Quote Originally Posted by booger View Post
Show me a camera that takes solid pics with good image stabilization and I'll run out today and buy it. As far as I know one does not exist in the $300 and under range with point and shoots. So a stable hand is indeed important until you prove otherwise.
Both cameras I linked to in a prior post in this thread have OIS, both are less than $300(the Sony is less than $200 but you only get the minimally acceptable 5x optical zoom), both get great reviews, and both have excellent results in daylight with OIS engaged. OIS was expensive 4 or 5 years ago, but not now. You can even get OIS DSLR lenses for less than $300 now. I don't know what cameras you have demo'd in the last two years, but I am fairly certain they were not these two cameras. You may want to head out to your nearest BestBuy and try out this year's model cameras....esp. when a manufacturer has a rep onsite for DemoDay....sometimes the rep can throw in some cool schwag when you buy a camera...like floatie straps for a waterproof camera, padded pouches and even a free memory card!

OIS has its limitations, as I stated earlier. Even $1000 OIS DSLR lenses won't take acceptable photos at 1/60th and below and many OIS lenses and cameras are fooled when used with a tripod. So, your argument may be correct, in a very limited manner that is mostly irrelevant to the topic of reasonably priced P/S cameras for the novice/amateur shooter.