• The Image Stabilizer cannot compensate for a blurred shot caused by a subject that moved.
•Set the STABILIZER switch to 
when you are taking pictures using the Bulb setting (long exposures). If the STABILIZER switch is set to 
, the image stabilizer function may introduce errors.
•The Image Stabilizer might not be fully effective in the following cases:
•You shoot while riding on a bumpy road.
•You move the camera dramatically for a panning shot in Mode 1.
•You shoot using techniques other than following shots in Mode 2.
•The Image Stabilizer consumes more power than normal shooting, so fewer shots can be taken if you use the function.
•The image stabilizer operates for about two seconds even when your finger is off the shutter button. Do not remove the lens while the stabilizer is in operation. This will cause a malfunction.
•With the
•Using a tripod also stabilizes the image. However, depending on the kind of tripod and shooting conditions, sometimes it may be better to turn off the Image Stabilizer function.
•The stabilizer is equally effective for
•The Image Stabilizer function also operates when the lens is used with the EF12 II or EF25 II Extension Tube, and the EF1.4X II or EF2X II Extender.
•Pictures may look distorted after being taken depending on the camera, but this doesn't affect shooting.
•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.