Canon G9 X Owners Manual

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Display Language
Change the display language as needed.
1 Enter Playback mode.
 zPress the [] button.
2 Access the setting screen.
 zPress and hold the [] button, and then 
immediately press the [] button.
3 Set the display language.
 z Touch a display language to choose it, 
and then press the [] button.
 zOnce the display language has been set, 
the setting screen is no longer displayed.
 ● The current time is displayed if you wait too long in step 2 after 
pressing the [] button before you press...

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4 Shoot.
Shooting Still Images
1)
 Focus.
 z Press the shutter button lightly, halfway 
down. The camera beeps twice after 
focusing, and frames are displayed to 
indicate image areas in focus.
 zIf [Raise the flash] is displayed, move 
the [] switch to raise the flash. It will fire 
when shooting. If you prefer not to use 
the flash, push it down with your finger, 
into the camera.
2) Shoot.
 z Press the shutter button all the way 
down.
 zAs the camera shoots, a shutter sound 
is played, and in...

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Viewing
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.
 zTo access this screen (Scroll Display 
mode), quickly drag left or right 
repeatedly. In this mode, drag across the 
screen to browse through images.
 zPress the [] button to restore single-
image display....

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3 Play movies.
 zPress the [] button, choose [], and 
then press the [] button.
 z Playback now begins, and after the movie 
is finished, [] is displayed.
 zTo adjust the volume, quickly drag up or 
down across the screen during playback.
 ● To switch to Shooting mode from Playback mode, press the 
shutter button halfway.
 ●You can also start movie playback by touching [].
Erasing images
You can choose and erase unneeded images one by one. Be careful 
when erasing images, because they cannot be...

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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.
 ● To switch to Shooting mode from Playback mode, press the 
shutter button halfway ( = 26). ●
The lens will be retracted after about one minute...

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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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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] ( = 98).
 ●
Screen brightness is automatically increased by the night view 
function when you are shooting under low light, making it easier 
to check how shots are composed. However, on-screen image 
brightness may not match the brightness of your shots. Note that 
any on-screen image distortion or...

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 ●To undo any accidental setting changes, you can restore the 
camera’s default settings ( = 166). ●
You can also exit by touching [] in the menu.
Using Touch-Screen Operations to Configure 
Settings
 zTouch [] in the upper right of the screen 
to access the Quick Set menu.
 z Touch a menu item and then an option to 
complete the setting.
 zTo return to the previous screen, touch 
the [] menu item, or touch the selected 
option again.
 z You can access the screen for items 
labeled with a [] icon by...

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4 Choose an option.
 zTouch an option to choose it.
5 Confirm your choice and exit.
 zPress the [] button to confirm your 
choice and return to the menu item 
selection screen.
 z Press the [] button to return to the 
screen displayed before you pressed the 
[
] button in step 1.
 ● To undo any accidental setting changes, you can restore the 
camera’s default settings ( = 166). ●
Available menu items vary depending on the selected shooting or 
playback mode ( = 195 – = 202).
Using the Menu Screen...

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On-Screen Keyboard
Use the on-screen keyboard to enter information for Face ID (= 43), 
Wi-Fi connections ( = 131), and so on. Note that the length and type of 
information you can enter varies depending on the function you are using.
Entering Characters
 z Touch the characters to enter them.
 zThe amount of information you can enter 
(1) varies depending on the function you 
are using.
Moving the Cursor
 zTouch [][].
Entering Line Breaks
 zTouch [].
Switching Input Modes
 zTo switch to numbers or...