Canon Camera Powershot G7 X User Manual

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Saving Shooting Settings
 Still Images  Movies
Save commonly used shooting modes and your configured function 
settings for reuse. To access saved settings later, simply turn the mode 
dial to [
]. Even settings that are usually cleared when you switch 
shooting modes or turn the camera off (such as self-timer settings) can be 
retained this way.
Settings that can be saved
 ● Shooting mode ([], [], [], or [])
 ●Items set in [], [], [], or [] modes ( = 74 – = 94)
 ●
Shooting menu settings
 ●Zoom positions
 ●Manual focus positions ( = 81)
 ●
My Menu settings ( = 102)
1 Enter a shooting mode with settings 
you want to save, and change the 
settings as desired.
2 Configure the setting.
 z
Press the [] button, choose [Save 
Settings] on the [] tab, and then press 
the [] button.
3 Save the settings.
 z Press the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose [OK], and then press the 
[
] button.
 ● The screen in step 2 can also be accessed by holding down the 
[] button when the FUNC. menu is displayed. ●Items that you remove from the FUNC. menu, add to My Menu 
(= 102), and then add to the FUNC. menu again will be 
removed from My Menu.
Rearranging Menu Items
1 Access the setting screen.
 z On the screen in step 2 of “Choosing 
Items to Include in the Menu” ( = 100), 
press the [] button.
 z Press the [] or [] button to choose an 
icon to move. Press the [][] buttons 
or turn the [] dial to choose the new 
position, and then press the [] or [] 
button.
2 Configure the setting.
 z Press the [] button, choose [OK] 
(either press the [][] buttons or turn the 
[] dial), and then press the [] button.
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3 Rearrange menu items, as needed.
 zPress the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose [Sort], and then press the 
[
] button.
 z Choose a menu item to move (either 
press the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial), and then press the [] button.
 z Press the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to change the order, and then press 
the [
] button.
 z Press 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, choose [Set default view] and 
press the [][] buttons to choose [Yes].
 ● On the [Select items] screen for saving or clearing items, you can 
also touch items to select them.
 ●On the [Sort] screen, you can also drag items to change the 
display order.
 ●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] ( = 157).
Saving Commonly Used Shooting Menu Items 
(My Menu)
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You can save up to five commonly used shooting menu items on the [] 
tab. By customizing the [] tab, you can access to these items quickly 
from a single screen.
1 Access the setting screen.
 z Press the [] button, choose [My 
Menu settings] on the [] tab, and then 
press the [] button ( = 30).
2 Configure the setting.
 z
Press the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose [Select items], and then 
press the [
] button.
 z Choose up to five menu items to save 
(either press the [][] buttons or turn the 
[] dial), and then press the [] button.
 z [] is displayed.
 zTo cancel saving, press the [] button. 
[] is no longer displayed.
 z Press the [] button.
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2Auto Mode /
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3Other Shooting Modes
4P Mode
5Tv, Av, M, and C Mode
6Playback Mode
7Wi-Fi Functions
8Setting Menu
9Accessories
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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 Browse through your images.
 zTo view the previous image, press 
the [] button or turn the [] dial 
counterclockwise. To view the next 
image, press the [
] button or turn the 
[] dial clockwise.
 z Press and hold the [][] buttons to 
browse through images quickly.
 z To access this screen (Scroll Display mode), 
turn the [] dial rapidly. In this mode, turn 
the [] dial to browse through images.
 z To return to single-image display, press 
the [] button.
 zTo browse images grouped by shooting 
date, press the [][] buttons in Scroll 
Display mode.
 z Movies are identified by a [] icon. 
To play movies, go to step 3.
Playback Mode
Have fun reviewing your shots, and browse or edit 
them in many ways
 ● To prepare the camera for these operations, press the [] 
button to enter Playback mode.
 ● It may not be possible to play back or edit images that were 
renamed or already edited on a computer, or images from other 
cameras.
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3Other Shooting Modes
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Touch-Screen Operations
 zTo view the next image, drag left across 
the screen, and to view the previous 
image, drag right.
 zTo access Scroll Display mode, quickly 
drag left or right repeatedly.
 zYou can also choose images in Scroll 
Display mode by dragging left or right.
 zTouching the central image will restore 
single-image display.
 zTo browse images grouped by shooting 
date in Scroll Display mode, drag up or 
down.
 zTo start movie playback, touch [] in step 
2 of “Viewing” ( = 103).
 z
To adjust the volume during movie 
playback, quickly drag up or down across 
the screen.
 zTo stop playback, touch the screen. 
The screen at left is displayed, and the 
camera is ready for your next operation.
 zTouch [] to display the volume panel, 
and then touch [][] to adjust the 
volume. At a volume of 0, [] is displayed.
 z To switch frames, touch the scrollbar or 
drag left or right.
 zTo resume playback, touch [].
 zTouch [] to return to the screen in step 
2 of “Viewing” ( = 103).
