Canon EF-S 18-55mm f 4-5.6 IS STM User manual

Brand: Canon

Model: EF-S 18-55mm f 4-5.6 IS STM

Category: Camera lenses

Type: User manual

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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

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.

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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)

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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 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.

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

OFF

Image Stabilizer

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

Lensenablesclose-upphotography.

Themagnicationwillbeasfollows.

 Close-upLens250D:0.08x-0.37x

 Close-upLens500D:0.04x-0.31x

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(58mm).

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

lter.

Filters

(sold separately)

Close-up Lenses

(sold separately)

Extension Tubes

(sold separately)

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

120 128 0.82 0.66

55mm

175 344 0.55 0.23

EF25II

18mm

Incompatible

55mm

160 231 0.91 0.51

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

ENG-12

Focal Length/Aperture 18-55mmf/4-5.6

Lens Construction 10groups,12elements

Minimum Aperture f/22-32

Angle of View Diagonal:74°20′-27°50′,Vertical:45°30′-15°40′,Horizontal:64°30′-23°20′

Min. Focusing Distance 0.25m/0.82ft.

Max. Magnification 0.25x(at55mm)

Field of View Approx.148x228–59x89mm/5.83x8.98–2.32x3.50inch(at0.25m/0.82ft.)

Filter Diameter 58mm

Max. Diameter and Length 66.5x61.8mm/2.62x2.43inch

Weight Approx.215g/7.6oz.

Hood EW-63C(soldseparately)

Lens Cap E-58II

Case LP1014(soldseparately)

 Equivalentto29-88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.

 Extenderscannotbeused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-13

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.

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