Setting The Image Stabilizer Function - Canon PowerShot S5 IS User Manual

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.
Continuous
Shoot Only
*
Panning
* This option is not available in the
1
(Rec.) Menu
[Continuous]
* Default setting.
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You can check the effect of the IS mode on image blur
on the LCD monitor (or viewfinder) since the IS mode
runs continually. This makes it easier to compose
images and focus on subjects.
Shoot Only IS mode is only activated when the shutter
button is pressed. When set to [Continuous], some
blurring may occur depending on the subjects. In Shoot
*
Only mode, subjects can be taken without concern for
any unnatural movement that may appear on the LCD
monitor (or viewfinder).
This option only stabilizes the effect of up and down
camera motions on the image. This option is
recommended for shooting objects moving horizontally.
*
/[Shoot Only]/[Planning]/[Off].
See Menus and Settings (p. 27).
mode.
[IS Mode]