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.

* ThelenscanonlybeusedwithcompatibleEOScameras.Forcompatibilityinformation,pleasecheckthecamera’sinstructionmanual,productcatalogortheCanonwebsite.

●● “IS”standsforImageStabilizer.●● “STM”standsforsteppingmotor.

Camera Firmware●● Pleaseusethelatestversionoffirmwarewiththecamerainuse.Fordetailsonwhetherthefirmwareisthelatestversionornot,andfordetailsonupdatingthefirmware,pleasechecktheCanonwebsite.

Conventions used in this instruction

Warningtopreventlensorcameramalfunctionordamage.

Supplementarynotesonusingthelensandtakingpictures.

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Precautionstoensurethatthecameraisusedsafely.Readtheseprecautionsthoroughly.Makesurealldetailsareobservedinordertopreventrisksandinjurytotheuserandotherpeople.

Warning Detailspertainingtorisksthatmayresultindeathorseriousinjury.

●● Do not look at the sun or a bright light source through the lens or single-lens reflex camera. Doingsocouldresultinlossofvision.Lookingatthesundirectlythroughthelensisespeciallyhazardous.

●● Whether it is attached to the camera or not, do not leave the lens under the sun without the lens cap attached.Thisistopreventthelensfromconcentratingthesun’srays,whichcouldcauseafire.

Caution Detailspertainingtorisksthatmayresultininjury.

●● Do not leave the camera in locations subject to high or low temperatures. Thismayresultinthecamerabecomingexcessivelyhotorcold,whichmaycauseburnsorotherinjurieswhentouched.

Caution Detailspertainingtorisksthatmayresultindamagetoproperty.

●● Donotleavethelensinexcessiveheatsuchasinacarindirectsunlight.Hightemperaturescancausethelenstomalfunction.

Safety Precautions

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General Precautions

Handling Precautions●● Ifthelensistakenfromacoldenvironmentintoawarmone,condensationmaydeveloponthelenssurfaceandinternalparts.Topreventcondensationinthiscase,firstputthelensintoanairtightplasticbagbeforetakingitfromacoldtowarmenvironment.Thentakeoutthelensafterithaswarmedgradually.Dothesamewhentakingthelensfromawarmenvironmentintoacoldone.

●● Pleasealsoreadanylensrelatedhandlingprecautionslistedinyourcamera’sinstructionmanual.

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Shooting PrecautionsThelensutilizesasteppingmotortomovethefocuslenswhenthepowerisswitchedonandduringzooming.1. Initial focus lens resetting operationsThelensperformsaninitialresetofthefocuslenswhenthecameraisswitchedon.Whenthelensisattachedtothefollowingcameras*,aninitialresetwillbeperformed,aswhenoperationisresumedfromanautopoweroffstate.

●● Thelenswillmoveinandoutoffocusduringinitialreset.2. Lens sleep modeWhenthecameraisON,thelenswillenterthesleepmodeinordertoconservepowerifitisnotoperatedforacertainperiodoftime.Thelenswillalsoconstantlybeinthesleepmodewhenthecamera’sautopowerofffunctionisineffect.Thefocuslenswillnotbeoperatedwhenthelensisinthesleepmode.

●● Focusingbyrotatingthefocusingringisnotpossiblewhenthelensisinthesleepmode.●● Thelenswillmoveinandoutoffocusifthezoomringisrotatedwhenthelensisinthesleepmode.

Toexitsleepmode,presstheshutterbuttonhalfway.* Applicabletothefollowingcameras:EOS7DMarkII,EOS7D,EOS70D,EOS60D,EOS60Da,EOS50D,EOS40D,EOS30D,EOS20D,EOS20Da,EOSREBELT3i/600D,EOSREBELT2i/550D,EOSREBELT1i/500D,EOSREBELXSi/450D,EOSREBELT5/1200D,EOSREBELT3/1100D,EOSREBELXS/1000D,EOSDIGITALREBELXTi/400DDIGITAL,EOSDIGITALREBELXT/350DDIGITAL,EOSDIGITALREBEL/300DDIGITAL

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ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.Donotmakeanychangesormodificationstotheequipmentunlessotherwisespecifiedintheinstructions.Ifsuchchangesormodificationsshouldbemade,youcouldberequiredtostopoperationoftheequipment.ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaclassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

CANICES-3(B)/NMB-3(B)

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Hoodmount(→8)

Zoomring(→8)

Filtermountingthread(→11)

Focusingring(→7)

Lensmountindex(→7)

Imagestabilizerswitch(→9)

Focusmodeswitch(→7)

Zoompositionindex(→8)

Contacts(→7)

●● Fordetailedinformation,referencepagenumbersareprovidedinparentheses(→**).

