Shooting With The Fe Lock; Changing The Flash Timing - Canon PowerShot G3 X User Manual

Shooting with the FE Lock

Just as with the AE lock ( = 79), you can lock the exposure for flash
shots.
1
Raise the flash and set it to [ ]
(= 93).
2
Lock the flash exposure.
Aim the camera at the subject to shoot
z
with the exposure locked. With the
shutter button pressed halfway, press the
[ ] button.
The flash fires, and when
z
[ ] is displayed, the flash output level is
retained.
To unlock FE, release the shutter button
z
and press the [
case, [ ] is no longer displayed.
3
Compose the shot and shoot.
After one shot, FE is unlocked and [
z
no longer displayed.
● FE: Flash Exposure

Changing the Flash Timing

Still Images Movies
Change the timing of the flash and shutter release as follows.
1st-curtain
] button again. In this
2nd-curtain
] is
Still Images
1
Access the setting screen.
Press the [ ] button, choose [Flash
z
Control] on the [ 5] tab, and then press
] button ( = 31).
the [
2
Configure the setting.
Choose [Shutter Sync.], and then choose
z
the desired option ( = 31).
The flash fires immediately after the shutter opens.
The flash fires immediately before the shutter closes.
Before Use
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Basic Guide
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Camera Basics
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Tv, Av, M, C1, and C2 Mode
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Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
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Appendix
Index
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