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Image Stabilizer
You can use the image stabilizer in AF or MF
mode.
This function provides optimal image stabilization
depending on shooting conditions (such as
shooting still subjects and following shots).
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Set the STABILIZER switch to
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If you are not going to use the image
stabilizer function, set the switch to
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When you press the shutter button
halfway, the Image Stabilizer will start
operating.
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Make sure the image in the viewfinder is
stable, then press the shutter button the
rest of the way down to take the picture.
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The Image Stabilizer cannot compensate for a
blurred shot caused by a subject that moved.
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The Image Stabilizer may not be fully effective if you shoot
from a violently shaking vehicle or other transportation.
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The Image Stabilizer consumes more power
than normal shooting, resulting in fewer shots
and a shorter movie shooting time.
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When shooting a still subject, it compensates for
camera shake in all directions.
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It compensates for vertical camera shake during
following shots in a horizontal direction, and
compensates for horizontal camera shake during
following shots in a vertical direction.
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When you use a tripod, the Image Stabilizer
should be turned off to save battery power.
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Even with a monopod, the Image Stabilizer will be
as effective as during hand-held shooting.
However, depending on the shooting environment,
the Image Stabilizer effect may be less effective.
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The image stabilizer function also operates when the
lens is used with an Extension Tube EF12 ll or EF25 ll.
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If you set the camera’s Custom Function to
change the assigned button to operate the AF,
the Image Stabilizer will operate when you press
the newly assigned AF button.
