Should the stabilizer button on a Canon lens be on or off? Is there any difference?

The stabilizer button on Canon lenses is usually turned off. The stabilizer button is an anti-shake switch. Its function is to assist in stabilizing the image quality when the shutter speed is slow. It is recommended to turn it on when shooting handheld!

1. The difference between the functions of each position of the stabilizer key:

stabilizer on turns on the anti-shake function. After turning it on, it can reduce the blur caused by hand shaking when shooting handheld.

stabilizer off turns off the anti-shake function. Generally, turning off the anti-shake function when shooting with a tripod or placing the camera in a fixed position can prevent the interference of the anti-shake system from affecting the image quality.

stabilizer 1 image stabilizer mode 1, corrects vibration in all directions, mainly used for shooting still subjects.

stabilizer 2 image stabilizer mode 2, used when following moving subjects. When following and shooting in the horizontal direction, the vertical shake of the camera is compensated; when following and shooting in the vertical direction, the horizontal shake of the camera is compensated; when following and shooting in the diagonal direction, the image stabilizer effect may not be obtained in all directions.

2. The difference between turning the stabilizer key on and off:

The stabilizer key is an anti-shake switch. The difference is that it assists in stabilizing the image quality when the shutter speed is slow. It is recommended for hand-held shooting. Time to turn on! Not turning off the stabilizer while shooting video will cause constant noise and consume a lot of battery.

Extended information

Anti-shake technology

The first company to introduce the concept of anti-shake was Japan's Nikon, which launched vibration reduction (VR) technology in 1994. compact camera. Canon Japan launched the world's first lens with an image stabilizer, EOS 75~300mm f/4~5.6 IS, where IS is the abbreviation of Image Stabilizer, which is what is commonly referred to as "anti-shake" system".

Anti-shake technology can be divided into three major types: optical anti-shake, electronic anti-shake and photoreceptor (CCD) anti-shake.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Anti-Shake Technology