Canon G3x Owners Manual

101
Recording Movies at Specific Shutter 
Speeds and Aperture Values
 Still Images  Movies
Set your preferred shutter speed, aperture value, and ISO speed.
For details on available shutter speeds, aperture values, and ISO speeds, 
see “Shutter Speeds” (=
 214), “Aperture” (= 214), and “Changing the 
ISO Speed” ( = 80).
1 Enter [] mode.
 z
Set the mode dial to [].
 zPress the [] button, choose [] in the 
menu, and then choose [] ( = 30).
2 Configure the settings.
 z
Press the [] button to choose whether...

102
Customizing Controls and Display
Customizing Display Information
Customize what screen is displayed when you press the [] button 
on the shooting screen. You can also customize what information is 
displayed.
1 Access the setting screen.
 z Choose [1] tab ► [Shooting 
information display] ► [Display 
switching], and then press the [
] button 
( = 31).
2 Configure the setting.
 z
Press the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose any screen you prefer not 
to display, and then press the [
] button...

103
Assigning Functions to Controls
 Still Images  Movies
Reassign functions of the [] ring, [] dial, or [] dial, or assign 
common functions to the [] button, [] button, movie button, or [] 
button.
1 Access the setting screen.
 z Press the [] button, choose 
[Function Assignment] on the [2] tab, 
and then press the [] button ( = 31).
2 Configure the setting.
 z
Press the [][][][] buttons or turn 
the [][] dials to choose the dial or 
button to assign, and then press the [] 
button.
 z When assigning...

104
Saving Shooting Settings
 Still Images  Movies
Save commonly used shooting modes and your configured function 
settings for reuse. To access saved settings later, simply turn the mode 
dial to [
] or []. Even settings that are usually cleared when you 
switch shooting modes or turn the camera off (such as self-timer settings) 
can be retained this way.
Settings that can be saved
 ● Shooting modes ([], [], [], and [])
 ●Items set in [], [], [], and [] modes ( = 79 – = 99)
 ●
Shooting menu settings...

105
3 Rearrange menu items, as needed.
 zPress the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose [Sort], and then press the 
[
] button.
 z Choose a menu item to move (either 
press the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial), and then press the [] button.
 z Press the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to change the order, and then press 
the [
] button.
 z Press the [] button.
 ● Grayed-out items in step 2 can also be specified, but they may 
not be available in some shooting modes.
 ●To make My Menu...

106
Viewing
 Still Images  Movies
After shooting images or movies, you can view them on the screen as 
follows.
1 Enter Playback mode.
 zPress the [] button.
 zYour last shot is displayed.
2 Choose images.
 zTo view the previous image, press 
the [] button or turn the [] dial 
counterclockwise. To view the next 
image, press the [
] button or turn the 
[] dial clockwise.
 z Press and hold the [][] buttons to 
browse through images quickly.
 z To access this screen (Scroll Display 
mode), turn the [] dial...

107
Touch-Screen Operations
 zTo view the next image, drag left across 
the screen, and to view the previous 
image, drag right.
 zTo access Scroll Display mode, quickly 
drag left or right repeatedly.
 zYou can also choose images in Scroll 
Display mode by dragging left or right.
 zTouching the central image will restore 
single-image display.
 zTo browse images grouped by shooting 
date in Scroll Display mode, drag up or 
down.
 zTo start movie playback, touch [] in 
step 2 of “Viewing” ( = 106).
 z
To...

108
Overexposure Warning (for Image Highlights)
 Still Images  Movies
Washed-out highlights in the image flash on the screen in detailed 
information display (= 108).
Histogram
 Still Images  Movies
 z
The graph in detailed information display 
(= 108) is a histogram showing the 
distribution of brightness in the image. 
The horizontal axis represents the degree 
of brightness, and the vertical axis, how 
much of the image is at each level of 
brightness. Viewing the histogram is a 
way to check...

109
2 Play the digest movie.
 zPress the [] button, and then choose 
[] in the menu ( = 30).
 z
The movie recorded automatically on the 
day of still image shooting is played back, 
from the beginning.
 ● After a moment, [] will no longer be displayed when 
you are using the camera with information display deactivated 
( =
 108).
 ●
You can also play digest movies by touching [] on the 
screen in step 1 and touching [ Play ] on the screen in 
step 2.
Viewing by Date
Digest movies can be viewed by date.
1...

11 0
Browsing and Filtering Images
Navigating through Images in an Index
 Still Images  Movies
By displaying multiple images in an index, you can quickly find the images 
you are looking for.
1 Display images in an index.
 zMove the zoom lever toward [] to 
display images in an index. Moving the 
lever again will increase the number of 
images shown.
 z To display fewer images, move the zoom 
lever toward []. Fewer images are 
shown each time you move the lever.
2 Choose an image.
 z Turn the [] dial to...