6. Stabilizer, Zoom and Flash
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• The Image Stabilizer may produce operational sound or cause vibration during its
operation, but these are not malfunctions.
• It is recommended to disable the Image Stabilizer when using a tripod.
• The stabilizer function may not be effective in the following cases.
Be careful of camera jitter when you press the shutter button.
– When there is a lot of jitter
– When the zoom magnification is high
– When using the Digital Zoom
– When taking pictures while following a moving subject
– When the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures indoors or in dark places
• The panning effect in [
] is more difficult to achieve in the following cases.
– In brightly lit places such as in broad daylight on a summer’s day
– When the shutter speed is faster than 1/100th of a second
– When you move the camera too slowly because the subject is moving slowly (The
background will not become a blur)
– When the camera does not keep up with the subject satisfactorily
Not available in these cases:
• In the following cases, the [Stabilizer] will switch to [
] (Normal), even if it is set to [
]
(Panning):
– When recording motion pictures
– When recording 6K/4K photos
– When recording with the Post Focus function
• In the following case, the [Stabilizer] will switch from [
] to [
] even when a compatible
lens is being used:
– When [Variable Frame Rate] is set
• The 5-Axis Hybrid Image Stabilizer function is not available in the following cases:
– When using the Digital Zoom
– When [Variable Frame Rate] is set
– When [4K Live Cropping] is set
