Canon EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Instructions Manual page 8

Image Stabilizer
¡The Image Stabilizer cannot compensate for a
blurred shot caused by a subject that moved.
¡Set the STABILIZER switch to
are taking pictures using the Bulb setting (long
exposures). If the STABILIZER switch is set
to , the image stabilizer function may
introduce errors.
¡The Image Stabilizer might not be fully effective
in the following cases:
• You move the camera for a panned shot.
• You shoot while riding on a bumpy road.
¡Compared to using a normal non-IS lens, fewer
shots can be taken when you use an Image
Stabilizer lens because more power is
consumed.
¡The image stabilizer operates for about two
seconds even when your finger is off the shutter
button. Do not remove the lens while the
stabilizer is in operation. This will cause a
malfunction.
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¡When you use a tripod, the Image Stabilizer
when you ¡The stabilizer is equally effective for hand-held
¡The image stabilizer function also operates
¡If you set the camera's Custom Function to
should be turned off to save battery power.
photography and photography with a monopod.
when the lens is used with an Extension Tube
EF12 ll or EF25 ll.
change the assigned button to operate the AF,
the Image Stabilizer will operate when you press
the newly assigned AF button.