Canon G3x Owners Manual

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Initial Information
Package Contents
Before use, make sure the following items are included in the package.
If anything is missing, contact your camera retailer.
CameraBattery Pack
NB-10L
(with terminal cover) Battery Charger
CB-2LC/CB-2LCE
Neck Strap Lens Cap
(with cord)
 ● Printed matter is also included.
 ●A memory card is not included ( = 2).
Compatible Memory Cards
The following memory cards (sold separately) can be used, regardless of 
capacity.
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SD memory cards*1
 ●SDHC memory cards*1*2
 ●SDXC...

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Conventions in This Guide
 ●In this guide, icons are used to represent the corresponding camera 
buttons and dials on which they appear or which they resemble.
 ●The following camera buttons and controls are represented by icons. 
Numbers in parentheses indicate the numbers of corresponding 
controls in “Part Names” ( =
 4).  
[] Continuous ring (20) on front  
[] Front dial (7) on front 
[] Up button (10) on back 
[] Left button (11) on back 
[] Right button (18) on back 
[] Down button (19) on back...

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(1) Screen (LCD monitor)*2
(2) Hot shoe / Hot shoe cap
(3)
 [ (Mobile Device Connection)] 
button
(4)
 Indicator
(5)
 Remote switch terminal
(6)
 DIGITAL terminal
(7)
 HDMITM terminal
(8)
 [ (Shortcut)] button
(9)
 [ (Playback)] button
(10)
 [ (Wi-Fi)] / [ (ISO speed)] / 
Up button
(11)
 [ (Macro)] / Left button (12)
 Control dial
(13)
 [ (Display)] button
(14)
 [] / [ (Single-image...

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Advanced Guide
Camera Basics ................................................................26
On/Off ..................................................................................... 26
Power-Saving Features (Auto Power Down) .............................27
Power Saving in Shooting Mode
 ........................................... 27
Power Saving in Playback Mode
 ........................................... 27
Shutter Button ...........................................................................

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Helpful Shooting Features ......................................................55
Using the Electronic Level ......................................................... 55
Magnifying the Area in Focus
 .................................................... 55
Checking for Closed Eyes
 ......................................................... 56
Changing the IS Mode Settings
 ................................................. 56
Deactivating Image Stabilization
 ..............................................

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Changing the ISO Speed ...........................................................80
Adjusting ISO Auto Settings
 .................................................. 81
Changing the Noise Reduction Level (High ISO NR)
 ................ 81
Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB Shooting)
 ............................... 81
Dynamic Range Correction (DR Correction)
 ......................... 82
Shadow Correction
 ................................................................ 83
Using the ND Filter...

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Overexposure Warning (for Image Highlights) ....................108
Histogram
 ............................................................................ 108
RGB Histogram, GPS Information Display
 .......................... 108
Viewing Short Movies Created When Shooting Still Images 
(Digest Movies)
 ........................................................................ 109
Viewing by Date
 ................................................................... 109
Checking People Detected in Face ID...

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Connecting via NFC When Camera Is Off or in 
Shooting Mode
 ....................................................................134
Connecting via NFC When Camera Is in Playback Mode
 ... 136
Sending to a Smartphone Assigned to the Button
 ................... 136
Adding a Smartphone Using the Wi-Fi Menu
 .......................... 138
Using Another Access Point
 .................................................... 139
Previous Access Points
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Adding Comments ...................................................................153
Sending Images Automatically (Image Sync) .......................153
Initial Preparations ................................................................... 153
Preparing the Camera
 ......................................................... 153
Preparing the Computer
 ...................................................... 154
Sending Images
 ..........................................................................