Canon EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM User manual

Instructions
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EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

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Thank you for purchasing a Canon product.
The Canon EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM is
a standard zoom lens for EOS cameras* that
support EF-S lenses.
* OnlythefollowingEOScamerasarecompatible
withEF-Slenses(asofFebruary2016):
 EOS7DMarkII,EOS7D,EOS80D,EOS70D,
EOS60D,EOS60Da,EOS50D,EOS40D,
EOS30D,EOS20D,EOS20Da,EOSREBEL
T6S/760D,EOSREBELT6i/750D,EOSREBEL
T5i/700D,EOSREBELSL1/100D,EOSREBEL
T4i/650D,EOSREBELT3i/600D,EOSREBEL
T2i/550D,EOSREBELT1i/500D,EOSREBEL
XSi/450D,EOSREBELT5/1200D,EOSREBEL
T3/1100D,EOSREBELXS/1000D,EOSDIGITAL
REBELXTi/400DDIGITAL,EOSDIGITALREBEL
XT/350DDIGITAL,EOSDIGITALREBEL/300D
DIGITAL
 EOSM10,EOSM3,EOSM2*1andEOSMwhen
usedtogetherwithMountAdapterEF-EOSM
*1: Notavailableincertaincountriesandregions.
 “IS”standsforImageStabilizer.
 “USM”standsforUltrasonicMotor.
Camera Firmware
 Whenusingthislens,pleasechecktheCanonwebsite
forthelatestcamerarmware.Ifthecamera’srmware
isnotthelatestversion,besuretoupdatetothelatest
rmware.
 Fordetailsonupdatingrmware,pleasecheckthe
Canonwebsite.
Conventions used in this instruction
 Warningtopreventlensorcameramalfunction
ordamage.
 Supplementarynotesonusingthelensand
takingpictures.

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Precautionstoensurethatthecameraisused
safely.Readtheseprecautionsthoroughly.Make
surealldetailsareobservedinordertoprevent
risksandinjurytotheuserandotherpeople.
Warning Detailspertainingtorisksthatmay
resultindeathorseriousinjury.
 Do not look at the sun or a bright light source
through the lens or single-lens reflex camera.
Doingsocouldresultinlossofvision.Lookingatthe
sundirectlythroughthelensisespeciallyhazardous.
 Whether it is attached to the camera or not, do
not leave the lens under the sun without the
lens cap attached.Thisistopreventthelensfrom
concentratingthesun’srays,whichcouldcauseare.
Caution Detailspertainingtorisksthatmay
resultininjury.
 Do not leave the camera in locations subject to
high or low temperatures. Thismayresultinthe
camerabecomingexcessivelyhotorcold,whichmay
causeburnsorotherinjurieswhentouched.
 Do not insert your fingers inside the camera.
Failuretoobservethismayresultininjury.
Caution Detailspertainingtorisksthatmay
resultindamagetoproperty.
 Donotleavethelensinexcessiveheatsuchasina
carindirectsunlight.Hightemperaturescancausethe
lenstomalfunction.
Safety Precautions

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General Precautions
Handling Precautions
 Makesurethatthepowerzoomcontrolcontacts(see
p.6)arekeptfreeofsoiling,scratches,ngerprints,etc.
Failuretoobservethismayresultinfaultycontactsor
corrosion,whichmayleadtothepowerzoomadapter
(seep.13)malfunctioning.Cleanthecontactpoints
withasoftclothintheeventofsoilingorngerprints,
etc.,adhering.
 Ifthelensistakenfromacoldenvironmentintoa
warmone,condensationmaydeveloponthelens
surfaceandinternalparts.Topreventcondensationin
thiscase,rstputthelensintoanairtightplasticbag
beforetakingitfromacoldtowarmenvironment.Then
takeoutthelensafterithaswarmedgradually.Dothe
samewhentakingthelensfromawarmenvironment
intoacoldone.
 Pleasealsoreadanylensrelatedhandlingprecautions
listedinyourcamera’sinstructionmanual.

