Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS User manual

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Model: EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

Category: Camera lenses

Type: User manual

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EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II

Instructions

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EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II

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Thank you for purchasing a Canon product.

Features

1. TheImageStabilizergivestheequivalent

effectofashutterspeedfourstopsfaster*



Thisfunctionprovidesoptimalimagestabilization

dependingonshootingconditions(suchas

shootingstillsubjectsandfollowingshots).

2. UDlenselementsforexcellentimaging

performance.

3.

Greatclose-upsat1.1m/3.6ftatallfocallengths.

4. Atrulyroundapertureholeresultsinanicer

backgroundblur.

*1: Notavailableincertaincountriesandregions.

*2: Basedon[1/(focallengthx1.6)]second.Generally,

itrequiresashutterspeed[1/focallength]secondor

fastertopreventcamerashake(in35mmformat.

WithanEF-Slens,itwouldbe[1/(focallengthx1.6)]

second).

Conventions used in this instruction

 Warningtopreventlensorcamera

malfunctionordamage.

 Supplementarynotesonusingthelens

andtakingpictures.

The Canon EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II lens is a

high-performance telephoto zoom lens

equipped with an Image Stabilizer, and has

been developed for digital SLRs compatible

with EF-S lenses*.

It is equipped with an Image Stabilizer effective

for hand-held shooting at slow shutter speeds.

* OnlythefollowingEOScamerasarecompatible

withEF-Slenses(asofMay2014):

 EOS7D,EOS70D,EOS60D,EOS60Da,EOS

50D,EOS40D,EOS30D,EOS20D,EOS20Da,

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M2*

andEOSMwhenusedtogetherwith

MountAdapterEF-EOSM

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“IS”standsforImageStabilizer.

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Safety Precautions

• Do not look at the sun or a bright light source

through the lens or 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

fire.

Handling Cautions

• 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,first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.

• Donotleavethelensinexcessiveheatsuchasin

acarindirectsunlight.High temperatures can

cause the lens to malfunction.

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modificationstotheequipment

unlessotherwisespecifiedintheinstructions.Ifsuchchangesor

modifications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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Nomenclature

Contacts (→ 4)

Image stabilizer switch

(→ 6)

Hood mount

(→ 5)

Lens mount index (→ 4)

Filter mounting

thread (→ 8)

Zoom ring (→ 5)

Focusing ring (→ 4)

Zoom position index

Focus mode switch (→ 4)

Fordetailedinformation,referencepagenumbersareprovidedinparentheses(→ **).

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Mounting and Detaching the Lens

See your camera’s instructions for details on

mounting and detaching the lens.

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Afterdetachingthelens,placethelenswiththe

rearenduptopreventthelenssurfaceand

electricalcontactsfromgettingscratched.

z

Ifthecontactsgetsoiled,scratched,orhave

fingerprintsonthem,corrosionorfaulty

connectionscanresult.Thecameraandlens

maynotoperateproperly.

z

Ifthecontactsgetsoiledorhavefingerprintson

them,cleanthemwithasoftcloth.

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Ifyouremovethelens,coveritwiththedust

cap.Toattachitproperly,alignthelensmount

indexandthe❏indexofthedustcapasshown

inthediagram,andturnclockwise.Toremoveit,

reversetheorder.

Setting the Focus Mode

Toshootinautofocusmode,setthefocusmode

switchtoAF.

Touseonlymanualfocusing,setthefocusmode

switchtoMF,andfocusbyturningthefocusing

ring.

z

Donottouchtherotatingpartsofthelenswhile

autofocusisactive.

z

Donotadjustfocusmanuallywhenthefocus

modeswitchissettoAF.

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Zooming

Tozoom,turnthelens’zoomring.

Besuretofinishzoomingbeforefocusing.

Changingthezoomringafterfocusingcanaffect

thefocus.

Hood (Sold Separately)

TheET-60hoodcankeepunwantedlightoutof

thelens,andalsoprotectsthelensfromrain,

snow,anddust.

Turnthehoodinthedirectionofthearrowto

attachitsecurely.

Thehoodcanbereverse-mountedonthelens

forstorage.

z

Whenattachingordetachingthehood,grasp

thebaseofthehoodtoturnit.Toprevent

deformation,donotgrasptherimofthehoodto

turnit.

z

Partofthepicturemaybeblockedifthehoodis

notattachedproperly.

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Image Stabilizer

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).

