K-5 Shake Reduction Problem?

krp · 07-05-2013, 08:36 PM

My K-5 seems to have a problem, I don't know if it's something I'm doing wrong or what. Most of the time it is not noticeable, except when I want to make a time lapse video or startrails. When I have shake reduction off, the composition shifts very slightly up or down between frames. The individual pictures are not blurry, so I don't think it's a camera shake issue. My tripod isn't the most sturdy one, but even with no wind at all I have this problem, which never happened with my K-x. So it makes time lapse videos unwatchable unless I find a way to stabilize the video in an editor. I don't even know how to stack startrail pictures since each frame moves just a tiny bit. It's as if the sensor is moving between frames. Does anyone know what the problem is?

Giklab · 07-05-2013, 11:26 PM

Do you have the auto leveling option turned on by any chance?

krp · 07-06-2013, 10:07 AM

Originally posted by Giklab

Do you have the auto leveling option turned on by any chance?

That might be it. I wasn't aware that setting even existed. Thanks

07-05-2013, 08:36 PM	#1
krp Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Illinois Photos: Gallery Posts: 470	K-5 Shake Reduction Problem? My K-5 seems to have a problem, I don't know if it's something I'm doing wrong or what. Most of the time it is not noticeable, except when I want to make a time lapse video or startrails. When I have shake reduction off, the composition shifts very slightly up or down between frames. The individual pictures are not blurry, so I don't think it's a camera shake issue. My tripod isn't the most sturdy one, but even with no wind at all I have this problem, which never happened with my K-x. So it makes time lapse videos unwatchable unless I find a way to stabilize the video in an editor. I don't even know how to stack startrail pictures since each frame moves just a tiny bit. It's as if the sensor is moving between frames. Does anyone know what the problem is?

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07-05-2013, 11:26 PM	#2
Giklab Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Slovenia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,182	Do you have the auto leveling option turned on by any chance?

07-06-2013, 10:07 AM	#3
krp Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Illinois Photos: Gallery Posts: 470 Original Poster	Originally posted by Giklab Do you have the auto leveling option turned on by any chance? That might be it. I wasn't aware that setting even existed. Thanks

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