Canon 14x32 IS Image Stabilized Binoculars - Manual (Page 10)

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Using the Image Stabilizer
When you look through the binoculars, the image may be shaking and
difficult to see since your hands are holding the binoculars. In such a
case, the Image Stabilizer can help steady the image.
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The binoculars feature a general IS , which provides image
stabilization when looking at a wide area, and a POWERD IS , which is
especially effective when continuously aiming the binoculars at one
point.
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The Image Stabilizer can be operated using the following methods:
(1) Five-minute operation
z Starting and stopping Image Stabilizer
operation
• Press the Image Stabilizer button and quickly
let it go, and the general IS will operate
continuously for five minutes (1).
To stop general IS operation, press and
release the Image Stabilizer button again (1).
• Similarly, pressing the POWERD IS button
and quickly letting it go will activate the
POWERD IS continuously for five minutes (2).
To stop POWERD IS operation, press and
release the POWERD IS button again (2).
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Switching between general IS and POWERD IS
• During general IS operation, press and quickly release the POWERD IS
button to switch to POWERD IS* (2).
Also, press and hold the POWERD IS button during general IS operation to
switch to POWERD IS. Operation will be stopped once the button is released
(2).
• Similarly, pressing and quickly releasing the Image Stabilizer button during
POWERD IS operation will cause the binoculars to switch to general IS* (1).
Also, press and hold the Image Stabilizer button during POWERD IS operation
to switch to general IS. Operation will be stopped once the button is released
(1).
* After switching to the other IS, it will continue to operate for five minutes.