Image Stabilizer - Canon EF300mm F2.8L IS USM Instructions Manual

7. Image Stabilizer

You can use the image stabilizer in AF or MF mode.
STABILIZER
STABILIZER
MODE
Set the image stabilizer
switch to (on).
If you are not going to use the
image stabilizer function, set
the switch to (off).
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STABILIZER
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Select the stabilizer mode.
Select MODE 1 for standard
photography. MODE 1
corrects all vibrations no
matter whether the camera is
being held horizontally,
vertically, or at an angle.
To pan a moving subject,
select MODE 2.
MODE 2 corrects vibrations
and shaking only in the
direction at right angles to the
camera's panning movement.
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MODE
FOCUS PRESET
Press the shutter button
down halfway to check the
stabilization.
Make sure the image in the
viewfinder is stable, then
press the shutter button all
the way down to take
pictures.