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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.

* OnlythefollowingEOScamerasarecompatiblewithEF-Slenses(asofFebruary2016):

EOS7DMarkII,EOS7D,EOS80D,EOS70D,EOS60D,EOS60Da,EOS50D,EOS40D,EOS30D,EOS20D,EOS20Da,EOSREBELT6S/760D,EOSREBELT6i/750D,EOSREBELT5i/700D,EOSREBELSL1/100D,EOSREBELT4i/650D,EOSREBELT3i/600D,EOSREBELT2i/550D,EOSREBELT1i/500D,EOSREBELXSi/450D,EOSREBELT5/1200D,EOSREBELT3/1100D,EOSREBELXS/1000D,EOSDIGITALREBELXTi/400DDIGITAL,EOSDIGITALREBELXT/350DDIGITAL,EOSDIGITALREBEL/300DDIGITAL

EOSM10,EOSM3,EOSM2*1andEOSMwhenusedtogetherwithMountAdapterEF-EOSM

*1:Notavailableincertaincountriesandregions.●● “IS”standsforImageStabilizer.●● “USM”standsforUltrasonicMotor.

Camera Firmware●● Whenusingthislens,pleasechecktheCanonwebsiteforthelatestcamerafirmware.Ifthecamera’sfirmwareisnotthelatestversion,besuretoupdatetothelatestfirmware.

●● Fordetailsonupdatingfirmware,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.

●● Do not insert your fingers inside the camera.Failuretoobservethismayresultininjury.

Caution Detailspertainingtorisksthatmayresultindamagetoproperty.

●● Donotleavethelensinexcessiveheatsuchasinacarindirectsunlight.Hightemperaturescancausethelenstomalfunction.

Safety Precautions

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General Precautions

Handling Precautions●● Makesurethatthepowerzoomcontrolcontacts(seep.6)arekeptfreeofsoiling,scratches,fingerprints,etc.Failuretoobservethismayresultinfaultycontactsorcorrosion,whichmayleadtothepowerzoomadapter(seep.13)malfunctioning.Cleanthecontactpointswithasoftclothintheeventofsoilingorfingerprints,etc.,adhering.

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

●● Pleasealsoreadanylensrelatedhandlingprecautionslistedinyourcamera’sinstructionmanual.

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Shooting PrecautionsThislensusesnano-USMasthedriveunitforthefocuslens(thelensthatalignsthefocus).Themotoralsocontrolsthefocuslensduringzooming.1. When the camera is OFFThemotordoesnotoperatewhilethecameraisOFForwhenthecameraisOFFduetotheuseoftheautopowerofffunction.Therefore,usersmustbeawareofthefollowingpoints.

●● Manualfocusadjustmentsarenotpossible.●● Duringzooming,delayedfocuswilloccur.

2. When the lens is in sleep modeIfnotoperatedforacertainperiodoftime,thislenswillentersleepmodeinordertosavepower.SleepmodediffersfromwhenthecameraisOFFduetotheuseoftheautopowerofffunction.Inthisstate,themotorwillnotoperateevenifthecameraisON.Therefore,usersmustbeawareofthefollowingpoints.

●● Manualfocusadjustmentsarenotpossible.●● Duringzooming,delayedfocuswilloccur.●● Toexitsleepmode,presstheshutterbuttonhalfway.

General Precautions

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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(→12)

Zoomring(→7)

Filtermountingthread(→13)

Focusingring(→8)

Socketforattachingthepowerzoomadapter[PZ]

Powerzoomcontrolcontacts[PZ]

Zoomringlocklever(→9)

Lensmountindex(→7)

Imagestabilizerswitch(→10)

Focusmodeswitch(→8)

Zoompositionindex(→7)

Contacts(→7)

Zoomgear[PZ]

●● Fordetailedinformation,referencepagenumbersareprovidedinparentheses(→**).●● Theterm[PZ]indicatesthelocationsrelatedtothepowerzoomadapter(seep.13)attachment.

Nomenclature

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

●● Afterdetachingthelens,placethelenswiththerearenduptopreventthelenssurfaceandcontactsfromgettingscratched.

●● Ifthecontactsgetsoiled,scratched,orhavefingerprintsonthem,corrosionorfaultyconnectionscanresult.Thecameraandlensmaynotoperateproperly.

●● Ifthecontactsgetsoiledorhavefingerprintsonthem,cleanthemwithasoftcloth.

●● Attachthelenscapanddustcapwhendisconnectingthelens.Whenattachingthedustcap,alignthelensmountindexwiththeindexofthedustcapandrotateinaclockwisedirectionasshownintheillustration.Followthereverseproceduretodetachit.

Tozoom,turnthelens’zoomring.

●● Besuretofinishzoomingbeforefocusing.Zoomingafterfocusingcanaffectthefocus.

●● Blurringmaytemporarilyoccurifthezoomringisquicklyrotated.

●● ZoomingwhenthecameraisOFFwillresultindelayedfocus.

