Reducing camera shake (the image stabilizer)

You can reduce the amount of camera shake that can occur when shooting in low light situations or shooting with high magnification.

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Display the live control (P. 20) and select the image stabilizer item using FG.

Select an option with HIand press i.

 

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FOCAL LENGTH

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settings advanced and options shooting Other

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Image stabilizer is off.
I.S. 1
Image stabilizer is on.

I.S. 2

Image stabilization applies only to vertical (Y) camera shake. Use when
panning the camera horizontally.

 

I.S. 3

Image stabilization applies only to horizontal (Z) camera shake. Use when

panning the camera horizontally with the camera held in portrait orientation.

 

„Setting the focal length
Use focal length information to reduce camera shake

 

when shooting with lenses that are not Micro Four

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Thirds or Four Thirds system lenses.

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Press the INFO button when the image

 

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stabilizer is turned on.

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Use HIto choose a focus distance and press i.

 

 

•Choose a focal length between 8 mm and 1000 mm. g “Focal lengths that can be set” (P. 102)

•Choose the value that most closely matches to the one that is printed on the lens.

#Caution

•The image stabilizer cannot correct excessive camera shake or camera shake that occurs when the shutter speed is set to the slowest speed. In these cases, it is recommended that you use a tripod.

•When using a tripod, set [IMAGE STABILIZER] to [OFF].

•When using a lens with an image stabilization function, turn off the image stabilizer function of either the lens or the camera.

•If [IMAGE STABILIZER] is set to [I.S. 1], [I.S. 2] or [I.S. 3] and you turn off the camera, the camera will vibrate. This is due to the camera initializing the image stabilizer mechanism. Without this initialization, the image stabilizer may not be able to achieve the proper effect.

•You may notice an operating sound or vibration when the image stabilizer is activated.

•The image stabilizer will not activate at shutter speeds of over 2 seconds.

•If the internal temperature of the camera exceeds the specified temperature, the image stabilizer is deactivated and the image stabilizer icon lights red on the monitor. A blinking icon indicates a malfunction; consult an Olympus Authorized Service Center.

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