Canon 10 X 32 IS 10x32 IS 12x32 IS 14x32 IS Instructions - Page 10

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. zzThe 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. zzThe Image Stabilizer can be operated using the following methods: (1) Five-minute operation zzStarting 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). zzSwitching 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. ENG-9