Canon G5 X Owners Manual

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Using the Front Dial to Jump between Images
 Still Images  Movies
Use the front dial to find and jump between desired images quickly by 
filtering image display according to your specified conditions.
 Jump to FavoritesDisplays images tagged as favorites (= 121).
 Jump Shot DateJumps to the first image in each group of 
images that were shot on the same date.
 Single image
Jumps by 1 image at a time.
 Jump 10 ImagesJumps by 10 images at a time.
 Jump 100 ImagesJumps by 100 images at a time.
1 Choose...

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 ●During group playback (step 3), you can browse through images 
quickly “Navigating through Images in an Index” ( = 109) and 
magnify them “Magnifying Images” ( = 114). You can apply your 
actions to all images in the group at once by choosing [Protect  All 
Images in Group] in “Protecting Images” ( =
 115), [All Images in 
Group] in “Erasing Multiple Images at Once” ( = 118), [Select All 
in Group] in “Adding Images to the Print List (DPOF)” ( = 182), 
or [Select All Images] in “Adding Images to a...

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4 Choose the name of the person to 
overwrite with.
 zFollow step 2 in “Overwriting and Adding 
Face Information” ( = 48) to choose 
the name of the person you want to 
overwrite with.
 ● You can also access the [Edit ID Info] screen by touching an 
image on the screen in step 2, touching [] to display the 
orange frame, and then touching the face to overwrite its name.
 ● You can also choose editing options by touching them in step 3.
Erasing Names
 zOn the screen displayed in step 3 in 
“Changing...

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Touch-Screen Operations
 zSpread your fingers apart (pinch out) to 
zoom in.
 zYou can magnify images up to about 10x 
by repeating this action.
 zTo move the display position, drag across 
the screen.
 zPinch in to zoom out.
 zTouch [] to restore single-image 
display.
Viewing Slideshows
 Still Images  Movies
Automatically play back images from a memory card as follows.
 z Press the [] button, and then 
choose [Slideshow] on the [1] tab 
( = 31).
 z
Press the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to...

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Protecting Images
 Still Images  Movies
Protect important images to prevent accidental erasure (= 118).
 z
Press the [] button, choose [] in 
the menu, and then choose [] (either 
press the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial). [] is displayed.
 z To cancel protection, choose [OFF]. [] 
is no longer displayed.
 ● Protected images on a memory card will be erased if you format 
the card ( = 160).
 ●
Protected images cannot be erased using the camera’s erasure 
function. T
o erase them this way, first...

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Selecting a Range
1 Choose [Select Range].
 zFollowing the procedure in “Using the 
Menu” ( = 115), choose [Select Range] 
and press the [] button.
2 Choose a starting image.
 z Press the [] button.
 zPress the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose an image, and then press 
the [
] button.
3 Choose an ending image.
 z Press the [] button to choose [Last 
image], and then press the [] button.
 z Press the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose an image, and then press 
the [
] button.
 z...

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Clearing All Protection at Once
You can clear protection from all images at once.
To clear protection, choose [Unprotect All Images] in step 1 of “Protecting 
All Images at Once”, and then complete step 2.
4 Protect the images.
 zPress the [] button to choose [Protect], 
and then press the [] button.
 ● You can also choose the first or last image by turning the [] dial 
when the top screen in steps 2 and 3 is displayed.
 ● To cancel protection for groups of images, choose [Unlock] in 
step 4.
 ●You...

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Erasing Multiple Images at Once
You can choose multiple images to erase at once. Be careful when 
erasing images, because they cannot be recovered. However, protected 
images (=
 115) cannot be erased.
Choosing a Selection Method
1 Access the setting screen.
 z
Press the [] button, and then 
choose [Erase] on the [1] tab 
( = 31).
2 Choose a selection method.
 z
Press the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose a selection method, and 
then press the [
] button.
 z To return to the menu screen,...

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Selecting a Range
1 Choose [Select Range].
 zFollowing the procedure in “Choosing 
a Selection Method” ( = 118), choose 
[Select Range] and press the [] button.
2 Choose images.
 z Follow steps 2 – 3 in “Selecting a Range” 
(= 116) to specify images.
3 Erase the images.
 z
Press the [] button to choose [Erase], 
and then press the [] button.
Specifying All Images at Once
1 Choose [Select All Images].
 z Following the procedure in “Choosing 
a Selection Method” ( = 118), choose 
[Select All Images]...

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2 Rotate the image.
 zPress the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose an image.
 z The image is rotated 90° each time you 
press the [] button.
 zTo return to the menu screen, press the 
[] button.
 ● On the screen in step 2, you can also touch [] to rotate 
images or touch [] to return to the menu screen.
Deactivating Auto Rotation
Follow these steps to deactivate automatic image rotation, which rotates 
images based on the current camera orientation.
 z Press the [] button, choose [Auto...