The question of in-body image stability, or IBIS is on everyone’s mind. What is IBIS and what cameras are equipped with it?
Canon EOS R6 & EOS R5 are certainly impressive cameras, but they’re not the first to have IBIS. Konica Minolta, which was acquired by Sony later, was the first to introduce sensor stabilization.
The Minolta diMAGE A1 camera was released in 2003. It featured Anti-Shake Technology, which physically moved its CCD sensor on the X and the Y axes for image stabilization.
What exactly is the in-body image stabilizer technology? Find out which cameras feature IBIS by reading on.
What is IBIS
IBIS stands for in-body stabilization. This is a relatively recent technology that stabilises your sensor in order to produce both sharp, stable video footage as well as steady still images.
IBIS (also known as sensor-shift technology) compensates for camera movements by physically shifting the sensor within your camera. The built-in accelerometers and gyroscopes can calculate the movement and rotation of the camera, and then move the sensor to maintain the image.
What is 5-axis Image Stabilisation?
Most cameras that have IBIS also feature what’s called 5-axis stabilization. Your camera’s built-in gyroscopes provide stabilization on five axes, including yaw and pitch.
When your camera rotates on a vertical axis, it is called yaw. Roll is the rotation of a front-to back maxi. Pitch is the term used to describe rotation from side-to-side.
IBIS is available on some cameras.
This guide lists all the cameras that have in-body stabilisation. This technology was featured in older models from manufacturers such as Sony, Olympus and Sony, including the A7 cameras. We’ve listed the cameras that have IBIS, which we know to be readily available.
Check out our buying guides for more information on the different types of cameras and features that are available.