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Instructions
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EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
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Thank you for purchasing a Canon product.
The Canon EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM is
a standard zoom lens for EOS cameras* that
support EF-S lenses.
* OnlythefollowingEOScamerasarecompatible
withEF-Slenses(asofFebruary2016):
EOS7DMarkII,EOS7D,EOS80D,EOS70D,
EOS60D,EOS60Da,EOS50D,EOS40D,
EOS30D,EOS20D,EOS20Da,EOSREBEL
T6S/760D,EOSREBELT6i/750D,EOSREBEL
T5i/700D,EOSREBELSL1/100D,EOSREBEL
T4i/650D,EOSREBELT3i/600D,EOSREBEL
T2i/550D,EOSREBELT1i/500D,EOSREBEL
XSi/450D,EOSREBELT5/1200D,EOSREBEL
T3/1100D,EOSREBELXS/1000D,EOSDIGITAL
REBELXTi/400DDIGITAL,EOSDIGITALREBEL
XT/350DDIGITAL,EOSDIGITALREBEL/300D
DIGITAL
EOSM10,EOSM3,EOSM2*
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andEOSMwhen
usedtogetherwithMountAdapterEF-EOSM
*1: Notavailableincertaincountriesandregions.
“IS”standsforImageStabilizer.
“USM”standsforUltrasonicMotor.
Camera Firmware
Whenusingthislens,pleasechecktheCanonwebsite
forthelatestcamerarmware.Ifthecamera’srmware
isnotthelatestversion,besuretoupdatetothelatest
rmware.
Fordetailsonupdatingrmware,pleasecheckthe
Canonwebsite.
Conventions used in this instruction
Warningtopreventlensorcameramalfunction
ordamage.
Supplementarynotesonusingthelensand
takingpictures.
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Precautionstoensurethatthecameraisused
safely.Readtheseprecautionsthoroughly.Make
surealldetailsareobservedinordertoprevent
risksandinjurytotheuserandotherpeople.
Warning
Detailspertainingtorisksthatmay
resultindeathorseriousinjury.
Do not look at the sun or a bright light source
through the lens or single-lens reflex camera.
Doingsocouldresultinlossofvision.Lookingatthe
sundirectlythroughthelensisespeciallyhazardous.
Whether it is attached to the camera or not, do
not leave the lens under the sun without the
lens cap attached.Thisistopreventthelensfrom
concentratingthesun’srays,whichcouldcauseare.
Caution
Detailspertainingtorisksthatmay
resultininjury.
Do not leave the camera in locations subject to
high or low temperatures. Thismayresultinthe
camerabecomingexcessivelyhotorcold,whichmay
causeburnsorotherinjurieswhentouched.
Do not insert your fingers inside the camera.
Failuretoobservethismayresultininjury.
Caution
Detailspertainingtorisksthatmay
resultindamagetoproperty.
Donotleavethelensinexcessiveheatsuchasina
carindirectsunlight.Hightemperaturescancausethe
lenstomalfunction.
Safety Precautions
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General Precautions
Handling Precautions
Makesurethatthepowerzoomcontrolcontacts(see
p.6)arekeptfreeofsoiling,scratches,ngerprints,etc.
Failuretoobservethismayresultinfaultycontactsor
corrosion,whichmayleadtothepowerzoomadapter
(seep.13)malfunctioning.Cleanthecontactpoints
withasoftclothintheeventofsoilingorngerprints,
etc.,adhering.
Ifthelensistakenfromacoldenvironmentintoa
warmone,condensationmaydeveloponthelens
surfaceandinternalparts.Topreventcondensationin
thiscase,rstputthelensintoanairtightplasticbag
beforetakingitfromacoldtowarmenvironment.Then
takeoutthelensafterithaswarmedgradually.Dothe
samewhentakingthelensfromawarmenvironment
intoacoldone.
Pleasealsoreadanylensrelatedhandlingprecautions
listedinyourcamera’sinstructionmanual.
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Shooting Precautions
Thislensusesnano-USMasthedriveunitforthefocuslens(thelensthatalignsthefocus).
Themotoralsocontrolsthefocuslensduringzooming.
