The Canon EF 24mm f2.8 IS USM is a compact wide-angle prime lens designed for sharpness, speed, and stability. It delivers fast performance with image stabilization, making it ideal for handheld photography.

The optical design includes one aspherical element, which reduces distortion and spherical aberrations to maintain high sharpness. In addition, Canon applied a Super Spectra coating that minimizes flare and ghosting, enhancing contrast and color accuracy.

A four-stop Image Stabilizer reduces camera shake, producing sharper images in low light or at slower shutter speeds. Furthermore, the bright f/2.8 aperture improves depth-of-field control and supports creative selective focus techniques.

Autofocus is quick, quiet, and precise thanks to the ring-type USM motor and rear focusing system. Full-time manual focus override is also available. Finally, the rounded seven-blade diaphragm ensures pleasing background blur, which is perfect for portraits and subject isolation.