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• When using an optional interchangeable lens with an O.I.S. switch, it is possible to set to 
enable the Optical Image Stabilizer by switching the O.I.S. switch on the lens to [ON]. (At the 
time of purchase, it is initially set to [ ].)
• It is recommended to disable the Optical Image Stabilizer when using a tripod. [ ] is 
displayed on the screen at that time.
Not available in these cases:
•
The stabilizer function may not be effective in the following cases. Be careful of camera jitter 
when you press the shutter button.
– When there is a lot of jitter
– When the zoom magnification is high
– When using the Digital Zoom
– When taking pictures while following a moving subject
– When the shutter speed becomes slower to take pictures indoors or in dark places
• The panning effect in [ ] is more difficult to achieve in the following cases.
– In brightly lit places such as in broad daylight on a summer’s day
– When the shutter speed is faster than 1/100th of a second
– When you move the camera too slowly because the subject is moving slowly (The 
background will not become a blur)
– When the camera does not keep up with the subject satisfactorily