Are smaller cameras more susceptible to image blur from camera movement?
A. Yes and no. Depending upon weight, balance and ergonomics, it may be harder for you to hold a small camera steady. Some people mistakenly believe that cameras with a smaller capture medium (sensor or film) or more susceptible to blur than cameras with a large capture medium given the same field of view just because the capture medium is smaller. This often manifests itself through the misconception that compact digital cameras will produce more blur for a given amount of camera shake than traditional SLRs. This can be debunked with a simple thought experiment: Consider two cameras, C1 and C2, with the same field of view, but suppose C1 has a larger sensor. Place C1 at some starting point and move it along a trajectory through space. Now do the same thing with C2. Since C1 and C2 have the same field of view, they must see the same thing at every point along the trajectory. If the shutter is open while the cameras are moved, then the resulting blur must be identical as well, since bot
Yes and no. Depending upon weight, balance and ergonomics, it may be harder for you to hold a small camera steady. Some people mistakenly believe that cameras with a smaller capture medium (sensor or film) or more susceptible to blur than cameras with a large capture medium given the same field of view just because the capture medium is smaller. This often manifests itself through the misconception that compact digital cameras will produce more blur for a given amount of camera shake than traditional SLRs. This can be debunked with a simple thought experiment: Consider two cameras, C1 and C2, with the same field of view, but suppose C1 has a larger sensor. Place C1 at some starting point and move it along a trajectory through space. Now do the same thing with C2. Since C1 and C2 have the same field of view, they must see the same thing at every point along the trajectory. If the shutter is open while the cameras are moved, then the resulting blur must be identical as well, since both c
