Canon G5 X Owners Manual
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Subjects in shots look too dark. ●Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [] (= 91). ●
Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation ( = 78). ●
Use AE lock or spot metering ( = 78, = 78).
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out. ●
Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [] (= 35). ●
Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation ( = 78). ●
Use AE lock or spot metering ( = 78, = 78). ●
Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shots look too dark despite the flash firing ( = 38). ●
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Subjects in shots look too dark. ●Raise the flash and set the flash mode to [] (= 91). ●
Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation ( = 78). ●
Use AE lock or spot metering ( = 78, = 78).
Subjects look too bright, highlights are washed-out. ●
Lower the flash and set the flash mode to [] (= 35). ●
Adjust brightness by using exposure compensation ( = 78). ●
Use AE lock or spot metering ( = 78, = 78). ●
Reduce the lighting on subjects.
Shots look too dark despite the flash firing ( = 38). ●
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Playback stops, or audio skips. ●Switch to a memory card that you have performed low-level formatting on with the
camera ( = 160). ●
There may be brief interruptions when playing movies copied to memory cards
that have slow read speeds.
●When movies are played on a computer, frames may be dropped and audio may
skip if computer performance is inadequate.
Sound is not played during movies. ●Adjust the volume ( = 24) if you have activated [Mute] ( = 163) or the sound
in the movie is faint.
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Playback stops, or audio skips. ●Switch to a memory card that you have performed low-level formatting on with the
camera ( = 160). ●
There may be brief interruptions when playing movies copied to memory cards
that have slow read speeds.
●When movies are played on a computer, frames may be dropped and audio may
skip if computer performance is inadequate.
Sound is not played during movies. ●Adjust the volume ( = 24) if you have activated [Mute] ( = 163) or the sound
in the movie is faint.
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191 (17) Movie quality (= 51) (18) Remaining time ( = 212) (19) Histogram ( = 107) (20) Quick Set menu ( = 30) (21) Focus range ( = 84, = 85), AF lock ( = 91) (22) AF frame ( = 87), Spot AE point frame ( = 78) (23) Grid lines ( = 100) (24) AE lock ( = 78), FE lock ( = 93) (25) Shutter speed ( = 96, = 97) (26) Aperture value ( = 97, = 97) (27) Electronic level ( = 52) (28) Exposure level ( = 97) (29) ISO speed ( = 79) (30) DR correction ( = 81) (31) Hybrid Auto mode ( = 37) (32) Touch Shutter ( = 43) (33) Camera shake warning ( = 38) (34) Zoom bar ( = 35) (35) Wind filter ( = 75) (36) Time zone ( = 162) (37) Image stabilization ( = 54) (38) Display mode ( = 28) (39) Auto Level ( = 54) (40) Auto Slow Shutter ( = 74) (41) Attenuator ( = 75) (42) MF indicator ( = 85) (43) Exposure compensation ( = 78) * In [] mode, indicates the number of shots available. Battery Level An on-screen icon or message indicates the battery charge level. Display Details Sufficient charge Slightly depleted, but sufficient (Blinking red)Nearly depleted—charge the battery pack soon [Charge the battery] Depleted—charge the battery pack immediately On-Screen Information Shooting (Information Display) The same information is shown on the viewfinder. ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 7 ) ( 10) ( 9 ) ( 6 ) ( 12)(13)(14) (15)(16) (17) (18) (19) ( 20) ( 21) ( 22) ( 23) ( 42) ( 43) ( 25) (31) (33) ( 26) (28)(27)(29) ( 35) (36) (34) (30) (11) (24) ( 8 )(32) (37)(38) (39) (40) (41) (1) Shooting mode ( = 193), Scene icon ( = 39) (2) Flash mode ( = 91) (3) Flash exposure compensation / Flash output level ( = 92, = 99) (4) Shadow correction ( = 81) (5) Metering method ( = 78) (6) Eco mode ( = 161) (7) ND filter ( = 81), High ISO NR ( = 80) (8) Self-timer ( = 42) (9) Drive mode ( = 44), AEB shooting ( = 80), Focus bracketing ( = 86) (10) White balance ( = 82), Mercury lamp correction ( = 51) (11) My Colors ( = 83) (12) IS mode icon ( = 40) (13) Battery level ( = 191) (14) Still image compression ( = 94), Recording pixel setting ( = 94) (15) Recordable shots ( = 212)* (16) Zoom magnification ( = 41), Digital tele-converter ( = 87) Before Use Index Basic Guide Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Tv, Av, M, and C Mode Playback Mode Wi-Fi Functions Setting Menu Accessories Appendix
