Image Stabilizer - Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Instructions Manual

7. Image Stabilizer

You can use the image stabilizer in AF, PF, or MF mode.
Set the STABILIZER switch
to ON.
If you are not going to use the
O O
image stabilizer function, set
the switch to OFF.
Select the stabilizer mode.
MODE 1: Corrects vibrations in
O O
all directions. It is mainly effective
for shooting still subjects.
MODE 2: Corrects vertical
O O
camera shake during
following shots in a horizontal
direction, and corrects
horizontal camera shake
during following shots in a
vertical direction.
MODE 3: Corrects vibration only
O O
during exposure. During panning
shots, corrects vibration during
exposure only in one direction
the same as MODE 2.
First press the shutter
button down halfway, then
press down all the way to
take the picture.
MODE 1, 2: Press the
O O
shutter button down halfway
to stabilize the image in
the viewfinder and enable
stabilization.
MODE 3: Press the shutter
O O
down halfway to initiate
computation of stabilization,
then press down all the way
to enable stabilization.
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