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A load of old pixel shift. Why I just don't care for high-res modes
Who wouldn't want to use the IS mechanism they've paid for to squeeze a bit more resolution our of their camera? People like Richard Butler, who question the effort/reward balance they offer.
This system also combines the images in-camera and is unique in letting you set a delay if you were shooting, say, product photos and needed time for your strobes to recycle between shots. Unlike smartphones, which make extensive use of multi-shot combination, most large-sensor cameras read out their sensors quite slowly, creating appreciable delays between each shot, raising the risk of subject movement. This means that you'll need very sharp lenses, fairly wide open if you want to minimize the degree to which lens shortcomings and diffraction eat away at the hoped-for resolution boost.
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