly level. I then rotated the body slightly in the preferred direction of the tilt, took another burst and, voilá, level photos.

If you gather enough evidence, you could get the R3 fixed by Canon, especially if you're a CPS member.

If you think it's the IBIS, then turning it off should give the answer...

Not if it parks tilted. Like it did on my previous camera, I think. Canon's IBIS doesn't have a hard parking position like Nikon's, so it could be different, but I'm guessing it isn't - the whole assembly probably comes with a slight tilt from the factory.

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