<p>As I can see Canon currently lacks native wide (assuming crop sensor) fast prime lenses adopted for video recording that have built-in image stabilization at the same time. As an example, you can either pick Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM or Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM, which means you can't enjoy both IS and STM in this case. So my question is, what is generally considered as more "nice to have" and does STM has any other advantages beside being silent?</p>

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In line with @xenoid comment - you would probably be using appropriate mics with directional audio capture so USM wouldn't really be an issue
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What's more important for video recording - STM or IS?
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# What's more important for video recording - STM or IS?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-07-18)

As I can see Canon currently lacks native wide (assuming crop sensor) fast prime lenses adopted for video recording that have built-in image stabilization at the same time. As an example, you can either pick Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM or Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM, which means you can't enjoy both IS and STM in this case. So my question is, what is generally considered as more "nice to have" and does STM has any other advantages beside being silent?

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> **username_1**: In line with @xenoid comment - you would probably be using appropriate mics with directional audio capture so USM wouldn't really be an issue  

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