●● Zoomingduringstillimageexposurewillresultindelayedfocus.Thiscausesanystreaksoflightthatarecapturedduringexposuretobeblurred.

Mounting and Detaching the Lens

1 Zooming2

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

AfterautofocusinginONESHOTAFmode,focusmanuallybypressingtheshutterbuttonhalfwayandturningthefocusingring.(Full-timemanualfocus)

●● Quicklyrotatingthefocusingringmayresultindelayedfocus.

●● ManualfocusadjustmentsarenotpossiblewhenthecameraisOFF.

Setting the Focus Mode3

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Thezoomringcanbefixedtokeepthelensattheshortestpoint.Thisfunctionisconvenientforcarryingacameraonastrapbecauseitpreventsthelensfromextending.

1 Rotatethezoomringtothewidestposition(18mm).

2Slidethezoomringlockleverinthedirectionindicatedbythearrow.●● Toreleasethezoomring,slidethezoomringlockleverinthedirectionoppositetothearrow.

Thezoomringcannotbefixedinplaceatanypositionotherthanthewidestposition.

Fixing the Zoom Ring4

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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.

■ Dynamic IS FunctionTheEF-S18-135mmf/3.5-5.6ISUSMisequippedwithdynamicIS,effectivewhenshootingwhilewalkingsinceitexpandstheISrange.

●● AchieveseffectiveISatthewideend.●● AutomaticallyactivateswhenthecameraissettoMovieShooting.

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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TheEW-73Dhoodcutsoutunwantedlightandprotectsthefrontofthelensfromrain,snow,anddust.

Attachmentpositionmark

StoppositionmarkReddot

Reddot

● AttachingAligntheredattachmentpositionmarkonthehoodwiththereddotonthefrontofthelens,andthenrotatethehoodinthedirectionofthearrowuntilitisfirmlyattachedwiththereddotandstoppositionmarkonthehoodaligned.

Button

● RemovingKeepyourfingerpresseddownonthebuttonlocatedonthesideofthehood,andthenrotatethehoodinthedirectionofthearrowuntiltheattachmentpositionmarkonthehoodisalignedwiththereddotonthefrontofthelenstodetachit.Thehoodcanbereverse-mountedonthelensforstorage.

●● Ifthehoodisnotattachedproperly,vignetting(darkeningoftheperimeterofthepicture)mayoccur.●● Graspandrotatethebaseofthehoodwhenattachinganddetachingit.Therearecasesinwhichitmaybecomedeformedifthehoodisrotatedwithitgraspedneartotherim.

Hood (sold separately)6

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YoucanattachextensiontubeEF12IIorEF25IIformagnifiedshots.Theshootingdistanceandmagnificationareshownbelow.

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

EF12II18mm Incompatible135mm 300 1568 0.43 0.09

EF25II18mm Incompatible135mm 258 822 0.61 0.21

MFmodeisrecommendedforaccuratefocusing.

Youcanattachfilterstothefiltermountingthreadonthefrontofthelens.

●● Onlyonefiltermaybeattached.●● Ifyouneedapolarizingfilter,usetheCanonCircularPolarizingFilterPL-CB(67mm).

●● Detachthehoodwhenadjustingthepolarizingfilter.

Filters (sold separately)

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Extension Tubes (sold separately)

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POWER ZOOM ADAPTER (sold separately)

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ThePOWERZOOMADAPTERPZ-E1canbeattachedtothislensinordertoperformmotorizedzooming.RefertothePZ-E1instructionmanualfordetailsonuse.

Whenusingthepowerzoom,theusablefocallengthofthelensislimited.Thefocallengthrangewithinwhichthepowerzoomcanoperateislistedbelow(therearetimeswhen,dependingonusageconditions,thepowerzoomwillstopoperatingiftheusablefocallengthlistedisexceeded).WhenusingthePZ-E1 19mm-132mm

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Focal Length/Aperture 18-135mmf/3.5-5.6Lens Construction 12groups,16elementsMinimum 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 0.39m/1.28ft.Max. Magnification 0.28x(at135mm)Field of View Approx.248x372-53x80mm/9.76x14.65-2.09x3.15inch(at0.39m/1.28ft.)Filter Diameter 67mmMax. Diameter and Length 77.4x96.0mm/3.05x3.78inchWeight Approx.515g/18.2ozHood EW-73D(SoldSeparately)Lens Cap E-67IICase LP1116(SoldSeparately)POWER ZOOM ADAPTER PZ-E1(SoldSeparately)*Appliesto1/3-stopincrements.With1/2-stopincrements,itwillbef/22-38.

●● Equivalentto29-216mminthe35mmfilmformat.●● Thelenslengthismeasuredfromthemountsurfacetothefrontendofthelens.Add24.2mmwhenincludingthelenscapanddustcap.

●● Thesizeandweightlistedareforthelensonly,exceptasindicated.●● Extenderscannotbeusedwiththislens.Inaddition,therearenoclose-uplensesdesignedforusewiththislens.●● 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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