Set the STABILIZER switch to .

z

Ifyouarenotgoingtousetheimage

stabilizerfunction,settheswitchto

When you press the shutter button

halfway, the Image Stabilizer will start

operating.

z

Makesuretheimageintheviewfinderis

stable,thenpresstheshutterbuttonthe

restofthewaydowntotakethepicture.

z

TheImageStabilizercannotcompensatefora

blurredshotcausedbyasubjectthatmoved.

z

heImageStabilizermaynotbefullyeffectiveifyoushoot

fromaviolentlyshakingvehicleorothertransportation.

z

TheImageStabilizerconsumesmorepower

thannormalshooting,resultinginfewershots

andashortermovieshootingtime.

z

Whenshootingastillsubject,itcompensatesfor

camerashakeinalldirections.

z

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.

z

Whenyouuseatripod,theImageStabilizer

shouldbeturnedofftosavebatterypower.

z

venwithamonopod,theImageStabilizerwillbe

aseffectiveasduringhand-heldshooting.

However,dependingontheshootingenvironment,

theImageStabilizereffectmaybelesseffective.

z

heimagestabilizerfunctionalsooperateswhenthe

lensisusedwithanExtensionTubeEF12llorEF25ll.

z

Ifyousetthecamera’sCustomFunctionto

changetheassignedbuttontooperatetheAF,

theImageStabilizerwilloperatewhenyoupress

thenewlyassignedAFbutton.

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The image stabilizer in this lens is effective for hand-held shots under the following

conditions.

z

Insemi-darkenedareassuchasindoorsor

outdoorsatnight.

z

Inlocationswhereflashphotographyis

prohibited,suchasartmuseumsandtheater

stages.

z

Insituationswhereyourfootingisuncertain.

z

Insituationswherefastshuttersettingscannot

beused.

z

Whenpanningsubjectsinmotion.

Image Stabilizer

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Filters (Sold Separately)

Youcanattachfilterstothefiltermountingthread

onthefrontofthelens.

z

Thefrontendofthelensrotates,soholditwhen

attachingthefilter.

z

UseagenuineCanonfilter(58mm).

z

Toadjustthepolarizingfilter,firstremovethe

lenshood.

Extension Tubes (Sold Separately)

YoucanattachExtensionTubeEF12IIorEF25

IIformagnifiedshots.Theshootingdistanceand

magnificationareshownbelow.

Manualfocusingisrecommendedforaccurate

focusing.

Camera-to-Subject

Distance(mm)

Magnification

Near Far Near Far

EF12ll

55mm 407 411 0.25× 0.22×

250mm 1006 5274 0.38× 0.05×

EF25ll

55mm 297 281 0.47× 0.48×

250mm 934 2692 0.46× 0.11×

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Close-up Lenses (Sold separately)

Attachinga250Dor500D(58mm)Close-up

Lensenablesclose-upphotography.

Themagnificationwillbeasfollows.

z

Close-upLens250D:0.23x-1.42x

z

Close-upLens500D:0.11x-0.86x

Manualfocusingisrecommendedforaccurate

focusing.

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Specifications

Image Size 15.1×22.7mm

Focal Length/Aperture 55–250mmf/4–5.6

Lens Construction 10groups,12elements

Minimum Aperture f/22–32

Angle of View

Diagonal:27°50’–6°15’Vertical:15°40’–3°30’Horizontal:23°20’–5°20’

Min. Focusing Distance 1.1m/3.6ft.

Max. Magnification 0.31× (at250mm)

Field of View 218×328–49×73mm/8.6×12.9–1.9×2.9inch(at1.1m)

Filter Diameter 58mm

Max. Diameter and Length 70×108mm/2.8×4.3inch

Weight approx.390g/13.8oz

Hood ET-60(Soldseparately)

Lens Cap E-58/E-58II

Case LP1019(Soldseparately)

z

Equivalentto88-400mminthe35mmfilmformat.

z

Thelenslengthismeasuredfromthemountsurfacetothefrontendofthelens.Add21.5mmtoincludethe

E-58lenscapanddustcap,and24.2mmfortheE-58II.

z

Thesizeandweightlistedareforthelensonly,exceptasindicated.

z

Aperturesettingsarespecifiedonthecamera.Thecameraautomaticallycompensatesforvariationsinthe

aperturesettingwhenthecameraiszoomedinorout.

z

TheEF1.4XIII/EF2XIIIextenderscannotbeusedwiththislens.

z

AlldatalistedismeasuredaccordingtoCanonstandards.

z

Productspecificationsandappearancearesubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

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