[SourPatch]

Sensor shifting is implemented in several camera bodies these days. Olympus has been doing it for a few years.

[giobox]

This has been a great tool for Micro 4/3 sensors to beat their sensor size constraints for higher-res imaging.

There have been rumors for a while of an Olympus implementation of this system that works fast enough for some moving subjects as well, which would be huge if true - you could do this handheld instead of a tripod.

[SourPatch]

This article mentions a way to manually do it without the need for stabilizing hardware: https://petapixel.com/2015/02/21/a-practical-guide-to-creati...

[mjhoy]

> It also has a nice side effect of putting less demand on the glass

I don't follow. How does a higher resolution capture -- however it's accomplished -- not demand more from the glass?