Using The Wink Self-Timer - Canon PowerShot G7X User Manual

● You can also shoot as usual by pressing the shutter button.
● The camera can detect smiles more easily when subjects face
the camera and open their mouth wide enough so that teeth are
visible.
● To change the number of shots, press the [
] in step 1. [Blink Detection] ( = 51) is only
after choosing [
available for the final shot.
● You can also choose the shooting mode by choosing [
steps 1 – 2 of "Specific Scenes" ( = 55), touching [
access the setting screen, touching [
same option or [ ].

Using the Wink Self-Timer

Aim the camera at a person and press the shutter button all the way
down. The camera will shoot about two seconds after a wink is detected.
1
Choose [ ].
Follow steps 1 – 2 in "Specific Scenes"
z
( = 55) and choose [
press the [ ] button.
Press the [ ][ ] buttons or turn the [ ]
z
dial to choose [
[ ] button.
2
Compose the shot and press the
shutter button halfway.
On the screen, touch the face of the
z
person who will wink to choose it (Touch
AF), and then press the shutter button
halfway.
Make sure a green frame is displayed
z
around the face of the person who will wink.
][ ] buttons
] in
] to
], and then touching the
Still Images Movies
], and then
], and then press the
3
Press the shutter button all the way
down.
The camera now enters shooting standby
z
mode, and [Wink to take picture] is
displayed.
The lamp blinks and the self-timer sound
z
is played.
4
Face the camera and wink.
The camera will shoot about two seconds
z
after detecting a wink by the person
whose face is inside the frame.
To cancel shooting after you have
z
triggered the self-timer, press the
[ ] button.
● If the wink is not detected, wink again slowly and deliberately.
● Winking may not be detected if eyes are obscured by hair, a hat,
or glasses.
● Closing and opening both eyes at once will also be detected as
a wink.
● If winking is not detected, the camera will shoot about 15 seconds
later.
● To change the number of shots, press the [ ][
] in step 1. [Blink Detection] ( = 51) is only
after choosing [
available for the final shot.
● If no one is in the shooting area when the shutter button is
pressed all the way down, the camera will shoot after a person
enters the shooting area and winks.
● You can also choose the shooting mode by choosing [
steps 1 – 2 of "Specific Scenes" ( = 55), touching [
access the setting screen, touching [ ], and then touching the
same option or [ ].
Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2 Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting Modes
4
P Mode
5
Tv, Av, M, and C Mode
6
Playback Mode
7
Wi-Fi Functions
8
Setting Menu
] buttons
9
Accessories
10
Appendix
Index
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