192 (28) DR correction (= 81) (29) Shadow correction ( = 81) (30) Image quality / Frame rate (movies) ( = 51) (31) Group playback ( = 112) (32) Compression (image quality) ( = 94) / Recording pixel setting ( = 51), Digest movies ( = 37), RAW ( = 94), MP4 (movies), Albums ( = 129)(33) Still images: Recording pixel setting ( = 212) Movies: Playback time ( = 212) (34) File size ● Some information may not be displayed when viewing images on a TV ( = 170). Playback (Detailed Information Display) ( 1 )( 3 )( 2 ) ( 4 ) ( 5) ( 6) ( 7) ( 8)( 9)(10)(11) (12) (13) ( 14) (15) (16) (17) (18) ( 19) ( 26)(28)(30)(32) ( 27)(29)(31) ( 33) (34) ( 20) (21) (22) (23) (24)(25) (1) Movies ( = 35, = 105) (2) Digest movies ( = 108) (3) Group playback ( = 112) (4) Current image no. / Total no. of images (5) Histogram ( = 107) (6) Battery level ( = 191) (7) Wi-Fi signal strength ( = 152) (8) Image Sync ( = 153) (9) Image editing ( = 123), Movie compression ( = 128) (10) Favorites ( = 121) (11) Protection ( = 115) (12) Folder number - File number ( = 159) (13) Shooting date/time ( = 20) (14) Shooting mode ( = 193) (15) Shutter speed ( = 96, = 97) (16) Aperture value ( = 97, = 97) (17) Exposure compensation level ( = 78) (18) ISO speed ( = 79) (19) Metering method ( = 78) (20) Flash ( = 91), Flash exposure compensation ( = 92) (21) White balance ( = 82) (22) White balance correction ( = 82), Mercury lamp correction ( = 51), Creative Shot effect ( = 59) (23) My Colors ( = 83, = 125) (24) Focus range ( = 84, = 85) (25) ND filter ( = 81) (26) Red-eye correction ( = 126), Short clip playback effect ( = 75) (27) High ISO NR ( = 80) Before Use Index Basic Guide Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Tv, Av, M, and C Mode Playback Mode Wi-Fi Functions Setting Menu Accessories Appendix
193 Functions and Menu Tables Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode Icons in black, such as , indicate that the function is available or automatically set in that shooting mode. Gray icons, such as , indicate that the function is unavailable in that shooting mode. Exposure Compensation ( = 78) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ISO Speed (= 79) Auto *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 125 – 12800 *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / AF Operation ( = 89) ONE SHOT *1 / / / / / / *2 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / SERVO *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Summary of Movie Control Panel The following operations are available on the movie control panel, accessed as described in “Viewing” ( = 105). Touch to display the volume panel, and then touch [][] to adjust the volume. At a volume of 0, [] is displayed. Play Slow Motion (To adjust the playback speed, press the [][] buttons or turn the [] dial. No sound is played.) Skip Backward* or Previous Clip ( = 128) (To continue skipping backward, keep holding down the [] button.) Previous Frame (For fast-rewind, keep holding down the [] button.) Next Frame (For fast-forward, keep holding down the [] button.) Skip Forward* or Next Clip ( = 128) (To continue skipping forward, keep holding down the [] button.) Erase Clip (displayed when a digest movie is selected, = 128) Edit (= 127) Shown when the camera is connected to a PictBridge-compatible printer ( = 178). * Displays the frame approx. 4 sec. before or after the current frame. ● During movie playback, you can skip back or forward (or to the previous or next clip) by pressing the [][] buttons. Before Use Index Basic Guide Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Tv, Av, M, and C Mode Playback Mode Wi-Fi Functions Setting Menu Accessories Appendix
194 Flash (= 91) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / *3 / *3 / / / / / / / / *3 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Flash Exposure Compensation ( = 92) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Flash Output Level (= 99) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Bracketing (= 80, = 86) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Drive Mode ( = 44) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Before Use Index Basic Guide Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Tv, Av, M, and C Mode Playback Mode Wi-Fi Functions Setting Menu Accessories Appendix
195 Focus Range (= 84, = 85) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Manual Focus Switching When Recording Movies ( = 73) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Move AF Frame (= 88) Center *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Periphery *1 / / / / / / / / / / / *5 / *5 / *5 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Touch AF ( = 90) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / *5 / *5 / *5 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Av/Tv Settings ( = 96, = 97) Aperture Value *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Shutter Speed *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Bulb Setting *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Program Shift ( = 78) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / AE Lock/FE Lock in Standby ( = 78, = 93)*4 *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / AE Lock (during recording)/Exposure Compensation ( = 74) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / AF Lock (when assigned to the [] or movie button) (= 91) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Before Use Index Basic Guide Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Tv, Av, M, and C Mode Playback Mode Wi-Fi Functions Setting Menu Accessories Appendix
