Canon Camera Powershot G7 X User Manual

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Changing the Date and Time
Adjust the date and time as follows.
1 Access the menu screen.
 zPress the [] button.
2 Choose [Date/Time].
 z Move the zoom lever to choose the [] tab.
 zPress the [][] buttons or turn the 
[] dial to choose [Date/Time], and then 
press the [] button.
3 Change the date and time.
 z Follow step 2 in “Setting the Date and 
Time” ( = 20) to adjust the settings.
 z
Press the [] button to close the 
menu screen.
 ● Date/time settings can be retained for about 3 weeks by the...

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Trying the Camera Out
 Still Images  Movies
Follow these instructions to turn the camera on, shoot still images or 
movies, and then view them.
Shooting (Smart Auto)
For fully automatic selection of the optimal settings for specific scenes, 
simply let the camera determine the subject and shooting conditions.
1 Turn the camera on.
 zPress the power button.
 zThe startup screen is displayed.
2 Enter [] mode.
 zSet the mode dial to [].
 zAim the camera at the subject. The 
camera will make a slight...

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Shooting Movies
1)
 Start shooting.
 zPress the movie button. The camera 
beeps once as recording begins, and 
[
Rec] is displayed with the elapsed 
time (1).
 z Black bars are displayed on the top and 
bottom edges of the screen, and the 
subject is slightly enlarged. The black 
bars indicate image areas not recorded.
 zFrames displayed around any detected 
faces indicate that they are in focus.
 zOnce recording begins, take your finger 
off the movie button.
2) Finish shooting.
 zPress the movie...

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3 Play movies.
 zPress the [] button to access the movie 
control panel, choose [] (either press 
the [][] buttons or turn the [] dial), 
and then press the [] button again.
 z Playback now begins, and after the movie 
is finished, [] is displayed.
 z To adjust the volume (1), press the 
[][] buttons.
 ● To switch to Shooting mode from Playback mode, press the 
shutter button halfway.
Touch-Screen Operations
 zTo view the next image, drag left across 
the screen in step 2, and to view the 
previous...

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Erasing Images
You can choose and erase unneeded images one by one. Be careful 
when erasing images, because they cannot be recovered.
1 Choose an image to erase.
 zPress the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose an image.
2 Erase the image.
 z Press the [] button.
 zAfter [Erase?] is displayed, press the 
[][] buttons or turn the [] dial to 
choose [Erase], and then press the [] 
button.
 z The current image is now erased.
 zTo cancel erasure, press the [][] 
buttons or turn the [] dial to...

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On/Off
Shooting Mode
 zPress the power button to turn the 
camera on and prepare for shooting.
 zTo turn the camera off, press the power 
button again.
Playback Mode
 zPress the [] button to turn the camera 
on and view your shots.
 z To turn the camera off, press the [] 
button again.
 ● To switch to Playback mode from Shooting mode, press the [] 
button.
 ● To switch to Shooting mode from Playback mode, press the 
shutter button halfway ( = 27). ●
The lens will be retracted after about one minute...

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Shutter Button
To ensure your shots are in focus, always begin by holding the shutter 
button halfway down, and once the subject is in focus, press the button all 
the way down to shoot.
In this manual, shutter button operations are described as pressing the 
button halfway or all the way down .
1 Press halfway. (Press lightly to 
focus.)
 zPress the shutter button halfway. The 
camera beeps twice, and AF frames are 
displayed around image areas in focus.
2 Press all the way down. (From the 
halfway...

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Adjusting the Screen Angle and Orientation
You can adjust the screen angle and orientation to suit the scene or how 
you are shooting.
 zTilt the screen up to 180° upward.
 zWhen including yourself in shots, you can 
view a mirror image of 

yourself by rotating 
the screen around toward the front of the 
camera. To cancel reverse display, press 
the [
] button, choose [Reverse 
Disp.] on the [] tab, and press the 
[][] buttons to choose [Off].
 ● When the camera is not in use, keep the screen closed....

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Using the FUNC. Menu
Configure commonly used shooting functions through the FUNC. menu as 
follows.
Note that menu items and options vary depending on the shooting mode 
(=
 183).
1 Access the FUNC. menu.
 z
Press the [] button.
2 Choose a menu item.
 zPress the [][] buttons to choose a 
menu item (1).
 z Available options (2) are shown at the 
bottom of the screen.
3 Choose an option.
 zPress the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose an option.
 z Options labeled with a [] icon can be...

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Using the Menu Screen
Configure a variety of camera functions through the menu screen as 
follows. Menu items are grouped by purpose on tabs, such as shooting 
[
], playback [], and so on. Note that available menu items vary 
depending on the selected shooting or playback mode ( = 186 – 
= 192).
1 Access the menu screen.
 z Press the [] button.
2 Choose a tab.
 zMove the zoom lever to choose a tab.
 zAfter you have pressed the [][] 
buttons or turned the [] dial to choose a 
tab initially, you can...