Is in-body stabilization essential? Maybe not for stills photography, though it has some definite advantages. Video is a different matter, especially in cameras designed for video beginners, YouTubers and novice content creators. This is an audience that doesn’t have time for tripods, doesn’t want to mess with gimbals and doesn’t understand why their new camera is worse than their phone. So which mirrorless cameras don’t have IBIS in 2026 and is it a problem?
Canon: hmm, some issues here
- Canon EOS R100: Canon’s cheapest mirrorless model so maybe we can make allowances
- Canon EOS R50/R50 V: More expensive, so the lack of IBIS is more of an issue, especialoly in the R50 V
- Canon EOS R10: Still no IBIS? This is starting to look bad
- Canon EOS R8: A great, great full-=frame camera, but so are its rivals, and they DO have IBIS
Canon puts IBIS in the EOS R7, EOS R6, EOS R5, EOS R3 and R1. It does NOT put IBIS in three of its four APS-C cameras. The EOS R100, R50 and R10 do not have IBIS. OK, so perhaps these are basic, cut-price cameras where you have to make allowances? All right, for the EOS R100 maybe, but the EOS R50 and R10 are not cheap cameras, but they still don’t have IBIS. Even the later EOS R50 V, aimed directly at vloggers, does not have IBIS. What are users going to think when their first videos are ten times shakier than the ones they used to shoot on their phones? Within Canon’s APS-C range, only the EOS R7 has IBIS, and this is a pretty serious camera at a pretty serious price.
And then there’s the full frame range and one camera in particular that’s excellent in every way at exactly the right price – the Canon EOS R8. Except that it doesn’t have IBIS. You have to step up to the Canon EOS R6 II or III to get IBIS, and that’s more money again.
Canon cameras serve higher-end users very well, but its cheaper cameras lack IBIS and just don’t seem to serve new users and novices very well at all.
Fujifilm: this is how it should be (mostly)
- Fujifilm X-T30 III: A stills-orientated retro camera, so maybe we can forgive it
- Fujifilm X-M5: A beautiful little camera at a great price, but the lack of IBIS is a real drawback in a vlogging camera
All of Fujifilm’s X-mount cameras have IBIS except two. The X-T30 III does not have IBIS, but this is a retro-styled camera aimed principally for photographers, so perhaps we can let this go. The other model that does not have IBIS is the X-M5. This is more difficult. The X-M5 is aimed at novice vloggers and filmmakers, so really the lack of IBIS is an issue. It’s a lower-cost camera, true, so maybe we should make allowances, but it’s still a drawback.
Leica: no IBIS for Leica M, but does that matter?
- Leica M11, M11-P, M11-D, M11 Monochrom, M11 EV1
Leica’s M-series rangefinders have never had IBIS, but these are not video cameras. They are designed solely for photographers, who already know their way around cameras and will be completely comfortable with using shutter speed to freeze movement and control camera shake. Besides, Leica M lenses are mostly fast, wide-aperture primes which lean towards faster shutter speeds anyway. So no, Leica M rangefinders don’t have IBIS, but it’s far less serious here than it is with other brands.
Nikon: Fine for full-frame, but what’s happening with the APS-C cameras?
- Nikon Z30: A surprisingly nicely-made and affordable little vlogging camera, but without IBIS it’s severely hampered
- Nikon Z fc: No IBIS? Well, it’s mostly a retro stills camera, so perhaps no big deal
- Nikon Z50 II: This is a well-specced enthusiast camera, but without IBIS it’s always going to feel ordinary
All of Nikon’s full-frame mirrorless cameras have IBIS, but none of its APS-C cameras do. Perhaps there is some technical (or economic) reason for this, but the fact is that however good these cameras are in other respects, this really does hold them back. Maybe not against Canon or Sony, but definitely against Fujifilm.
Panasonic: surely no problem here?
- Panasonic Lumix G100D
So here’s the thing. EVERY Lumix mirrorless camera has IBIS except one. The Lumix G100D is a sweet little DSLR-style novice hybrid camera that delivers a lot for not much money. Except IBIS. Without in-body stabilization, the G100D is still a cute little stills camera, but hopeless at handheld video, which is exactly the market Panasonic is pitching it at. This is all the more strange given that Panasonic has been putting IBIS in its Micro Four Thirds cameras for years.
Sony: full frame, fine, APS-C absolutely not
- Sony ZV-E10, ZV-E10 II
Sony puts IBIS in all of its full frame cameras, but only in its flagship APS-C model, currently the A6700. The A6100 and A6400 are old designs still on sale today that are pitched, to some degree, at vloggers and novice filmmakers. They don’t have IBIS, which is disappointing (if you’re also looking at Fujifilm) but perhaps acceptable. However, the ZV-E10 and ZV-E10 II are newer cameras aimed specifically at vloggers, so the lack of IBIS is serious. Sony does have an
APS-C IBIS system (used in the A6700) but it simply chooses not to use it in these cheaper cameras.
Am I overstating the importance of IBIS?
For stills photography, it’s not the be-all and end-all. IBIS is good to have but you can work around it if it’s not there. With video, it’s a different story. IBIS is essential for hand-held video unless you are extremely skilled or extremely easy to please. It seems to me that if camera makers want to market cameras novice users or smartphone upgraders, then IBIS is essential. Otherwise, you are selling people vlogging cameras that need a tripod or a gimbal, and if you’re upgrading from a smartphone this will be a very nasty shock indeed.