"junktin" wrote in message
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Does anyone have practical experience using a consumer grade digital
camera with high zoom and Image Stabilization on a sailboat (taking
shots of distant scenery or other boats)?

I am considering purchase of a newer camera with 10x or 12x zoom to
replace my 3x capable camera. It occurred to me that Image Stabilization
might be a good thing at these high zooms.


It is a necessity at those higher zooms anyway. Shooting from both boats and
airplanes, though, I can tell you that IS will dampen vibrations from things
like boat motors, props, and sails, but not from waves.