And lo on Sun, 11 May 2008 21:13:36 +0100, Jim Charter <jrcsurvey [at] msncom>  
did spake, saying:

> For the purpose of getting some 'grab shots' while driving taxi, I  
> finally settled on a point-and-shoot Pentax Optio A30.  The shake  
> reduction was the primary consideration.  OFten the pictures I want to  
> take are night scenes with lots of radiant lights, which quickly show up  
> blur from pressing the shutter.  Here are a few test shots, in the wild,  
> after having read just enough of the manual to know how to load the  
> battery, and using all automatic settings.  I was quite encouraged by  
> the results.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/5mpjna

Well it does seem to keep it stable, I have to use the burst for such  
things and hope at least one comes out okay. Is it me though or do they  
seem a bit noisy close-up? Only a problem if you decide to do some close  
cropping, but have you got any stable shots with the IS system turned off?

Good photos though, you need to create a dashboard swivel mount :-)

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