Reducing Camera Shake (The Image Stabilizer) - Olympus E-PL3 Instruction Manual

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 magnifi cation.
1
Display the live control (P. 22) and select the
image stabilizer item using FG.
1
2
Select an option with HI and press Q.
J IS Off
e Auto
f Vertical IS
g Horizontal IS
Choosing a focal length (Micro Four Thirds/Four Thirds System lenses excluded)
Use focal length information to reduce camera shake when shooting with lenses that are not
Micro Four Thirds or Four Thirds system lenses.
1
Select the [Image Stabilizer] item in the live
control (P. 22) and press the INFO button.
2
Use HI to choose a focal length and press
Q.
• Choose a focal length between 8 mm and 1000 mm.
• Choose the value that most closely matches to the one
that is printed on the lens.
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Cautions
• 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.
• 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.
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Image stabilizer is off.
Image stabilizer is on.
Image stabilization applies only to vertical (Y) camera
shake. Use when panning the camera horizontally.
Image stabilization applies only to horizontal (Z) camera
shake. Use when panning the camera horizontally with the
camera held in portrait orientation.
Focal Length
Auto
P 50 50
Auto
P 50 50
j
WB WB WB WB
AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO
4:3
L F
HD
mm mm
j
WB WB WB WB
AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO
4:3
L F
HD
mm mm