Canon RF-S 18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...ENG Instructions ...

Page 2: ...ons used in these instructions Warning to prevent lens or camera malfunction or damage Supplementary notes on using the lens and taking pictures Camera Firmware and Camera Applications Please use the latest versions of firmware and applications with the camera in use For details on whether the firmware and applications in use are the latest version or not and for details on updating them please ch...

Page 3: ...light sources through a lens This may result in loss of sight z z Do not leave a lens in the sun without the lens cap attached The lens may concentrate entering sunlight and cause a malfunction or fire Caution Details pertaining to risks that may result in injury or damage to other objects z z Do not leave the product in places exposed to extremely high or low temperatures The product may cause bu...

Page 4: ...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 z z In order to optimize aperture control there are occasions in which the aperture blades will move during zooming even when the aperture value is set for aperture priority AE or man...

Page 5: ...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 ...

Page 6: ...tracted position index 7 Hood mount 15 Filter mounting thread 16 Zoom ring 13 Lens mount index 6 Focusing control ring 8 Contacts 6 Lens mount 6 z z For detailed information reference page numbers are provided in parentheses Nomenclature ...

Page 7: ...wer switch to OFF when attaching or detaching the lens z z Attach the lens cap before detaching the lens from the camera z z After detaching the lens place the lens with the rear end up and attach the dust cap to prevent the lens surface and contacts from getting scratched Make sure the lens and dust cap mount indexes are aligned when attaching the dust cap z z Contacts that are scratched soiled o...

Page 8: ...the wide angle position 18mm 3Rotate it to the end to align the lens retraction position indicator with the zoom indicator and store it z z Take care to avoid catching your fingers etc between the lens extender and Focusing Control ring 2 Shooting Preparations and Retracting Lens Preparations from Retraction to Shooting Rotate the zoom ring in the direction of the white arrow until you hear a clic...

Page 9: ...set the camera s focus mode to AF To use only manual focusing MF set the camera s focus mode to MF and focus by turning the focusing ring focusing control ring z z When the AF does not operate after switching the focus mode from MF to AF and when the focus mode is not displayed on the camera s menu turn the focus ring in the direction of Infinity until the focusing position is within the AF in foc...

Page 10: ...e focusing ring focusing control ring is quickly turned z z The lens focusing ring focusing control ring is electronic z z With a camera capable of electronic full time manual focus manual focusing is possible in both One Shot AF and Servo AF modes However this requires a change in camera settings z z When AF operation is set to One Shot AF manual focus is possible after autofocusing has been comp...

Page 11: ...han 0 2 m 0 66 ft is possible only when using the MF mode MF only range z z The AF in focus range and MF in focus range will differ in accordance with the focal length z z Refer to the specifications on page 17 for details on the range of focusing distances apart from with wide angle lenses z z The focusing distance represents the distance between the mark focal plane mark on the camera and the su...

Page 12: ...n is in the MF only range In order to switch to AF turn the focusing ring in the direction of Infinity until the focusing position enters the AF in focus range 1 A function that enables the focus to be adjusted manually if the shutter button continues to be pressed halfway after performing AF operations when the camera s AF operation mode is set at One Shot AF 2 A function that enables the focus t...

Page 13: ...al length The orange vertical line shown in 1 indicates the current focusing position The range of the white line shown in 2 indicates the range of focusing positions that can be used for shooting The range shown in 3 is the MF only range within which the focus can be aligned only when in the MF mode The range shown in 4 is the range within which the focus can be aligned when in both the MF and AF...

Page 14: ...nstructions for details z z The Image Stabilizer cannot compensate for a blurred shot caused by a subject that moved z z The Image Stabilizer may not be fully effective if you shoot from a violently shaking vehicle or other transportation z z When using a tripod it is recommended that the image stabilizer is set at OFF z z Even with a monopod the Image Stabilizer will be as effective as during han...

Page 15: ...re the flash cannot be used such as art museums and theater stages z z In situations where your footing is uncertain z z In situations where fast shutter speed settings cannot be used z z Panning shots of vehicles trains etc It compensates for vertical camera shake during panning shots in a horizontal direction and compensates for horizontal camera shake during panning shots in a vertical directio...

Page 16: ...until the red dot on the lens is aligned with the stop position mark on the hood and the hood is firmly attached Detaching the Hood Rotate the hood in the direction of the arrow until the hood attachment position mark is aligned with the red indicator on the front of the lens to remove it The hood can be reverse mounted on the lens for storage z z If the hood is not attached properly vignetting da...

Page 17: ...ENG 16 8 Filters Sold separately You can attach filters to the filter mounting thread on the front of the lens z z Only one filter may be attached ...

Page 18: ...x 3 94 in Approx 147 x 98 mm Approx 5 79 x 3 56 in Approx 144 x 96 mm Approx 5 67 x 3 78 in Approx 137 x 92 mm Approx 5 39 x 3 62 in MF Mode Focal Length 18 mm 24 mm 28 mm 35 mm 45 mm Min Focusing Distance 0 15 m 0 49 ft 0 2 m 0 66 ft 0 23 m 0 75 ft 0 24 m 0 79 ft 0 25 m 0 82 ft Max Magnification 0 25x 0 19x 0 18x 0 21x 0 26x Field of View Approx 90 x 60 mm Approx 3 54 x 2 36 in Approx 118 x 79 mm...

Page 19: ...0D 500D cannot be attached because there is no size that fits the lens z z You cannot use extenders z z Multiple exposure shooting is not possible when using this lens on certain cameras EOS R RP Ra R5 R6 z z There are cases in which using the zoom function during continuous shooting may result in conspicuous image distortion z z All data listed is measured according to Canon standards z z Photos ...

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