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Using the on-board SWD, the shake is then compensated for by shifting the image sensor according to the movement data.

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  1. transitive verb To cause to move to and fro with jerky movements.
  2. transitive verb To cause to quiver, tremble, vibrate, or rock.
  3. transitive verb To cause to lose stability or waver: a crisis that shook my deepest beliefs.
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  • She needs some cultivation yet, for her shake is not good. —  Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis
  • These cameras automatically detect and correct for difficult situations, such as night scene photography where camera shake could be a problem, or backlit subjects where faces often come out too dark. —  Digital Camera Reviews & Photography Tips
  • Ugh. i never drank them and dont know whats in them. if a shake is all you want its better than nothing. maybe if you find its not enough you can eat a granola bar or protein with it. no preparation and gives you that extra boost till lunch. —  Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories
  • These include MEGA O.I.S., which helps prevent blurring from hand-shake, and Intelligent ISO Control, which reduces motion blur by adjusting the ISO sensitivity if the subject moves as the shot is taken. —  News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
  • The remaining three were sacked in March 2008 as part of what was described as a shake-up in how the agency was organized. —  Market News
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English schaken, from Old English sceacan.

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  1. from Middle English shaken, schaken (preterit shook, schook, shok, schok, past participle schaken, shaken, shake, ischake; also weak preterit scheked, etc.), from Anglo-Saxon sceacan, scacan (preterit scōc, sceóc, past participle sceacen, scacen), shake, move, shift, flee, = Old Saxon skakan, move, flee, = Icelandic skaka (preterit skōk, past participle skekinn), shake, = Swedish skaka = Danish skage, shift, veer; akin to D. schokken, Low German schucken, Middle High German schocken, shock (later ult. English shock), G. schaukeln, agitate, swing. Hence ult. shack, shackle, shock, shog, jog.
  2. from Middle English schak; from shake, v.
 

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