OIS – Optical Image Stabilization – Gary explains!

Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) is a feature that you find on the cameras of many high-end smartphones, but what exactly is it? And how does it work? Let’s find out.

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[fuzz]

Dang Gary - Another excellent video. Your ability to explain the intricacies of phone technology is unsurpassed. Thank you.

[johannonhaley]

He is the Alton Brown of Android.

When he explains something you always understand

[jaggud]

Are you a lecturer? The way you are explaining is good

[kurgo_]

I'll be honest, I can't very much imagine you jumping around taking pics with a smartphone. Wish someone would have recorded you while you were doing that, it would have been great. For science of course! Great vid sir, many thanks

[broswirski]

Gary is the best tech explainer on YouTube!

[kunalnarang]

Gary Sims is the one at Android Authority with true Smartphone knowledge. He nailed it with his comparison of charging technologies which is one of the best informative videos from him but this video is just plain and simple to understand for the average user. Thanks Gary Sims!

[geansantos]

5 years in the future, this video is still awesome

[jscheidlberger]

that's the kind of videos tech channels like Android Authority should make more often

[Defensive_Wounds]

1:58 look at how far superior, crisp and how much better the OIS on the middle Chinese phone's camera works, the two other Chinese phones on either side of it suck so badly! lol

[lampoyo]

I had an iPhone 6s and was amazed by the videos I could now record from my dashboard camera-holder. Versus other phones, you don't get the wobbly picture with a nice stable holder. I didn't know it was iPhone technology that was creating this ability. Thanks!

[captainsparkle-fingers]

I really miss not having O.I.S on my phone, it's a really nice feature to have! As always Gary made another great vid👍👍

[jaxibsbob]

Keep up the good work of digging the belly out of technology and making it more meaningful

[NamIess]

Gary you became my favourite AA guy! :D

[a.m]

wow ur explanations are absolutely the best

[CognosSquare]

Great test. Camera comparisons are always very clinically shot. This is more real world.

[Fatalbonds]

I love Gary reviews..he is just da best

[MrBerru]

gary, this is the only video of yours that i could stand till the end. keep making it short and ilustrious. (the other topics you had talked about are really nice, but i find them too long and boring.

[simonsaysrewind]

I coming from a mid-range non stabilising photography phone to Samsung S7... so I can't wait to test this out as I get silly amount of blurs (admittedly minute ones mostly but still I want to be getting more sharp quality now) on my current pictures. so thank you very much for this excellent video and advice 👍

[Oli-Train]

I like the style of your video Gary, a little bit old School, but very instructive and educational, in brief very british ;-)

[wilsonlee]

Optical Image Stabilization is a must have feature on a smartphone for me because I take pictures at subjects spontaneously & quickly thus sometimes resulting in blurring, OIS can compensate for this.