Bugged by the fact that the shots I took the other day were solidly still vs today's, I started contemplating what other functions of the camera could cause the gimbal to vary slightly, and I think I may have found it.
Hypothesis: The auto focus.
I benched the bird inside for more camera testing and I noticed that every time I lightly pressed the shutter button for focus, the image would almost always move ever so slightly. Next I switched to manual focus and as I used the on screen focus slide, I observed the same movement. Lastly, I set the focus manually and and as I depressed the shutter for a series of pics, no movement.
Now I'm not knowledgeable enough of the mechanics of the camera to know if the focus is achieved by micro motors or purely electronic optics, but it was evident that focusing did cause the slight movement.
Does this sound rational?
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