Canon G5 X Owners Manual

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Assigning Functions to Controls
 Still Images  Movies
Reassign functions of the shutter button, [] button, [] ring, [] 
dial, or [] dial, or assign common functions to the movie button or [] 
button.
1 Access the setting screen.
 z Press the [] button, choose 
[Function Assignment] on the [2] tab, 
and then press the [] button ( = 31).
2 Configure the setting.
 z
Press the [][] buttons or turn the 
[][] dials to choose the dial or 
button to assign, and then press the [] 
button.
 z When assigning the shutter button, [] 
button, [] ring, [] dial, or [] dial, 
press the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose the shooting mode or the 
camera control, press the [
][] buttons 
to choose the shooting mode or function, 
and then press the [
] button.
 z When assigning the [] or [] button, 
press the [] button, choose the function 
on the screen displayed (either press 
the [
][][][] buttons or turn the 
[][] dials), and then press the [] 
button.
Customizing the Information Displayed
 z Follow steps 1 – 2 in “Customizing 
Display Information” ( = 100) to choose 
[Custom display 1] or [Custom display 2], 
and then press the [
] button.
 z Press the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose information to display, and 
then press the [
] button to add a [] 
mark.
 z To see an example of display, press the 
[] button to return to the [Screen 
info/ toggle settings] or [VF info/ toggle 
settings] screen.
 ● For a smaller grid pattern, access [1] tab ► [Shooting 
information display] ► [Grid display].
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Customizing the Quick Set Menu
 Still Images  Movies
The display of Quick Set menu items can be customized.
Choosing Items to Include in the Menu
1 Access the setting screen.
 zPress the [] button, choose [Quick 
setting menu layout] on the [2] tab, 
and then press the [] button ( = 31).
2 Choose icons to include in the 
menu.
 z
Touch icons to include in the Quick Set 
menu. Selected icons are marked with 
a [
].
 zSelected items (labeled with a []) will 
be included in display.
 z Items without a [] can be configured on 
the [] tab of the menu screen.
3 Complete the setting.
 z Press the [] button, and then 
touch [OK].
 ● Up to 11 items can be displayed in the menu. ●The screen in step 2 can also be accessed by holding down the 
[] button when the Quick Set menu is displayed.
Shutter button or [] 
button Set to [AE/AF, no AE lock] to enable focusing 
by pressing the [] button. Note that this 
disables the normal [] button function of 
locking AE. Also note that with Touch Shutter, 
the camera will not adjust the focus before 
shooting.
[
] ring, [] dial, 
or [] dial By assigning [
/], in [] mode you can 
set the shutter speed with the [] dial and 
the aperture value with the [] ring.
Movie button Press the button to activate the assigned 
function.
[
] button
 ● To restore the default settings to the movie button and [] 
button, choose [] and []. ● Icons labeled with [] indicate that the function is not available in 
the current shooting mode or under current function conditions.
 ● With [] or [], each press of the assigned button records 
white balance data ( = 82), and the white balance setting 
changes to [] or []. ● With [], each press of the button that it is assigned to adjusts 
and locks the focus, and [] is displayed on the screen. ● With [], pressing the button that it is assigned to deactivates 
screen display. To restore the display, do any of the following.
 - Press any button other than the power button -Hold the camera in another orientation -Open or close the screen -Raise or lower the flash ● You can still record movies in [], [], [], or [] mode even 
if you assign a function to the movie button.
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							103
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 modes ([], [], [], and [])
 ●Items set in [], [], [], and [] modes ( = 78 – = 97)
 ●
Shooting menu settings
 ●Zoom positions
 ●Manual focus positions ( = 85)
 ●
My Menu settings ( = 104)
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 [2] tab, and then press 
the [] button.
Rearranging Menu Items
1 Access the setting screen.
 z On the screen in step 2 of “Choosing 
Items to Include in the Menu” ( = 102), 
press the [] button.
 z Drag an icon to move it to a new position.
2 Complete the setting.
 zPress the [] button.
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2 Configure the setting.
 zPress the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose [Select items], and then 
press the [
] button.
 z Press the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose a menu item to save (max. 
six items) and then press the [
] button 
to save it.
 z [] is displayed.
 zTo cancel saving, press the [] button. 
[] is no longer displayed.
 z Press the [] button.
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, set [Set default view] to [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.
3 Save the settings.
 zPress the [][] buttons or turn the [] 
dial to choose [OK], and then press the 
[
] button.
 ● 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] 
( = 165).
Saving Commonly Used Shooting Menu Items 
(My Menu)
 Still Images  Movies
You can save up to six commonly used shooting menu items on the [1] 
tab. By customizing the [1] tab, you can access these items quickly 
from a single screen.