Nomenclature

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See your camera’s instructions for details on mounting and detaching the lens.

●● Afterdetachingthelens,placethelenswiththerearenduptopreventthelenssurfaceandcontactsfromgettingscratched.

●● Contactsthatarescratched,soiled,orhavefingerprintsonthemmayresultinfaultyconnectionsorcorrosion,whichmayleadtomalfunctions.Ifthecontactsgetsoiled,cleanthemwithasoftcloth.

●● Attachthelenscapanddustcapwhendisconnectingthelens.Whenattachingthedustcap,alignthelensmountindexwiththeindexofthedustcapandrotateinaclockwisedirectionasshownintheillustration.Followthereverseproceduretodetachit.

Toshootinautofocus(AF)mode,setthefocusmodeswitchtoAF.Touseonlymanualfocusing(MF),setthefocusmodeswitchtoMF,andfocusbyturningthefocusingring.

WhenAFoperationissetto[ONESHOT],manualfocusispossibleafterautofocusinghasbeencompletedbycontinuingtopresstheshutterbuttonhalfway(Full-timemanualfocus).Therearetimeswhencamerasettingchangesarerequired.

●● Quicklyrotatingthefocusingringmayresultindelayedfocus.

●● FocusingbyrotatingthefocusingringisnotpossiblewhenthecameraisOFF.

Mounting and Detaching the Lens

1 Setting the Focus Mode2

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Tozoom,turnthelens’zoomring.

●● Besuretofinishzoomingbeforefocusing.Zoomingafterfocusingcanaffectthefocus.

●● Blurringmaytemporarilyoccurifthezoomringisquicklyrotated.

●● ThelenswillmoveinandoutoffocusifthezoomringisrotatedwhenthecameraisOFF.

●● Zoomingduringstillimageexposurewillresultindelayedfocus.Thiscausesanystreaksoflightthatarecapturedduringexposuretobeblurred.

TheEW-63Choodcutsoutunwantedlightandprotectsthefrontofthelensfromrain,snow,anddust.Toattachthehood,alignthehood’sattachmentpositionmarkwiththereddotonthefrontofthelens,thenturnthehoodasshownbythearrowuntilthelens’reddotisalignedwiththehood’sstoppositionmark.Thehoodcanbereverse-mountedonthelensforstorage.

●● Ifthehoodisnotattachedproperly,vignetting(darkeningoftheperimeterofthepicture)mayoccur.

●● Graspandrotatethebaseofthehoodwhenattachinganddetachingit.Therearecasesinwhichitmaybecomedeformedifthehoodisrotatedwithitgraspedneartotherim.

Hood (sold separately)4Zooming3

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YoucanusetheimagestabilizerinAForMFmode.Thisfunctionprovidesoptimalimagestabilizationdependingonshootingconditions(suchasshootingstillsubjectsandfollowingshots).

1 Set the STABILIZER switch to ON.●● Ifyouarenotgoingtousetheimagestabilizerfunction,settheswitchtoOFF.

2When you press the shutter button halfway, the Image Stabilizer will start operating. ●● Makesuretheimageintheviewfinderisstable,thenpresstheshutterbuttontherestofthewaydowntotakethepicture.

●● TheImageStabilizercannotcompensateforablurredshotcausedbyasubjectthatmoved.

●● TheImageStabilizermaynotbefullyeffectiveifyoushootfromaviolentlyshakingvehicleorothertransportation.

●● TheImageStabilizerconsumesmorepowerthannormalshooting,resultinginfewershotsandashortermovieshootingtime.

●● Whenshootingastillsubject,itcompensatesforcamerashakeinalldirections.

●● Itcompensatesforverticalcamerashakeduringfollowingshotsinahorizontaldirection,andcompensatesforhorizontalcamerashakeduringfollowingshotsinaverticaldirection.

●● Whenyouuseatripod,theImageStabilizershouldbeturnedofftosavebatterypower.

●● Evenwithamonopod,theImageStabilizerwillbeaseffectiveasduringhand-heldshooting.However,dependingontheshootingconditions,therearecasesinwhichtheImageStabilizereffectmaybelesseffective.

