Canon G5 X Owners Manual

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Initial Information
Package Contents
Before use, make sure the following items are included in the package.
If anything is missing, contact your camera retailer.
CameraBattery Pack
NB-13L* Battery Charger
CB-2LH/CB-2LHE
Neck Strap Strap Adapter
* Do not peel off the adhesive covering from a battery pack.
 ●Printed matter is also included.
 ●A memory card is not included ( = 2).
Compatible Memory Cards
The following memory cards (sold separately) can be used, regardless of 
capacity.
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SD memory...

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Conventions in This Guide
 ●In this guide, icons are used to represent the corresponding camera 
buttons and dials on which they appear or which they resemble.
 ●The following camera buttons and controls are represented by icons. 
Numbers in parentheses indicate the numbers of corresponding 
controls in “Part Names” ( =
 4).  
[] Control ring (13) on front  
[] Front dial (3) on front 
[] Up button (11) on back 
[] Left button (12) on back 
[] Right button (17) on back 
[] Down button (19) on back  
[]...

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(15
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(17)(18)(19)
(20)
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(1) Screen (monitor)*2
(2) Viewfinder
(3)
 Power button
(4)
 Remote switch terminal
(5)
 DIGITAL terminal
(6)
 HDMITM terminal
(7)
 [ (Mobile Device Connection)] 
button
(8)
 Serial number (Body number)
(9)
 Movie button
(10)
 [] / [ (Single-image erase)] 
button
(11)
 [ (One Shot/Servo)] / 
[ (Drive mode)] / [ (Wi-Fi)] / 
Up button (12)
 [ (Macro)] / [ (Manual focus)] 
/ Left button
(13)...

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Table of Contents
Before Use
Initial Information ..............................................................2
Package Contents ....................................................................2
Compatible Memory Cards ....................................................... 2
Preliminary Notes and Legal Information
 ................................. 3
Conventions in 

This Guide
 .............................
 ..........................3
Part Names
 ...............................

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Recording Movies with Subjects at the Same Size Shown 
before Shooting
 ...............................
..........................................55
Customizing Camera Operation ............................. ................55
Preventing the AF-Assist Beam from Firing ............................... 55
Preventing the Red-Eye Reduction Lamp from Lighting Up
 ...... 56
Changing the Image Display Style after Shots
 .......................... 56
Changing the Image Display Period after Shots...

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Image Colors ..........................................................................82
Capturing Natural Colors (White Balance) .............................. ..82
Custom White Balance
 .......................................................... 82
Manually Correcting White Balance
 ...................................... 82
Changing Image Color 

Tones (My Colors)
 ................................83
Custom Color ...............................

..........................................84
Shooting...

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Viewing Short Movies Created When Shooting Still Images 
(Digest Movies)
 ...............................
.........................................108
Viewing by Date
 ................................................................... 109
Checking People Detected in Face ID
 ...............................

......109
Browsing and Filtering Images ............................. ................109
Navigating through Images in an Index ................................... 109
T ouch-Screen Operations...

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Adding a Smartphone Using the Wi-Fi Menu ..........................137
Using  Another Access Point
 ..............................
 ......................139
Previous Access Points
 ...............................

............................139
Saving Images to a Computer ............................. .................140
Preparing to Register a Computer ............................... ............140
Checking Your Computer Environment
 ............................... 140
Installing the Software...

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Customizing Sounds ................................................................164
Start-Up Screen
 ...............................
 ........................................164
Hiding Hints and Tips
 ...............................

................................164
Adjusting the Touch-Screen Panel
 ..............................

............164
Metric / Non-Metric Display
 ..............................

.......................164
Checking Certification Logos
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