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Japanese IS Part Label

The left hand kanji loosely translates as "Medium" and that the right hand one translates as "Feeling".

 
 
  • Left set is IS Central Position 
  • Right set is IS Shift. 

 

 

Notes

Central position values tend to be near zero (E1 = -31 and E9 = -23 in decimal) and IS Shift values tend to be midway between 0 and 255 (7B = 123 in decimal). 

 

 

So the typical values in the photo above are:

  • Left = IS Central Position 
  • Right = IS Shift

 

Some lenses have IS Lables with eight figures to enter for IS Shift and Gyro rank, while others have only two. 

 

 

 

The IS Lable above is for the 'EF-S 18-200mm F3.5-5.6 IS' which doesn't have a gyro rack so:

 

  • Left column = Pitch and Yaw for IS Central Position
  • Right column (with the four figures) = Pitch and Yaw for IS Shift

 

George Barroso / FantasTEC Photo Service:

 

“The IS setting label provided with the Canon replacement part, made perfect sense once I was in the software. 

 

Its all there, very easy and all alignments fell right in. Testing the lens after the repair (new IS unit) and alignment was perfect.”