Image stabilizer – Olympus E-3 User Manual

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Focusing and shooting functions

You can reduce the amount of camera shake that easily occurs when shooting in low light
situations or shooting with high magnification.

OFF

Image stabilizer is off.

I.S. 1 Image stabilizer is on.
I.S. 2 This is used when panning in the horizontal direction to achieve a blurred background.

The horizontal image stabilizer is turned off, and only the vertical image stabilizer is
activated.

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Press and release the o button, and then use the
dial to make the setting.

Setting display

Checking the image stabilizer effect with live view

You can hold down the o button during live view to see
the effect of the image stabilizer on the monitor. While in
that position, you can press the shutter button fully to
take a picture.
• When [IMAGE STABILIZER] is set to [OFF], pressing

and holding the o button activates the image
stabilizer ([I.S. 1]).

• Either releasing the o button or holding down the o

button for several seconds turns off the image
stabilizer.

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Notes

• The image stabilizer cannot correct excessive camera

shake or camera shake that occurs when the shutter speed is set to the slowest speed. In
these cases, it is recommended that you use a tripod.

• When using a tripod, set [IMAGE STABILIZER] to [OFF].
• When using a lens with an image stabilization function, turn off the image stabilization

function of either the lens or the camera.

• Turning off the camera initializes the image stabilizer function. The camera will vibrate for this

operation, but this is not a malfunction.

• A red H displayed on the monitor indicates the failure of the image stabilizer function. If you

take a picture as is, the composition may be off. Consult your Olympus Authorized Service
Center.

Image stabilizer

: OFF
: I.S. 1
: I.S. 2

Viewfinder

Control panel

o

button

j

k

Green: Image stabilizer active
Red : Image stabilizer failure

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