Xiaomi Mi5's 4-Axis Optical Image Stabilization Is The Coolest Thing Announced At MWC!

[DroidModderX]

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Xiaomi just announced the Mi5 at Mobile World Congress. This is a phone we expected to release around the time of CES, but Xiaomi said they wouldn't release it until it was perfect. This is a behemoth of a device for under $400. To bad we will likely not see it in the US any time soon. This phone does more than just provide the end user with a handful of awesome specs. It is actually bringing ground breaking innovation to the market!

The new device includes a feature dubbed "anti-shake camera". The Mi5 uses 4-axis Optical Image Stabilization to achieve this. In the video above you can see how much of a difference this truly makes. I am hoping this becomes the standard in smartphones going forward.

 

[FoxKat]

Nice. Seems to me though that using the accelerometer in combination could correct for even the smallest shakes and make the image completely still.

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[johnomaz]

Would like to have seen it vs an iPhone and a Nexus 6 instead of two iPhones.

 

[Narsil]

Is it just me or is a 240p video a poor choice in advertising for how great a device is at taking video? I know the video wasn't taken with the Mi5, but still.