Developed to help users take better photographs, image stabilization technology has become increasingly widespread in recent years. With single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras, image stabilization systems can be installed either within the interchangeable lenses or the camera body itself. Sony's α series digital SLR cameras are equipped with image stabilization functions built into the camera body --- referred to as "SteadyShot INSIDE." With systems that rely on lens-based image stabilization, stabilization may not be supported for all lenses. A key advantage of Sony's α series digital SLR cameras is that image stabilization is not dependent on the lens. In other words, camera-body based stabilization ensures stabilization for any lens (from wide-angle to telephoto) including previously purchased α lenses.