1. When the camera is OFF
ThemotordoesnotoperatewhilethecameraisOFForwhenthecameraisOFFduetotheuseoftheauto
powerofffunction.Therefore,usersmustbeawareofthefollowingpoints.
Manualfocusadjustmentsarenotpossible.
Duringzooming,delayedfocuswilloccur.
2. When the lens is in sleep mode
Ifnotoperatedforacertainperiodoftime,thislenswillentersleepmodeinordertosavepower.Sleepmode
differsfromwhenthecameraisOFFduetotheuseoftheautopowerofffunction.
Inthisstate,themotorwillnotoperateevenifthecameraisON.Therefore,usersmustbeawareofthefollowing
points.
Manualfocusadjustmentsarenotpossible.
Duringzooming,delayedfocuswilloccur.
Toexitsleepmode,presstheshutterbuttonhalfway.
General Precautions
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ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.
Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)This
devicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)this
devicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,including
interferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Donotmakeanychangesormodicationstotheequipment
unlessotherwisespeciedintheinstructions.Ifsuch
changesormodicationsshouldbemade,youcouldbe
requiredtostopoperationoftheequipment.
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywith
thelimitsforaclassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15
oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovide
reasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina
residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesand
canradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledand
usedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmful
interferencetoradiocommunications.
However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnot
occurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes
causeharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,
whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffand
on,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterference
byoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentand
receiver.
•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferent
fromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnician
forhelp.
CANICES-3(B)/NMB-3(B)
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Hoodmount(→12)
Zoomring(→7)
Filtermountingthread
(→13)
Focusingring(→8)
Socketforattachingthe
powerzoomadapter[PZ]
Powerzoomcontrol
contacts[PZ]
Zoomringlocklever(→9)
Lensmountindex(→7)
Imagestabilizerswitch(→10)
Focusmodeswitch(→8)
Zoompositionindex(→7)
Contacts(→7)
Zoomgear[PZ]
Fordetailedinformation,referencepagenumbersareprovidedinparentheses(→**).
Theterm[PZ]indicatesthelocationsrelatedtothepowerzoomadapter(seep.13)attachment.
Nomenclature
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See your camera’s instructions for details on
mounting and detaching the lens.
Afterdetachingthelens,placethelenswith
therearenduptopreventthelenssurfaceand
contactsfromgettingscratched.
Ifthecontactsgetsoiled,scratched,orhave
ngerprintsonthem,corrosionorfaulty
connectionscanresult.Thecameraandlens
maynotoperateproperly.
Ifthecontactsgetsoiledorhavengerprintson
them,cleanthemwithasoftcloth.
Attachthelenscapanddustcapwhen
disconnectingthelens.Whenattachingthe
dustcap,alignthelensmountindexwiththe
indexofthedustcapandrotateinaclockwise
directionasshownintheillustration.Followthe
reverseproceduretodetachit.
Tozoom,turnthelens’zoomring.
Besuretonishzoomingbeforefocusing.
Zoomingafterfocusingcanaffectthefocus.
Blurringmaytemporarilyoccurifthezoomringis
quicklyrotated.
ZoomingwhenthecameraisOFFwillresultin
delayedfocus.
Zoomingduringstillimageexposurewillresultin
delayedfocus.Thiscausesanystreaksoflight
thatarecapturedduringexposuretobeblurred.
Mounting and
Detaching the Lens
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Zooming
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Toshootinautofocus(AF)mode,setthefocus
modeswitchtoAF.
Touseonlymanualfocusing(MF),setthefocus
modeswitchtoMF,andfocusbyturningthe
focusingring.
AfterautofocusinginONESHOTAFmode,focus
manuallybypressingtheshutterbuttonhalfway
andturningthefocusingring.(Full-timemanual
focus)
Quicklyrotatingthefocusingringmayresultin
delayedfocus.
Manualfocusadjustmentsarenotpossiblewhen
thecameraisOFF.
Setting the Focus Mode
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Thezoomringcanbexedtokeepthelensattheshortestpoint.Thisfunctionisconvenientfor
carryingacameraonastrapbecauseitpreventsthelensfromextending.
