Canon G5 X Owners 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].
 zPress the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose [2] tab.
 z Press 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...

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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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Recording Movies
1)
 Start recording.
 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 recording.
 zPress the movie...

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3 Play movies.
 zPress the [] button, press the [][] 
buttons to choose [], and then press the 
[] button again.
 z Playback now begins, and after the movie 
is finished, [] is displayed.
 zTo adjust the volume, press the [][] 
buttons during playback.
 ● To switch to Shooting mode from Playback mode, press the 
shutter button halfway.
 ●You can also start movie playback by touching []. To adjust 
the volume, quickly drag up or down across the screen during 
playback.
Viewing
After shooting images or...

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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.
 ● The lens will be retracted after about one minute once the camera 
is in Playback mode. You can turn the camera of

f when the lens is...

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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 frames are 
displayed around image areas in focus.
2 Press all the way down. (From the 
halfway...

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 ●Although the viewfinder is produced under extremely high-
precision manufacturing conditions and more than 99.99% of the 
pixels meet design specifications, in rare cases some pixels may 
be defective or may appear as red or black dots. This does not 
indicate camera damage or affect recorded images.
 ●Some aspect ratio settings ( = 50) will cause black bars to be 
displayed on the top and bottom or left and right edges of the 
screen. These areas will not be recorded.
 ● The screen will not be...

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Shooting Display Options
Press the [] button to show or hide the grid lines and electronic 
level.
To configure the on-screen display in greater detail, access [
1] tab ► 
[Shooting information display] ( = 100).
 ●
Open the screen to activate it when the camera is on. This will 
deactivate the viewfinder. Similarly
, close the screen (facing 
the camera body) to deactivate it and activate the viewfinder 
( =
 20). ●
Screen brightness is automatically increased by the night view 
function when you are...

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4 Confirm your choice and exit.
 zPress the [] button.
 zThe screen before you pressed the 
[] button in step 1 is displayed again, 
showing the option you configured.
 ● To undo any accidental setting changes, you can restore the 
camera’s default settings ( = 165). ●
You can also exit by choosing [] in the menu items and 
pressing the [] button.
Using Touch-Screen Operations to Configure 
Settings
 z Touch [] in the upper right of the screen 
to access the Quick Set menu.
 z Touch a menu item and...