3 Play movies.
 z
To start playback, press the [] button to 
access the movie control panel, choose 
[
] (either press the [][] buttons or 
turn the [] dial), and then press the [] 
button again.
4 Adjust the volume.
 z Press the [][] buttons to adjust the 
volume.
 z To adjust the volume when the volume 
indicator (1) is no longer displayed, press 
the [
][] buttons.
5 Pause playback.
 zTo pause or resume playback, press the 
[] button.
 zAfter the movie is finished, [] is 
displayed.
 ● To switch to Shooting mode from Playback mode, press the 
shutter button halfway.
 ●To deactivate Scroll Display, choose MENU ( = 30) ► [] tab 
► [Scroll Display] ► [Off].
 ● To have the most recent shot displayed when you enter Playback 
mode, choose MENU ( = 30) ► [] tab ► [Resume] ► [Last 
shot].
 ● To change the transition shown between images, access MENU 
(= 30) and choose your desired effect on the [] tab ► 
[Transition Effect].
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Overexposure Warning (for Image Highlights)
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Washed-out highlights in the image flash on the screen in detailed 
information display (= 105).
Histogram
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 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 exposure.
 z The histogram can also be accessed 
while shooting ( = 99, = 179).
RGB Histogram, GPS Information Display
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 z
The RGB histogram shows the 
distribution of shades of red, green, and 
blue in an image. The horizontal axis 
represents R, G, or B brightness, and the 
vertical axis, how much of the image is 
at that level of brightness. Viewing this 
histogram enables you to check image 
color characteristics.
 zUsing a smartphone connected to the 
camera via Wi-Fi, you can geotag images 
on the camera, adding information such 
as latitude, longitude, and elevation 
(=
 147). You can review this information 
in the GPS information display.
 z Latitude, longitude, elevation, and UTC 
(shooting date and time) are listed from 
top to bottom.
Switching Display Modes
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Press the [] button to view other information on the screen, or to hide 
the information. For details on the information displayed, see “Playback 
(Detailed Information Display)” ( =
 180).
No Information Display
Simple Information Display
Detailed Information Display
RGB Histogram, GPS Information 
Display
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 ●After a moment, [] will no longer be displayed when 
you are using the camera with information display deactivated 
( =
 105).
 ●
You can also play digest movies by touching [] on the 
screen in step 1 and touching [OK] on the screen in step 2.
Viewing by Date
Digest movies can be viewed by date.
1 Choose a movie.
 z Press the [] button, choose [List/
Play Digest Movies] on the [] tab, and 
then choose a date ( = 30).
2 Play the movie.
 z
Press the [] button to start playback.
 ● [---] is shown instead of numerical values for items not available 
on your smartphone or items not recorded correctly.
 ●UTC: Coordinated Universal Time, essentially the same as 
Greenwich Mean Time
 ●GPS information display is not available for images that lack this 
information.
 ●You can also switch between the RGB histogram (still images 
only) and GPS information display by dragging the lower half of 
the screen upward or downward in detailed information display.
Viewing Short Movies Created When Shooting 
Still Images (Digest Movies)
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View digest movies recorded automatically in [] mode ( = 36) on a 
day of still image shooting as follows.
1 Choose an image.
 z Choose a still image labeled with 
[] and press the [] button.
2 Play the movie.
 zPress the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose [OK].
 z The movie recorded automatically on the 
day of still image shooting is played back, 
from the beginning.
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Browsing and Filtering Images
Navigating through Images in an Index
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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 Turn the [] dial to scroll through the 
images.
 z Press the [][][][] buttons to choose 
an image.
 z An orange frame is displayed around the 
selected image.
 zPress the [] button to view the selected 
image in single-image display.
 ● To deactivate the 3D display effect (shown if you hold down the 
[][] buttons or turn the [] dial rapidly), choose MENU 
( = 30) ► [] tab ► [Index Effect] ► [Off].
Checking People Detected in Face ID
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If you switch the camera to simple information display mode (
= 105), 
the names of up to five detected people registered in Face ID ( = 44) 
will be displayed.
 z Press the [] button several times until 
simple information display is activated, 
and then press the [
][] buttons or turn 
the [] dial to choose an image.
 z Names will be displayed on detected 
people.
 ● If you prefer not to have names displayed on images shot using 
Face ID, choose MENU ( = 30) ► [] tab ► [Face ID Info] 
► [Name Display] ► [Off].
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1 Choose [Image Search].
 zPress the [] button, and then 
choose [Image Search] on the [] tab 
( = 30).
2 Choose the first condition for image 
display or navigation.
 z
Press the [][] buttons to choose a 
display filter.
 z When [] or [] is selected, you can 
view only images matching this condition 
by pressing the [
][] buttons or turning 
the [] dial. To perform an action for all 
of these images together, press the [] 
button and go to step 4.
