Not to one-up you, but I am a professional camera operator for film/TV.... So trust me when I say I have a steady shooting hand.
But it may also mean I'm extra picky for image stabilization. And from my experience it appears there is absolutely no image stabilization. Yet why am I reading so many people on the internet claiming they 'don't like the image stabilization and wish they can turn it off'. I've even read what appeared to be tests on the iPhone's IS capabilities compared to previous models.
Unless I am wrong and somehow it is turned off on my phone (which doesn't seem to be the case), allow me to clear this up for the non-videographers out there.
There does not appear to be any image stabilization in the iPhone. People complaining about blurry images are confusing IS with shutter speed. If you have lots of light, the shutter speed (or in this case sensor readout--let's not get hung up on semantics) will allow for a sharper image by being significantly faster. In low light, you will get blurrier images.
I deal with this every day... The only way I am wrong is if someone can tell me there is IS and somehow it is turned off on my phone.
