Electronista reports that Canon has developed a new technique for Image Stabilization (IS).
Image Stabilization does wonders for wildlife and macro photography, as it eliminates the camera shake enough to allow for sharp images at several f-stops lower than before. This lets photographers get sharper images in lower light conditions without the use of a tripod.
The new Hybrid Image Stabilization will compensate for the angular shake of the lens, inclusing the traditional vertical and horizontal shifts. I can imagine this being especially useful for long telephoto lenses.
[Canon ]hopes to introduce the technology into SLR lenses, where the long zooms, weight and need for image quality particularly merit better stabilization hardware.
Great stuff!