Gyro?

[Thomas Koch]

Weren't the original specs of the camera to have internal gyro stabilization? Are those in the epic m?

 

[Jonathan Stevenson]

Not gyro stabilization, but a gyro sensor, same as what's in the iPhone 4. Camera would know when it's off level, stuff like that.

 

[Terry VerHaar]

I believe it is called an accelerometer.

EDIT: To clarify, that's what is in the iPhone.

 

[Michael Mayda]

"Gyro sensor" measures angular rate and/or angular positional data, i.e., is the camera panning/tilting/rolling and where is it in that motion. A triaxial accelerometer measures change of position, left-right-up down. It can also tell you the tilt angles of a stationary camera. With both angular and acceleration data, you can track the camera position in 3d space.

Mike

 

[Nils Ruinet]

I believe it is called an accelerometer.

EDIT: To clarify, that's what is in the iPhone.

The iPhone 4 also has a gyroscope.

And seeing how acurate it is in the iPhone, I really hope they included one in the Epic. It could have amazing applications for 3D tracking and stabilization...

 

[Jason Sinclair]

From what i've gathered you need both to compensate for drift in gyro.