●● TheimagestabilizerfunctionalsooperateswhenthelensisusedwithanextensiontubeEF12IIorEF25II.

●● TheImageStabilizerwilloperateevenwhenyoupressthebuttonassignedtotheAFfunctionwiththecamera’sCustomFunctions.

Image Stabilizer5

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●● Insemi-darkenedareassuchasindoorsoroutdoorsatnight.●● Inlocationswhereflashphotographyisprohibited,suchasartmuseumsandtheaterstages.●● Insituationswhereyourfootingisuncertain.●● Insituationswherefastshuttersettingscannotbeused.

●● Whenpanningsubjectsinmotion.

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

OFF

ON

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Image Stabilizer

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Attachinga250Dor500D(58mm)Close-upLensenablesclose-upphotography.Themagnificationwillbeasfollows.

●● Close-upLens250D:0.08x-0.37x●● Close-upLens500D:0.04x-0.31x

MFmodeisrecommendedforaccuratefocusing.

Youcanattachfilterstothefiltermountingthreadonthefrontofthelens.

●● Onlyonefiltermaybeattached.●● Ifyouneedapolarizingfilter,usetheCanonCircularPolarizingFilterPL-CB(58mm).

●● Detachthehoodwhenadjustingthepolarizingfilter.

Filters (sold separately)

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Close-up Lenses (sold separately)

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Extension Tubes (sold separately)

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YoucanattachextensiontubeEF12IIorEF25IIformagnifiedshots.Theshootingdistanceandmagnificationareshownbelow.

FocusingDistanceRange(mm) Magnification(×)Closedistance Longdistance Closedistance Longdistance

EF12II18mm 120 128 0.82 0.6655mm 175 344 0.55 0.23

EF25II18mm Incompatible55mm 160 231 0.91 0.51

MFmodeisrecommendedforaccuratefocusing.

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Focal Length/Aperture 18-55mmf/4-5.6Lens Construction 10groups,12elementsMinimum Aperture f/22-32Angle of View Diagonal:74°20′-27°50′,Vertical:45°30′-15°40′,Horizontal:64°30′-23°20′Min. Focusing Distance 0.25m/0.82ft.Max. Magnification 0.25x(at55mm)Field of View Approx.148x228–59x89mm/5.83x8.98–2.32x3.50inch(at0.25m/0.82ft.)Filter Diameter 58mmMax. Diameter and Length 66.5x61.8mm/2.62x2.43inchWeight Approx.215g/7.6oz.Hood EW-63C(soldseparately)Lens Cap E-58IICase LP1014(soldseparately)

●● Equivalentto29-88mminthe35mmfilmformat.●● Thelenslengthismeasuredfromthemountsurfacetothefrontendofthelens.Add24.2mmwhenincludingthelenscapanddustcap.

●● Thesizeandweightlistedareforthelensonly,exceptasindicated.●● Extenderscannotbeusedwiththislens.●● Aperturesettingsarespecifiedonthecamera.Thecameraautomaticallycompensatesforvariationsintheaperturesettingwhenthecameraiszoomedinorout.

●● AlldatalistedismeasuredaccordingtoCanonstandards.●● Productspecificationsandappearancearesubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

Specifications

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Only for European Union and EEA (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein)Thissymbolindicatesthatthisproductisnottobedisposedofwithyourhouseholdwaste,accordingtotheWEEEDirective(2012/19/EU)andnationallegislation.Thisproductshouldbehandedovertoadesignatedcollectionpoint,e.g.,onanauthorizedone-for-onebasiswhenyoubuyanewsimilarproductortoanauthorizedcollectionsiteforrecyclingwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE).ImproperhandlingofthistypeofwastecouldhaveapossiblenegativeimpactontheenvironmentandhumanhealthduetopotentiallyhazardoussubstancesthataregenerallyassociatedwithEEE.Atthesametime,your

cooperationinthecorrectdisposalofthisproductwillcontributetotheeffectiveusageofnaturalresources.Formoreinformationaboutwhereyoucandropoffyourwasteequipmentforrecycling,pleasecontactyourlocalcityoffice,wasteauthority,approvedWEEEschemeoryourhouseholdwastedisposalservice.FormoreinformationregardingreturnandrecyclingofWEEEproducts,pleasevisitwww.canon-europe.com/weee.

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