1 Rotatethezoomringtothe
widestposition(18mm).
2Slidethezoomringlock
leverinthedirection
indicatedbythearrow.
Toreleasethezoomring,slide
thezoomringlockleverinthe
directionoppositetothearrow.
Thezoomringcannotbexedinplaceatanypositionotherthanthe
widestposition.
Fixing the Zoom Ring
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YoucanusetheimagestabilizerinAForMF
mode.
Thisfunctionprovidesoptimalimagestabilization
dependingonshootingconditions(suchas
shootingstillsubjectsandfollowingshots).
1 Set the STABILIZER switch to ON.
Ifyouarenotgoingtousetheimagestabilizer
function,settheswitchtoOFF.
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When you press the shutter button halfway,
the Image Stabilizer will start operating.
Makesuretheimageintheviewnderisstable,
thenpresstheshutterbuttontherestoftheway
downtotakethepicture.
TheImageStabilizercannotcompensatefora
blurredshotcausedbyasubjectthatmoved.
TheImageStabilizermaynotbefullyeffective
ifyoushootfromaviolentlyshakingvehicleor
othertransportation.
TheImageStabilizerconsumesmorepower
thannormalshooting,resultinginfewershots
andashortermovieshootingtime.
Whenshootingastillsubject,itcompensatesfor
camerashakeinalldirections.
Itcompensatesforverticalcamerashakeduring
followingshotsinahorizontaldirection,and
compensatesforhorizontalcamerashakeduring
followingshotsinaverticaldirection.
Whenyouuseatripod,theImageStabilizer
shouldbeturnedofftosavebatterypower.
Evenwithamonopod,theImageStabilizerwill
beaseffectiveasduringhand-heldshooting.
However,dependingontheshootingconditions,
therearecasesinwhichtheImageStabilizer
effectmaybelesseffective.
Theimagestabilizerfunctionalsooperateswhenthe
lensisusedwithanExtensionTubeEF12IIorEF25II.
TheImageStabilizerwilloperateevenwhenyou
pressthebuttonassignedtotheAFfunctionwith
thecamera’sCustomFunctions.
Image Stabilizer
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Insemi-darkenedareassuchasindoorsor
outdoorsatnight.
Inlocationswhereashphotographyis
prohibited,suchasartmuseumsandtheater
stages.
Insituationswhereyourfootingisuncertain.
Insituationswherefastshuttersettings
cannotbeused.
Whenpanningsubjectsinmotion.
■ Dynamic IS Function
TheEF-S18-135mmf/3.5-5.6ISUSMis
equippedwithdynamicIS,effectivewhen
shootingwhilewalkingsinceitexpandstheIS
range.
AchieveseffectiveISatthewideend.
Automaticallyactivateswhenthecameraisset
toMovieShooting.
The image stabilizer for this lens is effective for hand-held shots in the following conditions.
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
Image Stabilizer
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TheEW-73Dhoodcutsoutunwantedlightandprotectsthefrontofthelensfromrain,snow,and
dust.
Attachmentpositionmark
Stoppositionmark
Reddot
Reddot
● Attaching
Aligntheredattachmentpositionmarkonthe
hoodwiththereddotonthefrontofthelens,
andthenrotatethehoodinthedirectionofthe
arrowuntilitisrmlyattachedwiththereddot
andstoppositionmarkonthehoodaligned.
Button
● Removing
Keepyourngerpresseddownonthebutton
locatedonthesideofthehood,andthenrotate
thehoodinthedirectionofthearrowuntilthe
attachmentpositionmarkonthehoodisaligned
withthereddotonthefrontofthelenstodetach
it.Thehoodcanbereverse-mountedonthelens
forstorage.
Ifthehoodisnotattachedproperly,vignetting(darkeningoftheperimeterofthepicture)mayoccur.
Graspandrotatethebaseofthehoodwhenattachinganddetachingit.Therearecasesinwhichitmay
becomedeformedifthehoodisrotatedwithitgraspedneartotherim.
Hood (sold separately)
6
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YoucanattachextensiontubeEF12IIorEF25
IIformagniedshots.Theshootingdistance
andmagnicationareshownbelow.
