Is there something wrong with my 30D?

I've never tried panning shots before, and yesterday i dropped my camera about 4 feet onto grass (tripped tripod..). So I'm not sure if this normal or not but when panning I didn't get a smooth background, as you can see the poles and stuff kind of stuttered.. shooting normally seems fine but when panning I just kept getting the stutter. I panned my 17-55 F2.8 IS (which did not fall) on the tripod, with IS on and IS off, didn't make a difference. So I just want to know if this is normal (if so how do I eliminate it) or if this is a symptom of a damaged camera. Thanks!

ps. yes these are very poor shots, i was just screwing to see how hard panning was after taking a skyline shot.

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Not sure what your quesiton is. When panning one normally uses a slow shutter speed to help with the background blur effect.

matthew blake wrote in post #4244017
I've never tried panning shots before, and yesterday i dropped my camera about 4 feet onto grass (tripped tripod..). So I'm not sure if this normal or not but when panning I didn't get a smooth background, as you can see the poles and stuff kind of stuttered.. shooting normally seems fine but when panning I just kept getting the stutter.

Interesting effect!

Try it in daylight - I'll bet your stutter is gone.

My guess is you're seeing the effect of the 60 hertz strobe action of the street lights...

-js

number six wrote in post #4245178
My guess is you're seeing the effect of the 60 hertz strobe action of the street lights...

BINGO! Notice that the windows in the building aren't showing this effect, probably because they're lit by incandescent lights.

number six wrote in post #4245178
Interesting effect!

Try it in daylight - I'll bet your stutter is gone.

My guess is you're seeing the effect of the 60 hertz strobe action of the street lights...

-js

Or 50hz depending on location.

cool, glad i didnt break my camera

matthew blake wrote in post #4247238
cool, glad i didnt break my camera

Hey - nobody said that! Just that this wasn't a sign of damage.
Just kidding - it's probably fine - they are built fairly tough.