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Shooting Precautions
Thislensusesnano-USMasthedriveunitforthefocuslens(thelensthatalignsthefocus).
Themotoralsocontrolsthefocuslensduringzooming.
1. When the camera is OFF
ThemotordoesnotoperatewhilethecameraisOFForwhenthecameraisOFFduetotheuseoftheauto
powerofffunction.Therefore,usersmustbeawareofthefollowingpoints.
 Manualfocusadjustmentsarenotpossible.
 Duringzooming,delayedfocuswilloccur.
2. When the lens is in sleep mode
Ifnotoperatedforacertainperiodoftime,thislenswillentersleepmodeinordertosavepower.Sleepmode
differsfromwhenthecameraisOFFduetotheuseoftheautopowerofffunction.
Inthisstate,themotorwillnotoperateevenifthecameraisON.Therefore,usersmustbeawareofthefollowing
points.
 Manualfocusadjustmentsarenotpossible.
 Duringzooming,delayedfocuswilloccur.
 Toexitsleepmode,presstheshutterbuttonhalfway.
General Precautions

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ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.
Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)This
devicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)this
devicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,including
interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Donotmakeanychangesormodicationstotheequipment
unlessotherwisespeciedintheinstructions.Ifsuch
changesormodicationsshouldbemade,youcouldbe
requiredtostopoperationoftheequipment.
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywith
thelimitsforaclassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15
oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovide
reasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina
residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesand
canradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledand
usedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmful
interferencetoradiocommunications.
However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnot
occurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes
causeharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,
whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffand
on,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterference
byoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentand
receiver.
•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferent
fromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnician
forhelp.
CANICES-3(B)/NMB-3(B)

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Hoodmount(→12)
Zoomring(→7)
Filtermountingthread
(→13)
Focusingring(→8)
Socketforattachingthe
powerzoomadapter[PZ]
Powerzoomcontrol
contacts[PZ]
Zoomringlocklever(→9)
Lensmountindex(→7)
Imagestabilizerswitch(→10)
Focusmodeswitch(→8)
Zoompositionindex(→7)
Contacts(→7)
Zoomgear[PZ]
 Fordetailedinformation,referencepagenumbersareprovidedinparentheses(→**).
 Theterm[PZ]indicatesthelocationsrelatedtothepowerzoomadapter(seep.13)attachment.
Nomenclature

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See your camera’s instructions for details on
mounting and detaching the lens.
 Afterdetachingthelens,placethelenswith
therearenduptopreventthelenssurfaceand
contactsfromgettingscratched.
 Ifthecontactsgetsoiled,scratched,orhave
ngerprintsonthem,corrosionorfaulty
connectionscanresult.Thecameraandlens
maynotoperateproperly.
 Ifthecontactsgetsoiledorhavengerprintson
them,cleanthemwithasoftcloth.
 Attachthelenscapanddustcapwhen
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.
Tozoom,turnthelens’zoomring.
 Besuretonishzoomingbeforefocusing.
Zoomingafterfocusingcanaffectthefocus.
 Blurringmaytemporarilyoccurifthezoomringis
quicklyrotated.
 ZoomingwhenthecameraisOFFwillresultin
delayedfocus.
 Zoomingduringstillimageexposurewillresultin
delayedfocus.Thiscausesanystreaksoflight
thatarecapturedduringexposuretobeblurred.
Mounting and
Detaching the Lens
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Zooming
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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.
AfterautofocusinginONESHOTAFmode,focus
manuallybypressingtheshutterbuttonhalfway
andturningthefocusingring.(Full-timemanual
focus)
 Quicklyrotatingthefocusingringmayresultin
delayedfocus.
 Manualfocusadjustmentsarenotpossiblewhen
thecameraisOFF.
Setting the Focus Mode
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Thezoomringcanbexedtokeepthelensattheshortestpoint.Thisfunctionisconvenientfor
carryingacameraonastrapbecauseitpreventsthelensfromextending.
1 Rotatethezoomringtothe
widestposition(18mm).
2Slidethezoomringlock
leverinthedirection
indicatedbythearrow.
 Toreleasethezoomring,slide
thezoomringlockleverinthe
directionoppositetothearrow.
Thezoomringcannotbexedinplaceatanypositionotherthanthe
widestposition.
Fixing the Zoom Ring
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