Canon, one of the leading camera manufacturers today, has announced that they’ve been developing a new optical image stabilizer which will compensate for two kinds of camera shake—the first in the world.

Considering how bulky most professional cameras are today, it’s nearly impossible to hold a camera perfectly still while shooting, especially when the subject is moving (like in sports photography). Other IS features compensates for one kind camera shake only. The Canon Hybrid IS (Image Stabilizer) counteracts the errors caused by the two types of camera movement: angle camera shake, and shift camera shake. Angle camera shake can cause drastic changes when shooting in standard, while shift camera shake is more visible in macro photography and other close-range shooting. Camera shakes occur when the camera moves while its shutter is open, and its image sensor is exposed to light. The result is often blurred or unfocused subjects. 

Canon has been studying methods to correct camera shake errors since…

As digital cameras become more and more advanced, the competition between camera manufacturers steadily becomes stiffer and stiffer. The bar is set high and each company puts a lot of effort in staying on top.

And that’s probably one of the biggest reasons why an unlikely partnership formed between the biggest names in the industry: photography giant Nikon Corporation with its subsidiary, Nikon Systems, Inc., (which have been developing all the firmware installed in Nikon digital cameras to date) and electronics manufacturer Fujitsu Broad Solution & Consulting, Inc. The two companies established a new joint company, which is now known as Nikon Imaging Systems. The company is expected to hire a hundred employees. And beginning in August 1 of this year, all firmware development and production of interchangeable lenses for Nikon cameras will be under this new company.

Nikon Imaging Systems was formed for the sole purpose of developing firmware for Nikon cameras. The goal is to make use of both…