Setting the Image Stabilizer Function

Shooting Mode

The lens shift type image stabilizer function allows you to minimize the camera shake effect (blurred images) when you shoot distant subjects that have been magnified or when you shoot in dark conditions without a flash.

You can check the effect of the IS mode on image

Continuous blur on the LCD monitor since the IS mode runs continually. This makes it easier to compose

images and focus on subjects.

IS mode is only activated when the shutter button is pressed. When set to [Continuous], some blurring

Shoot Only may occur depending on the subjects. In Shoot Only mode, subjects can be taken without concern for any

Panning

unnatural movement that may appear on the LCD monitor. This option is not available in the mode.

This option only stabilizes the effect of up and down camera motions on the image. This option is recommended for shooting objects moving horizontally. This option is not available in the mode.

1 (Rec.) Menu[IS Mode][Continuous]*/ [Shoot Only]/[Panning]/[Off].

See Menus and Settings (p. 23).

*Default setting.

z It may not be possible to completely stabilize images when shooting at night or at low shutter speeds. Use a tripod to shoot under these conditions.

z If camera shake is too strong, it may not be fully corrected. z Hold the camera horizontally while panning (stabilization

does not work when the camera is held vertically).

z If you select [Shoot Only] or [Panning] in shooting mode (still images) and then switch to mode, the setting will change to [Continuous].

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