Canon G9 X Owners Manual

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 ●To edit saved settings (except their shooting mode), choose [], 
change the settings, and then repeat steps 2 – 3. These setting 
details are not applied in other shooting modes.
 ● To clear information you have saved to [] and restore default 
values, turn the mode dial to [] and choose [Reset All] 
( = 166).
Saving Commonly Used Shooting Menu Items 
(My Menu)
 Still Images  Movies
You can save up to six commonly used shooting menu items on the [1] 
tab. By customizing the [1] tab, you can access...

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3 Rearrange menu items, as needed.
 zChoose [Sort] and press the [] button.
 zDrag items to change the display order.
 zPress 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 immediately accessible by pressing the 
[] button in Shooting mode, set [Set default view] to [Yes].
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Before Use
Index
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /...

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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 next image, drag right to 
left across the screen, and to view the 
previous image, drag left to right.
 zYou can also view the next image by 
touching the right edge of the screen (1). 
In this case, [
] is displayed. Similarly, 
you can view the previous image by 
touching the left edge...

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 ●To switch to Shooting mode from Playback mode, press the 
shutter button halfway.
 ●To deactivate Scroll Display, choose MENU ( = 29) ► [5] 
tab ► [Scroll Display] ► [Off].
 ● To have the most recent shot displayed when you enter Playback 
mode, choose MENU ( = 29) ► [5] tab ► [Resume] ► 
[Last shot].
 ● To change the transition shown between images, access MENU 
(= 29) and choose your desired effect on the [5] tab ► 
[Transition Effect].
 ● Touching the volume indicator displays the volume panel....

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Overexposure Warning (for Image Highlights)
 Still Images  Movies
Washed-out highlights in the image flash on the screen in detailed 
information display (= 105).
Histogram
 Still Images  Movies
 z
The graph in detailed information display 
(= 105) 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...

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Viewing Short Movies Created When Shooting 
Still Images (Digest Movies)
 Still Images  Movies
View digest movies recorded automatically in [] mode (= 35) on a 
day of still image shooting as follows.
1 Choose an image.
 z Still images shot in [] mode are 
labeled with [] icon.
 z Choose a still image labeled with [].
2 Play the digest movie.
 zTouch [], and then touch [OK].
 zThe movie recorded automatically on the 
day of still image shooting is played back, 
from the beginning.
 ● After a moment,...

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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 Drag up or down on...

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1 Choose the first condition.
 zIn single-image display, press the [] 
button, choose [] in the menu, press 
the [] button again, and choose a 
condition.
 z When [] or [] is selected, you can 
view only images matching this condition 
by touching [
][] or turning the [] 
ring. To perform an action for all of these 
images together, press the [
] button 
and go to step 3.
2 Choose the second condition and 
view the filtered images.
 z When you have selected [] or [] as 
the first condition, choose...

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Using the Control Ring to Jump between 
Images
 Still Images  Movies
Use the control ring to find and jump between desired images quickly by 
filtering image display according to your specified conditions.
 Jump to FavoritesDisplays images tagged as favorites 
(
= 118).
 Jump Shot Date Jumps 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...

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3 View images in the group individually.
 zDragging images left or right will display 
only images in the group.
 zTo cancel group playback, press the [] 
button, choose [] in the menu, and 
press the [] button again ( = 28).
 ●
During group playback (step 3), you can browse through images 
quickly “Navigating through Images in an Index” ( = 107) and 
magnify them “Magnifying Images” ( = 112). You can apply 
your actions to all images in the group at once by specifying 
[Protect All Images in Group]...