3 Choose the second condition and 
check the images found.
 z When you have selected [] or [] as 
the first condition, choose the second 
by pressing the [
][] buttons, and then 
turn the [] dial to view only matching 
images.
 z To switch to filtered image display, press 
the [] button and go to step 4.
 zWhen you have selected [] as the first 
condition, press the [] button, and press 
the [][][][] buttons on the next 
screen to choose a person.
Touch-Screen Operations
 z Pinch in to switch from single-image 
display to index display.
 zTo view more thumbnails per screen, 
pinch in again.
 zDrag up or down on the screen to scroll 
through displayed images.
 zTo view fewer thumbnails per screen, 
spread your fingers apart.
 zTouch an image to choose it, and touch it 
again to view it in single-image display.
Finding Images Matching Specified Conditions
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Find desired images quickly on a memory card full of images by filtering 
image display according to your specified conditions. You can also protect 
(=
 114) or delete ( = 116) these images all at once.
 Favorites
Displays images tagged as favorites ( = 118).
 Shot Date
Displays the images shot on a specific date.
 PeopleDisplays images with detected faces.
 Still image/
Movie Displays still images, movies, or movies shot in [] 
mode ( = 36).
 Name
Displays images of a registered person ( = 44).
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Using the Control Ring to Jump between 
Images
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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.
 Jump 10 Images
Jumps by 10 images at a time.
 Jump 100 ImagesJumps by 100 images at a time.
1 Choose a condition.
 zChoose a condition (or jump method) 
in single-image display by turning the 
[
] ring and then pressing the [][] 
buttons.
2 View images matching your 
specified condition, or jump by the 
specified amount.
 z Turn the [] ring to view only images 
matching the condition or jump by the 
specified number of images forward or 
back.
4 View the filtered images.
 z Images matching your conditions are 
displayed in yellow frames. To view only 
these images, press the [
][] buttons, or 
turn the [] dial.
 z To cancel filtered display, press the [] 
button.
 ● When the camera has found no corresponding images for some 
conditions, those conditions will not be available.
 ●To show or hide information, press the [] button in step 4. ●Options for viewing the images found (in step 4) include 
“Navigating through Images in an Index” ( = 107), “Magnifying 
Images” ( = 112), and “Viewing Slideshows” ( = 112). You can 
also apply image operations to all images found, by choosing 
[Protect All Images in Search] in “Protecting Images” ( =
 114) or 
[Select All Images in Search] in “Erasing Multiple Images at Once” 
( =
 116), “Adding Images to the Print List (DPOF)” ( = 169), or 
“Adding Images to a Photobook” ( = 171). ●
If you edit images and save them as new images ( = 120 – 
= 125), a message is displayed, and the images that were 
found are no longer shown.
 ● You can also choose conditions by touching the screens in steps 
2 and 3.
 ●After choosing conditions, you can view images matching your 
conditions by touching a condition again.
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 ●During group playback (step 2), you can browse through images 
quickly “Navigating through Images in an Index” ( = 107) and 
magnify them “Magnifying Images” ( = 112). By choosing 
[Protect All Images in Group] in “Protecting Images” ( = 114) 
or [All Images in Group] in “Erasing Multiple Images at Once” 
( =
 116), or “Adding Images to the Print List (DPOF)” ( = 169), 
or “Adding Images to a Photobook” ( = 171), all images in the 
group can be manipulated at once.
 ● To ungroup images so that they are displayed only as single 
still images, choose MENU ( = 30) ► [] tab ► [Group 
Images] ► [Off] ( = 30). However, grouped images cannot be 
ungrouped during individual playback.
 ● In [] mode, the simultaneous display after step 2 in “Enjoying 
a Variety of Images from Each Shot (Creative Shot)” ( = 54) is 
only shown immediately after you shoot.
 ● You can also view group images individually by touching [] 
on the screen in step 1.
Touch-Screen Operations
 z You can also jump to the previous or next 
image according to your jump method 
chosen in step 1 of “Using the Control 
Ring to Jump between Images” ( =
 109) 
by dragging left or right with two fingers.
 ● Turning the [] ring when browsing images in index display will 
jump to the previous or next image according to the jump method 
chosen in single-image display. However, if you have chosen [
] 
or [], the jump method will be switched to [].
Viewing Individual Images in a Group
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Images shot continuously ( = 43, = 87), images shot in [] mode 
( = 54), and individual still images saved as source data in [] mode 
( = 69) are grouped, and only the first image is displayed. However, you 
can also view the images individually.
1 Choose a grouped image.
 z Press the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose an image labeled with 
[
], and then press the [] button.
2 View images in the group 
individually.
 z Pressing the [][] buttons or turning the 
[] dial will display only images in the group.
 z Pressing the [] button will display 
[Display all images]. Press [] to cancel 
group playback.
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