Point & Shoot Camera with Canon IS and Nikon VR
How well is the VR feature performed? The VR does help my shooting experience, after making hundreds of shots, I am able to create sharp image at 1/30s in most case (one-hand operations) and sometimes at 1/15s or even 1/8s. I found it gives about 1-stop advantage when framing under low light condition …. Nikon COOLPIX P4 VR Digital Camera Review.
Yes, the IS works! The higher ISO 800 sensitivity helps. I am able to create fair image at 1/30s securely (one-hand operations) and at good successful rate even at 1/10s. I found it gives about 1.5 stop advantage when framing under low light condition. How well it goes with respect to the Nikon COOLPIX P4 VR? Under a similar low light environment, I could have something like 80% successful rate from the Canon IS while the Nikon VR could give only 50%.
The Canon IS produces constantly fair result while the Nikon VR gives extreme result that it could be either a success or failed shot. However, the successful shot created by Nikon VR has better sharpness over those from Canon IS. Interesting? I would say the Canon IS gives fair result in a more secured successful rate while Nikon VR gives better result in some extreme case …. Canon Digital IXUS 800 IS Digital Camera Review.