Reducing camera shake (Image Stabilizer)

You can reduce the amount of camera shake that can occur when shooting in low light situations or shooting with high magnification.

The image stabilizer starts when you press the shutter button halfway.

Adjusting Settings

Press the u button in P/A/S/M modes.
- In B, ART, SCN, and Z modes, the display of the LV super control panel is controlled via [K Control Settings].
  
  gK Control Settings
Use FGHI to select [Image Stabilizer], then press the Q button.

K Image Stabilizer

n Image Stabilizer
Highlight an option using HI and press the Q button.

K Image Stabilizer	S-IS Off	Image stabilizer is off.
K Image Stabilizer	S-IS On	The camera detects the panning direction and applies the appropriate image stabilization.
n Image Stabilizer	M-IS Off	Image stabilizer is off.
	M-IS	The camera uses both sensor shift (VCM) and electronic correction.
	M-IS	The camera uses sensor shift (VCM) correction only. Electronic correction is not used.

The edges of the frame are cropped out when [M-IS ] is selected, reducing the area recorded.
The image stabilizer cannot correct excessive camera shake or camera shake that occurs when the shutter speed is set to the slowest speed. In these cases, it is recommended that you use a tripod.
When using a tripod, set [Image Stabilizer] to [S-IS Off]/[M-IS Off].
When using a lens with an image stabilization function switch, priority is given to the lens side setting.
You may notice an operating sound or vibration when the image stabilizer is activated.

You can use focal length information to reduce camera shake when shooting with lenses that are not Micro Four Thirds or Four Thirds system lenses.

Press the INFO button while [Image Stabilizer] is selected, use FGHI to highlight a focal length, and press the Q button.
Choose a focal length between 0.1 mm and 1000.0 mm.
Choose the value that matches the one printed on the lens.
Selecting [Reset] (basic) in Shooting Menu 1 does not reset the focal length.