196 Quick Set Menu AF method (= 87) +Tracking *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 1-point AF *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Image quality For details, see “Shooting Tab” ( = 199). Movie Quality ( = 51, = 52) When Set to NTSC *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Face Select ( = 89) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Touch Shutter ( = 43) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *6 / / / *6 / / / / / / / / / / / Change Display ( = 29) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 Options vary depending on the assigned shooting mode. *2 [SERVO] when subject movement is detected. *3 Not available, but switches to [] in some cases. *4 FE lock not available in [] flash mode. *5 Only when [] is selected. *6 Only available for shooting. Subject designation not available. Before Use Index Basic Guide Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Tv, Av, M, and C Mode Playback Mode Wi-Fi Functions Setting Menu Accessories Appendix
197 Self-Timer (= 42) / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Self-Timer Settings ( = 43) Delay*3 *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Shots*4 *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ND Filter ( = 81) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *2 / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *2 / / / / / / / / / / When Set to PAL *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *2 / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *2 / / / / / / / / / / Before Use Index Basic Guide Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Tv, Av, M, and C Mode Playback Mode Wi-Fi Functions Setting Menu Accessories Appendix
198 WB Correction (= 82) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Color Adjustment ( = 72) / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / My Colors (= 83) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *6 / *6 / / / / / / / *7 *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / DR Correction ( = 81) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Still Image Aspect Ratio ( = 50) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *5 / / *5 / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / White Balance (= 82) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Before Use Index Basic Guide Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Tv, Av, M, and C Mode Playback Mode Wi-Fi Functions Setting Menu Accessories Appendix
199 Shooting Tab [1] Tab Rec. Mode (= 60, = 61, = 73) / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Image quality ( = 50, = 94) JPEG / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / RAW – *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Shadow Correct ( = 81) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Light Metering (= 78) *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 Options vary depending on the assigned shooting mode. *2 Synchronizes with the aspect ratio setting and is automatically set ( = 64). *3 Cannot be set to 0 seconds in modes without selection of the number of shots. *4 One shot (cannot be modified) in modes without selection of the number of shots. *5 Automatically set, matching the aspect ratio specified in [Movie rec. size]. *6 White balance is not available. *7 Set in a range of 1 – 5: contrast, sharpness, color saturation, red, green, blue, and skin tone. Before Use Index Basic Guide Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Tv, Av, M, and C Mode Playback Mode Wi-Fi Functions Setting Menu Accessories Appendix
200 Display Mode (= 28) Display priority Power Saving *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Smooth *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / VF displayNormal *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Fast *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / VF display format ( = 28) Display 1/Display 2 *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Still Image Aspect Ratio ( = 50) For details, see “Quick Set Menu” ( = 196). Shooting information display ( = 100) Screen info/ toggle settings / VF info/ toggle settings Shooting Info/Histogram/Grid display/Electronic Level *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / VF vertical displayOn/Off *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Grid displayGrid 1 /Grid 2 *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Reverse Display ( = 20) On/Off *1 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Before Use Index Basic Guide Advanced Guide Camera Basics Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode Other Shooting Modes P Mode Tv, Av, M, and C Mode Playback Mode Wi-Fi Functions Setting Menu Accessories Appendix