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    Everything you always wanted to know about IS binoculars but were afraid to ask (Q&A)

    The secondhand Zeiss 20x60S may have had a fault. I measured the Canon 18x50 IS field as 3.85 degrees. I have a Binatone LED clock that has worked continuously for 50 years. There is an early battery that has worked for almost two hundred years at a university. Regards, B.
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    Everything you always wanted to know about IS binoculars but were afraid to ask (Q&A)

    Minolta cameras had sensor shift IS. I think some cameras have both body sensor shift and lens shift. The sensor shift has the ability to shake off dust onto sticky pads. B.
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    Everything you always wanted to know about IS binoculars but were afraid to ask (Q&A)

    My Canon 10x42L IS didn't work when bought new. The IS kept moving vertically and the image was not correct. I didn't panic. I placed it horizontally on the table and pressed the IS button every five minutes for an hour moving it slightly each time so it had something to do. I suspect it was...
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    Everything you always wanted to know about IS binoculars but were afraid to ask (Q&A)

    IS binoculars should be stored horizontally not vertically in general. Some IS binoculars may not like lithium AAs or Eneloops. There were a few Canon IS where black Eneloops were too thick. Zeiss 20x60S easily hand held but heavy, bulky and not easy to use. Possible 25x56 Russian? Also...
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    Everything you always wanted to know about IS binoculars but were afraid to ask (Q&A)

    Apparently the gimbal mount was in use in China 2,100 years ago. I would think that military sights had some sort of stabilizer in tanks and aircraft before 1920. Stand alone optical stabilizers were tried perhaps in the 1960s. By about 1980 there was a British IS monocular, possibly also a...
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    Everything you always wanted to know about IS binoculars but were afraid to ask (Q&A)

    The same way a tripod mounted binocular improves low light level visibility. Regards, B.
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    Everything you always wanted to know about IS binoculars but were afraid to ask (Q&A)

    A bit at a time. Battery life varies with model and age. Some can use rechargeable batteries, some can't. Some can use lithium batteries some can't. Image quality can degrade with IS on, but this varies with the skill of the user particularly. It depends on speed of panning and model and make...
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