1 Access the setting screen.
 z Press the [] button, choose [My 
Menu settings] on the [1] tab, and then 
press the [] button ( = 31).
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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 Choose 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.
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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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 browse through 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, quickly drag 
up or down.
 zTo start 

movie playback, touch [
] in step 
2 of “Viewing” ( = 105).
 z
To adjust the volume during movie 
playback, quickly drag up or down across 
the screen.
 zTo stop playback, touch the screen. The 
screen shown at left is displayed, and the 
following operations are available.
 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” ( = 105).
 z
Movies are identified by a [] icon. 
To play movies, go to step 3.
3 Play movies.
 z To start playback, press the [] button to 
access the movie control panel, press the 
[
][] buttons to choose [], 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 ( = 31) ► [5] 
tab ► [Scroll Display] ► [Off].
 ● To have the most recent shot displayed when you enter Playback 
mode, choose MENU ( = 31) ► [5] tab ► [Resume] ► 
[Last shot].
 ● To change the transition shown between images, access MENU 
(= 31) and choose your desired effect on the [5] tab ► 
[Transition Effect].
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 ●Switching display modes is not possible while the camera is 
connected via Wi-Fi to devices other than printers.
Overexposure Warning (for Image Highlights)
 Still Images  Movies
Washed-out highlights in the image flash on the screen in detailed 
information display ( = 107).
Histogram
 Still Images  Movies
 z
The graph in detailed information display 
(= 107) 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 ( = 100, = 191).
RGB Histogram, GPS Information Display
 Still Images  Movies
 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.
Switching Display Modes
 Still Images  Movies
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)” ( =
 192).
Open the screen to activate it when the camera is on. This will deactivate 
the viewfinder. Similarly, close the screen (facing the camera body) to 
deactivate it and activate the viewfinder ( =
 20).
No Information Display
Simple Information Display
Detailed Information Display
RGB Histogram, GPS Information 
Display
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2 Play the movie.
 zSelect a movie and press the [] button 
to play it.
Viewing Short Movies Created When Shooting 
Still Images (Digest Movies)
 Still Images  Movies
View digest movies recorded automatically in [] mode ( = 37) on a 
day of still image shooting as follows.
1 Choose an image.
 z Still images shot in [] mode are 
labeled with [] icon.
 z Choose a still image labeled with [] 
and press the [] button.
2 Play the digest movie.
 z Press the [][] buttons to choose [], 
and then press the [] button.
 z The movie recorded automatically on the 
day of still image shooting is played back, 
from the beginning.
 ● After a moment, [] will no longer be displayed when you are 
using the camera with information display deactivated ( = 107).
 z
Using a smartphone connected to the 
camera via Wi-Fi, you can geotag images 
on the camera, adding information such 
as latitude, longitude, and elevation 
(=
 155). 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.
 ● [---] 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 Recorded in Creative 
Shot Mode (Creative Shot Movies)
 Still Images  Movies
Play back Creative Shot movies recorded in [] mode ( = 58).
1 Choose a movie.
 z
Press the [] button and choose 
[Play Creative Shot Movies] on the [2] 
tab ( = 31).
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Browsing and Filtering Images
Navigating through Images in an Index
 Still Images  Movies
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 
( = 31) ► [5] tab ► [Index Effect] ► [Off].
Viewing by Date
Digest movies can be viewed by date.
 z
Press the [] button, choose [List/
Play Digest Movies] on the [2] tab, 
and then touch a date ( = 31).
Checking People Detected in Face ID
 Still Images  Movies
If you switch the camera to simple information display mode ( = 107), 
the names of up to five detected people registered in Face ID ( = 45) 
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 ( = 31) ► [3] tab ► [Face ID Info] 
► [Name Display] ► [Off].
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1 Choose the first condition.
 zIn single-image display, press the [] 
button, choose [] in the menu, and 
choose a condition.
 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 3.
2 Choose the second condition and 
view the filtered images.
 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 3.
 zWhen you have selected [] as the first 
condition, press the [] button, and 
press the [][][][] buttons on the 
next screen to choose a person.
3 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, choose [] in the menu, and 
then press the [] button again.
 ● When the camera has found no corresponding images for some 
conditions, those conditions will not be available.
Touch-Screen Operations
 zPinch 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
 Still Images  Movies
Find desired images quickly on a memory card full of images by filtering 
image display according to your specified conditions. You can also protect 
(=
 115) or delete ( = 118) these images all at once.
 Favorites
Displays images tagged as favorites ( = 121).
 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 ( = 37).
 Name
Displays images of a registered person ( = 46).
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