Canon Camera Powershot G7 X User Manual

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Cropping
 Still Images  Movies
You can specify a portion of an image to save as a separate image file.
1 Choose [Cropping].
 zPress the [] button, and then 
choose [Cropping] on the [] tab 
( = 30).
2 Choose an image.
 z
Press the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose an image, and then press 
the [
] button.
3 Adjust the cropping area.
 z A frame is displayed around the portion of 
the image to be cropped (1).
 zThe original image is shown in the upper 
left, and a preview of the image as...

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2 Choose an image.
 zPress the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose an image, and then press 
the [
] button.
3 Choose an option.
 z Press the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose an option, and then press 
the [
] button.
4 Save as a new image and review.
 z Follow steps 4 – 5 in “Resizing Images” 
(= 120).
 ●
Image quality of pictures you repeatedly edit this way will be 
a little lower each time, and you may not be able to obtain the 
desired color.
 ●Colors of RAW images cannot be...

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 ●You can also configure this setting by touching [][] on the 
screen in step 3.
Correcting Red-Eye
 Still Images  Movies
Automatically corrects images affected by red-eye. You can save the 
corrected image as a separate file.
1 Choose [Red-Eye Correction].
 z Press the [] button, and then 
choose [Red-Eye Correction] on the [] 
tab ( = 30).
2 Choose an image.
 z
Press the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose an image.
3 Correct the image.
 z Press the [] button.
 zRed-eye detected by the...

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Editing Movies
 Still Images  Movies
You can cut movies to remove unneeded portions at the beginning or end 
(excluding digest movies (= 36)).
1 Choose [].
 z
Following steps 1 – 5 in “Viewing” 
(= 103), choose [] and press the [] 
button.
 z The movie editing panel and editing bar 
are now displayed.
2 Specify portions to cut.
 z(1) is the movie editing panel, and (2) is 
the editing bar.
 zPress the [][] buttons to choose [] 
or [].
 z To view the portions you can cut 
(identified by [] on the...

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Reducing File Sizes
Movie file sizes can be reduced by compressing movies as follows.
 zOn the screen in step 2 of “Editing 
Movies”, choose []. Choose [New File], 
and then press the [] button.
 z Choose [Compress & Sav.], and then 
press the [] button.
 ● Compressed movies are saved in [] format. ●[] movies cannot be compressed. ●Edited movies cannot be saved in compressed format when you 
choose [Overwrite].
 ●You can also edit movies by touching the movie editing panel or 
editing bar.
3 Review...

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Editing Digest Movies
 Still Images  Movies
Individual chapters (clips) (= 36) recorded in [] mode can be 
erased, as needed. Be careful when erasing clips, because they cannot 
be recovered.
1 Select the clip to erase.
 z Follow steps 1 – 2 in “Viewing Short 
Movies Created When Shooting Still 
Images (Digest Movies)” ( =
 106) to 
play a movie created in [] mode, and 
then press the [] button to access the 
movie control panel.
 z Press the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose [] or [], and...

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Available Wi-Fi Features
You can send and receive images and control the camera remotely by 
connecting it to these devices and services via Wi-Fi.
 ●Smartphones and Tablets 
Send images to smartphones and tablet computers that have Wi-Fi 
functions. Y

ou can also shoot remotely and geotag your shots from a 
smartphone or tablet.  
For convenience in this manual, smartphones, tablets, and other 
compatible devices are collectively referred to as “smartphones”.
 ● Computer  
Use software to save...

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Sending to a Smartphone Assigned to the 
Button
Once you have connected to a smartphone initially by pressing the [] 
button, you can simply press the [] button after that to connect again for 
viewing and saving camera images on connected devices.
These steps show how to use the camera as an access point, but you can 
also use an existing access point ( =
 132).
1 Install CameraWindow.
 z
For an NFC-compatible Android 
smartphone (OS version 4.0 or later), 
activating NFC and touching the...

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6 Choose a smartphone to connect to.
 zChoose the smartphone (either by 
pressing the [][] buttons or by turning 
the [] dial), and then press the [] 
button.
 z After a connection is established with 
the smartphone, the smartphone name 
is displayed on the camera. (This screen 
will close in about one minute.)
7 Import images.
 zUse the smartphone to import images 
from the camera to the smartphone.
 zUse the smartphone to end the 
connection; the camera will automatically 
turn off.
 ● When using...

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Adding a Smartphone Using the Wi-Fi Menu
These steps show how to use the camera as an access point, but you can 
also use an existing access point (= 132).
1 Install CameraWindow.
 z
Follow step 1 in “Sending to a Smartphone 
Assigned to the Button” ( = 128) to install 
CameraWindow on a smartphone.
2 Access the Wi-Fi menu.
 z Press the [] button to turn the camera 
on.
 z Press the [] button.
 zIf a screen requesting the device 
nickname is displayed, enter the 
nickname ( =
 128).
3 Choose [].
 z...