FocusingDistanceRange(mm)
Magnication(×)
Closedistance Longdistance Closedistance Longdistance
EF12II
18mm
Incompatible
135mm
300 1568 0.43 0.09
EF25II
18mm
Incompatible
135mm
258 822 0.61 0.21
MFmodeisrecommendedforaccuratefocusing.
Youcanattachlterstotheltermounting
threadonthefrontofthelens.
Onlyoneltermaybeattached.
Ifyouneedapolarizinglter,usetheCanon
CircularPolarizingFilterPL-CB(67mm).
Detachthehoodwhenadjustingthepolarizing
lter.
Filters
(sold separately)
7
Extension Tubes
(sold separately)
8
POWER ZOOM ADAPTER
(sold separately)
9
ThePOWERZOOMADAPTERPZ-E1can
beattachedtothislensinordertoperform
motorizedzooming.RefertothePZ-E1
instructionmanualfordetailsonuse.
Whenusingthepowerzoom,theusablefocal
lengthofthelensislimited.Thefocallengthrange
withinwhichthepowerzoomcanoperateislisted
below(therearetimeswhen,dependingonusage
conditions,thepowerzoomwillstopoperatingifthe
usablefocallengthlistedisexceeded).
WhenusingthePZ-E1 19mm-132mm
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Focal Length/Aperture 18-135mmf/3.5-5.6
Lens Construction 12groups,16elements
Minimum Aperture f/22-36*
Angle of View Diagonal:74°20′-11°30′,Vertical:45°30′-6°20′,Horizontal:64°30′-9°30′
Min. Focusing Distance 0.39m/1.28ft.
Max. Magnification 0.28x(at135mm)
Field of View Approx.248x372-53x80mm/9.76x14.65-2.09x3.15inch(at0.39m/1.28ft.)
Filter Diameter 67mm
Max. Diameter and Length 77.4x96.0mm/3.05x3.78inch
Weight Approx.515g/18.2oz
Hood EW-73D(SoldSeparately)
Lens Cap E-67II
Case LP1116(SoldSeparately)
POWER ZOOM ADAPTER PZ-E1(SoldSeparately)
*Appliesto1/3-stopincrements.With1/2-stopincrements,itwillbef/22-38.
Equivalentto29-216mminthe35mmlmformat.
Thelenslengthismeasuredfromthemountsurfacetothefrontendofthelens.Add24.2mmwhen
includingthelenscapanddustcap.
Thesizeandweightlistedareforthelensonly,exceptasindicated.
E
xtenderscannotbeusedwiththislens.Inaddition,therearenoclose-uplensesdesignedforusewiththislens.
Aperturesettingsarespeciedonthecamera.Thecameraautomaticallycompensatesforvariations
intheaperturesettingwhenthecameraiszoomedinorout.
AlldatalistedismeasuredaccordingtoCanonstandards.
Productspecicationsandappearancearesubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
Specications
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Only for European Union and EEA (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein)
Thissymbolindicatesthatthisproductisnottobedisposedofwithyourhouseholdwaste,accordingtothe
WEEEDirective(2012/19/EU)andnationallegislation.Thisproductshouldbehandedovertoadesignated
collectionpoint,e.g.,onanauthorizedone-for-onebasiswhenyoubuyanewsimilarproductortoan
authorizedcollectionsiteforrecyclingwasteelectricalandelectronicequipment(EEE).Improperhandlingof
thistypeofwastecouldhaveapossiblenegativeimpactontheenvironmentandhumanhealthdueto
potentiallyhazardoussubstancesthataregenerallyassociatedwithEEE.Atthesametime,your
cooperationinthecorrectdisposalofthisproductwillcontributetotheeffectiveusageofnaturalresources.Formore
informationaboutwhereyoucandropoffyourwasteequipmentforrecycling,pleasecontactyourlocalcityoffice,waste
authority,approvedWEEEschemeoryourhouseholdwastedisposalservice.Formoreinformationregardingreturnand
recyclingofWEEEproducts,pleasevisit
www.canon-europe.com/weee.
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Indexed Terms: Zoom Lens, Image Stabilization

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