Mounting And Detaching The Lens; Setting The Focus Mode - Canon EF-S18-55mm Instruction Manual

1 Mounting and
Detaching the Lens
See your camera's instructions for details on

mounting and detaching the lens.

After detaching the lens, place the lens with
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the rear end up to prevent the lens surface and
contacts from getting scratched.
Contacts that are scratched, soiled, or have
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fingerprints on them may result in faulty
connections or corrosion, which may lead to
malfunctions. If the contacts get soiled, clean
them with a soft cloth.
Attach the lens cap and dust cap when
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disconnecting the lens. When attaching the
dust cap, align the lens mount index with the 
index of the dust cap and rotate in a clockwise
direction as shown in the illustration. Follow the
reverse procedure to detach it.
2

Setting the Focus Mode

To shoot in autofocus (AF) mode, set the focus
mode switch to AF.
To use only manual focusing (MF), set the focus
mode switch to MF, and focus by turning the
focusing ring.
When AF operation is set to [ONE SHOT], manual
focus is possible after autofocusing has been
completed by continuing to press the shutter button
halfway (Full-time manual focus). There are times
when camera setting changes are required.
Quickly rotating the focusing ring may result in
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delayed focus.
Focusing by rotating the focusing ring is not
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possible when the camera is OFF.
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