Canon EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM User manual

EF-S18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM
Instructions
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Thank you for purchasing a Canon product.
The Canon EF-S18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM is a
standard zoom lens for EOS cameras* that
support EF-S lenses.
* ThelenscanonlybeusedwithcompatibleEOS
cameras.Forcompatibilityinformation,please
checkthecamera’sinstructionmanual,product
catalogortheCanonwebsite.
 “IS”standsforImageStabilizer.
 “STM”standsforsteppingmotor.
Camera Firmware
 Pleaseusethelatestversionofrmwarewiththe
camerainuse.Fordetailsonwhetherthermwareis
thelatestversionornot,andfordetailsonupdatingthe
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.
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
 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
Thelensutilizesasteppingmotortomovethefocuslenswhenthepowerisswitchedonand
duringzooming.
1. Initial focus lens resetting operations
Thelensperformsaninitialresetofthefocuslenswhenthecameraisswitchedon.Whenthelensisattachedto
thefollowingcameras*,aninitialresetwillbeperformed,aswhenoperationisresumedfromanautopoweroff
state.
 Thelenswillmoveinandoutoffocusduringinitialreset.
2. Lens sleep mode
WhenthecameraisON,thelenswillenterthesleepmodeinordertoconservepowerifitisnotoperatedfor
acertainperiodoftime.Thelenswillalsoconstantlybeinthesleepmodewhenthecamera’sautopoweroff
functionisineffect.Thefocuslenswillnotbeoperatedwhenthelensisinthesleepmode.
 Focusingbyrotatingthefocusingringisnotpossiblewhenthelensisinthesleepmode.
 Thelenswillmoveinandoutoffocusifthezoomringisrotatedwhenthelensisinthesleepmode.
Toexitsleepmode,presstheshutterbuttonhalfway.
* Applicabletothefollowingcameras:
EOS7DMarkII,
EOS7D,EOS70D,EOS60D,EOS60Da,EOS50D,EOS40D,EOS30D,EOS20D,EOS20Da,
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
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(→8)
Zoomring(→8)
Filtermountingthread
(→11)
Focusingring(→7)
Lensmountindex(→7)
Imagestabilizerswitch(→9)
Focusmodeswitch(→7)
Zoompositionindex(→8)
Contacts(→7)
 Fordetailedinformation,referencepagenumbersareprovidedinparentheses(→**).
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.
 Contactsthatarescratched,soiled,orhave
ngerprintsonthemmayresultinfaulty
connectionsorcorrosion,whichmayleadto
malfunctions.Ifthecontactsgetsoiled,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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.
WhenAFoperationissetto[ONESHOT],manual
focusispossibleafterautofocusinghasbeen
completedbycontinuingtopresstheshutterbutton
halfway(Full-timemanualfocus).Therearetimes
whencamerasettingchangesarerequired.
 Quicklyrotatingthefocusingringmayresultin
delayedfocus.
 Focusingbyrotatingthefocusingringisnot
possiblewhenthecameraisOFF.
Mounting and
Detaching the Lens
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Setting the Focus Mode
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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.
 Thelenswillmoveinandoutoffocusifthe
zoomringisrotatedwhenthecameraisOFF.
 Zoomingduringstillimageexposurewillresultin
delayedfocus.Thiscausesanystreaksoflight
thatarecapturedduringexposuretobeblurred.
TheEW-63Choodcutsoutunwantedlightand
protectsthefrontofthelensfromrain,snow,and
dust.
Toattachthehood,alignthehood’sattachment
positionmarkwiththereddotonthefrontofthe
lens,thenturnthehoodasshownbythearrow
untilthelens’reddotisalignedwiththehood’s
stoppositionmark.
Thehoodcanbereverse-mountedonthelens
forstorage.
 Ifthehoodisnotattachedproperly,vignetting
(darkeningoftheperimeterofthepicture)mayoccur.
 Graspandrotatethebaseofthehoodwhen
attachinganddetachingit.Therearecasesin
whichitmaybecomedeformedifthehoodis
rotatedwithitgraspedneartotherim.
Hood (sold separately)
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Zooming
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YoucanusetheimagestabilizerinAForMF
mode.
Thisfunctionprovidesoptimalimagestabilization
dependingonshootingconditions(suchas
shootingstillsubjectsandfollowingshots).
1Set the STABILIZER switch to ON.
 Ifyouarenotgoingtousetheimagestabilizer
function,settheswitchtoOFF.
2 When you press the shutter button halfway,
the Image Stabilizer will start operating.
 Makesuretheimageintheviewnderisstable,
thenpresstheshutterbuttontherestoftheway
downtotakethepicture.
 TheImageStabilizercannotcompensatefora
blurredshotcausedbyasubjectthatmoved.
 TheImageStabilizermaynotbefullyeffective
ifyoushootfromaviolentlyshakingvehicleor
othertransportation.
 TheImageStabilizerconsumesmorepower
thannormalshooting,resultinginfewershots
andashortermovieshootingtime.
 Whenshootingastillsubject,itcompensatesfor
camerashakeinalldirections.
 Itcompensatesforverticalcamerashakeduring
followingshotsinahorizontaldirection,and
compensatesforhorizontalcamerashakeduring
followingshotsinaverticaldirection.
 Whenyouuseatripod,theImageStabilizer
shouldbeturnedofftosavebatterypower.
 E
venwithamonopod,theImageStabilizerwill
beaseffectiveasduringhand-heldshooting.
However,dependingontheshootingconditions,
therearecasesinwhichtheImageStabilizer
effectmaybelesseffective.
 T heimagestabilizerfunctionalsooperateswhenthe
lensisusedwithanextensiontubeEF12IIorEF25II.
 TheImageStabilizerwilloperateevenwhenyou
pressthebuttonassignedtotheAFfunctionwith
thecamera’sCustomFunctions.
Image Stabilizer
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