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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cal41" data-source="post: 7254" data-attributes="member: 2593">I can't say too much about the Sony, but in lens image stabilization is the bomb.  Look through a long tele fully zoomed in and you will see the wobblyness (is that a word?) common with telescopes and binoculars.  Press the shutter half way and it is like the earth stood still.  The image will almost follow you as you gently move the lens.In body IS does the same thing results wise, but you can't see it through the viewfinder IIRC.The sweep panorama sounds interesting, but the same thing can be achieved by stitching photos together.  Neither will come close to what you can do with a wide-angle lens.   Sony does have a comparable lens selection to the Nikkor lenses that fit on the D3100.The best thing would be to try each out.  You might find after demoing them you like one better.</blockquote>