Image Stabilizer - Canon EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS II USM Instructions Manual

5. Image Stabilizer

You can use the image stabilizer in AF or MF
mode.
This function provides optimal image stabilization
depending on shooting conditions (such as
shooting still subjects and following shots).
1
Set the STABILIZER switch to <ON>.
If you are not going to use the image stabilizer
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function, set the switch to <OFF>.
2
When you press the shutter button halfway,
the Image Stabilizer will start operating.
Make sure the image in the viewfinder is stable,
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then press the shutter button the rest of the way
down to take the picture.
The image stabilizer in this lens is effective for hand-held
shots under the following conditions.
In semi-darkened areas such as indoors or outdoors at
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night.
In locations where flash photography is prohibited, such
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as art museums and theater stages.
In situations where your footing is uncertain.
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When panning subjects in motion.
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In situations where fast shutter settings cannot be used.
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<ON>
<OFF>
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