Canon PowerShotG7X Mark II User Guide

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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 to choose the 
[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.
 ● The camera has a built-in date/time battery (backup...

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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. Erased images 
cannot be recovered. Be sure that you want to erase the image before 
using this option.
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 [][]...

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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 off when the lens is 
retracted...

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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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Adjusting the Screen (Monitor) Angle and 
Orientation
You can adjust the screen angle and orientation to suit the scene or how \
you are shooting.
Tilting the Screen Downward
 zPull the top of the screen down toward 
you.
 zThe screen can be tilted downward 
approximately 45 °.
Tilting the Screen Upward
 zThe screen can be tilted upward 
approximately 180 °.
 zWhen including yourself in shots, you 
can view a mirror image of yourself by 
rotating the screen around toward the 
front of the camera....

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Using the Quick Set Menu
Configure commonly used functions in the  (Quick Set) menu.
Note that menu items and options vary depending on the shooting mode 
( =
 203).
1 Access the  menu.
 z
Press the [] button.
2 Choose a menu item.
 zPress the [][] buttons to choose a 
menu item (1).
 z Available options (2) are shown at the 
bottom of the screen.
3 Choose an option.
 zPress the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose an option.
 z Items labeled with a [] icon can 
be configured by pressing the []...

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Using the Menu Screen
Configure a variety of camera functions through the menu screen as 
follows.
1 Access the menu screen.
 zPress the [] button.
2 Choose a tab.
 zTabs represent functions (1), such as 
shooting ([]), playback ([]), or 
settings ([]), or pages within each 
function (2). Tabs are identified in this 
manual by combining the function and 
page, as in [
1].
 z Move the zoom lever to choose the 
function tab, and then press the [][] 
buttons to choose the page tab.
 z You can also drag...