Canon G3x Owners Manual

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3 Choose a menu item.
 zPress the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose an item, and then press 
the [
] button.
 z For menu items with options not shown, 
first press the [] button to switch 
screens, and then either press the [][] 
buttons or turn the [] dial to select the 
menu item.
 z To return to the previous screen, press 
the [] button.
4 Choose an option.
 zWhen options are listed vertically, press 
the [][] buttons or turn the [] dial to 
choose an option.
 z When options are listed...

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On-Screen Keyboard
Use the on-screen keyboard to enter information for Face ID (= 48), 
Wi-Fi connections ( = 142), 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...

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Indicator Display
The indicator on the back of the camera (= 4) lights up or blinks 
depending on the camera status.
Color Indicator 
Status Camera Status
Green On
Connected to a computer (
=
 178), or display 
off ( = 27, = 161,  = 162)
Blinking Starting up, recording/reading/transmitting 
images, shooting long exposures (
=
 98, 
= 99), or connecting/transmitting via Wi-Fi
 ● When the indicator blinks green, never turn the camera off, open 
the memory card/battery cover, or shake or jolt the camera,...

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Clock
You can check the current time.
 zPress and hold the [] button.
 zThe current time appears.
 zIf you hold the camera vertically while 
using the clock function, it will switch to 
vertical display. Press the [
][] buttons 
or turn the [] dial to change the display 
color.
 z Press the [] button again to cancel the 
clock display.
 ● When the camera is off, press and hold the [] button, then 
press the power button to display the clock.
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories...

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Shooting with Camera-Determined Settings
For fully automatic selection of the optimal settings for specific scenes, 
simply let the camera determine the subject and shooting conditions.
Shooting (Smart Auto)
 Still Images  Movies
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 clicking noise 
as it determines the scene.
 zIcons representing the scene and image...

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2) Shoot.
 zPress the shutter button all the way down.
 z As the camera shoots, a shutter sound is 
played, and in low-light conditions when you 
have raised the flash, it fires automatically.
 zKeep the camera still until the shutter 
sound ends.
 zAfter displaying your shot, the camera will 
revert to the shooting screen.
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...

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3 Shoot.
 zFollow step 4 in “Shooting (Smart Auto)” 
(= 35) to shoot a still image.
 z
The camera records both a still image 
and movie clip. The clip, which ends with 
the still image and a shutter sound, forms 
a single chapter in the digest movie.
 ● Battery life is shorter in this mode than in [] mode, because 
digest movies are recorded for each shot.
 ● A digest movie may not be recorded if you shoot a still image 
immediately after turning the camera on, choosing [] mode, or 
operating the...

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 ●You can change how long images are displayed after shots 
(= 58).
Movies
 ●
Keep your fingers away from the microphone (1) while shooting 
movies. Blocking the microphone may prevent audio from being 
recorded or may cause the recording to sound muffled.
 ●Avoid touching camera controls other than the movie button when 
shooting movies, because sounds made by the camera will be 
recorded.
 ●Once movie recording begins, the image display area changes 
and subjects are enlarged to allow for correction...

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 ●For movies, only People, Other Subjects, and Other Close-Range 
Subjects icons are displayed.
 ●In [] mode, icons are only displayed for People, Shadows on Face, 
Other Subjects, and Other Close-Range Subjects.
 ● For self-timer shots, icons are not displayed for the following subjects: 
moving, smiling, or sleeping people; smiling or sleeping babies; 
moving children; and other moving subjects.
 ●Icons are not displayed for smiling or sleeping subjects and moving 
children in drive modes other than...

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Image Stabilization Icons
 Still Images  Movies
Optimal image stabilization for the shooting conditions (Intelligent IS) is 
automatically applied, and the following icons are displayed.
Image stabilization for still images (Normal)
Image stabilization for still images when panning (Panning)*
Image stabilization for macro shots. During movie recording, [] 
is displayed, and image stabilization for macro movie recording is 
used (Hybrid IS).
Image stabilization for movies, reducing strong camera shake,...