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

Brand: Canon

Model: EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

Category: Camera lenses

Type: 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

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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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.

 Even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.

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

outdoorsatnight.

 Inlocationswhereashphotographyis

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

stages.

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

 Insituationswherefastshuttersettings

cannotbeused.

 Whenpanningsubjectsinmotion.

■ Dynamic IS Function

TheEF-S18-135mmf/3.5-5.6ISUSMis

equippedwithdynamicIS,effectivewhen

shootingwhilewalkingsinceitexpandstheIS

range.

 AchieveseffectiveISatthewideend.

 Automaticallyactivateswhenthecameraisset

toMovieShooting.

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

OFF

Image Stabilizer

ENG-12

TheEW-73Dhoodcutsoutunwantedlightandprotectsthefrontofthelensfromrain,snow,and

dust.

Attachmentpositionmark

Stoppositionmark

Reddot

● Attaching

Aligntheredattachmentpositionmarkonthe

hoodwiththereddotonthefrontofthelens,

andthenrotatethehoodinthedirectionofthe

arrowuntilitisrmlyattachedwiththereddot

andstoppositionmarkonthehoodaligned.

Button

● Removing

Keepyourngerpresseddownonthebutton

locatedonthesideofthehood,andthenrotate

thehoodinthedirectionofthearrowuntilthe

attachmentpositionmarkonthehoodisaligned

withthereddotonthefrontofthelenstodetach

it.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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YoucanattachextensiontubeEF12IIorEF25

IIformagniedshots.Theshootingdistance

andmagnicationareshownbelow.

FocusingDistanceRange(mm)

Magnication(×)

Closedistance Longdistance Closedistance Longdistance

EF12II 18mm Incompatible

135mm

300 1568 0.43 0.09

EF25II 18mm Incompatible

135mm

258 822 0.61 0.21

MFmodeisrecommendedforaccuratefocusing.

Youcanattachlterstotheltermounting

threadonthefrontofthelens.

 Onlyoneltermaybeattached.

 Ifyouneedapolarizinglter,usetheCanon

CircularPolarizingFilterPL-CB(67mm).

 Detachthehoodwhenadjustingthepolarizing

lter.

Filters

(sold separately)

Extension Tubes

(sold separately)

POWER ZOOM ADAPTER

(sold separately)

ThePOWERZOOMADAPTERPZ-E1can

beattachedtothislensinordertoperform

motorizedzooming.RefertothePZ-E1

instructionmanualfordetailsonuse.

Whenusingthepowerzoom,theusablefocal

lengthofthelensislimited.Thefocallengthrange

withinwhichthepowerzoomcanoperateislisted

below(therearetimeswhen,dependingonusage

conditions,thepowerzoomwillstopoperatingifthe

usablefocallengthlistedisexceeded).

WhenusingthePZ-E1 19mm-132mm

ENG-14

Focal Length/Aperture 18-135mmf/3.5-5.6

Lens Construction 12groups,16elements

Minimum Aperture f/22-36*

Angle of View Diagonal:74°20′-11°30′,Vertical:45°30′-6°20′,Horizontal:64°30′-9°30′

Min. Focusing Distance 0.39m/1.28ft.

Max. Magnification 0.28x(at135mm)

Field of View Approx.248x372-53x80mm/9.76x14.65-2.09x3.15inch(at0.39m/1.28ft.)

Filter Diameter 67mm

Max. Diameter and Length 77.4x96.0mm/3.05x3.78inch

Weight Approx.515g/18.2oz

Hood EW-73D(SoldSeparately)

Lens Cap E-67II

Case LP1116(SoldSeparately)

POWER ZOOM ADAPTER PZ-E1(SoldSeparately)

*Appliesto1/3-stopincrements.With1/2-stopincrements,itwillbef/22-38.

 Equivalentto29-216mminthe35mmlmformat.

 Thelenslengthismeasuredfromthemountsurfacetothefrontendofthelens.Add24.2mmwhen

includingthelenscapanddustcap.

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

 E

xtenderscannotbeusedwiththislens.Inaddition,therearenoclose-uplensesdesignedforusewiththislens.

 Aperturesettingsarespeciedonthecamera.Thecameraautomaticallycompensatesforvariations

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

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

 Productspecicationsandappearancearesubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

Specications

ENG-15

Only for European Union and EEA (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein)

Thissymbolindicatesthatthisproductisnottobedisposedofwithyourhouseholdwaste,accordingtothe

WEEEDirective(2012/19/EU)andnationallegislation.Thisproductshouldbehandedovertoadesignated

collectionpoint,e.g.,onanauthorizedone-for-onebasiswhenyoubuyanewsimilarproductortoan

authorizedcollectionsiteforrecyclingwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE).Improperhandlingof

thistypeofwastecouldhaveapossiblenegativeimpactontheenvironmentandhumanhealthdueto

potentiallyhazardoussubstancesthataregenerallyassociatedwithEEE.Atthesametime,your

cooperationinthecorrectdisposalofthisproductwillcontributetotheeffectiveusageofnaturalresources.Formore

informationaboutwhereyoucandropoffyourwasteequipmentforrecycling,pleasecontactyourlocalcityoffice,waste

authority,approvedWEEEschemeoryourhouseholdwastedisposalservice.Formoreinformationregardingreturnand

recyclingofWEEEproducts,pleasevisit

www.canon-europe.com/weee.

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

Brand: Canon

Model: EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

Category: Camera lenses

Type: User manual

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