Originally posted by simon_199 It isn't mentioned as a feature in the official specs, so i guess it isn't present, otherwise it would have been advertised
Yeah, but we are talking about Pentax here. They don't realize that other brands advertise that feature because people want it. They are probably too ashamed of it, if they decided to include it.
It used to be selectable in the menu... and they could just add another menu point. Sensor shift SR, movie SR, no SR. Olympus offers sensor shift SR, sensor shift + movie SR, no SR. That's how you do it... in that case even movie SR makes sense. IMHO a simple warning... "Keep in mind that the SR mechanism may generate noises that can be heard through the INTERNAL microphone" would be more than enough. Users don't get surprised when it does appear, and those who want it can use it.
Btw., I have a Canon point & shoot that has (lens based) SR for video, and my, that system gets picked up by the microphone! Even though the stabilization isn't as efficient, and the camera has no mic inputs. Guess what... Canon left it in there. And despite the noise it makes, and it's actually noticeable, unlike what the K-5 does, and the not so effectiveness of the system, and the fact that thanks to a CCD sensor there is no jell-o-vision anyway, I leave it on. It still helps.
@Parallax: I didn't start it this time. I promise!
(And I am not the only one who cares :P ).
Btw., Pentax said this is their best DSLR for video as of now, I'd like to know why they think so. The encoder seems (on paper) no different from what the K-3 has, it doesn't have a headphone out, it can't have more controls than the K-3, ... so what exactly makes this better? Only the screen? If it had sensor shift SR, then yes, if it had higher bitrates, yes again, but I don't see anything like that yet.