Using Shooting Options; Reducing Camera Shake (Image Stabilizer) - Olympus E-M1 Basic Manual

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Using shooting options

Reducing camera shake (image stabilizer)

You can reduce the amount of camera shake that can occur when shooting in low light
situations or shooting with high magni¿ cation. The image stabilizer starts when you
press the shutter button halfway.
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Press the
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Select an item using the front dial and press the
OFF
S-IS1
S-IS2
Still
picture
S-IS3
S-IS AUTO
OFF
Movie
ON
Choosing a focal length (Micro Four Thirds/Four Thirds System lenses excluded)
Use focal length information to reduce camera shake when shooting with lenses that are not
Micro Four Thirds or Four Thirds system lenses.
• Select [Image Stabilizer], press the INFO button, use HI to select a focal length, and
press .
• Choose a focal length between 8 mm and 1000 mm.
• Choose the value that most closely matches to the one that is printed on the lens.
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button and select the image stabilizer.
IS Mode
ISO WB
AUTO AUTO
NORM
AUTO
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When shooting using
the view¿ nder
S-I.S. Off
Auto
Vertical IS
Horizontal IS
Landscape
Panning I.S.
M-I.S. Off
Movie-I.S.
Focal Length
Auto
S-I S AUTO S-I S AUTO
P
OFF OFF S-IS S-IS S-IS S-IS S-IS S-IS
When shooting using
live view
button.
Image stabilizer is off.
Image stabilizer is on.
Image stabilization applies only to vertical
(Y) camera shake. Use when panning the
camera horizontally.
Image stabilization applies only to horizontal
(Z) camera shake. Use when panning the
camera horizontally with the camera held in
portrait orientation.
The camera detects the panning direction and
applies the appropriate image stabilization.
Image stabilizer is off.
In addition to Auto image stabilization, camera
shake that occurs when shooting while
walking is also reduced.
S-I S AUTO S-I S AUTO
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WB WB WB WB
WB WB WB WB
AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO
AUTO AUTO AUTO AUTO
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