Image Stabilizer
• The shorter the subject distance from the camera, the lesser the Image Stabilizer effect will be.
•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 may not be fully effective if you shoot from a violently shaking vehicle or other transportation.
•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
•When shooting a still subject, it compensates for camera shake in all directions.
•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.
•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 an Extension Tube EF12 ll or EF25 ll.
•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.