Shooting In Hybrid Auto Mode; Digest Movie Playback; Still Images/Movies - Canon PowerShot G7X User Manual

Shooting in Hybrid Auto Mode

You can make a short movie of the day just by shooting still images. The
camera records 2 – 4-second clips of scenes before each shot, which are
later combined in a digest movie.
1
Enter [
Follow step 2 in "Shooting (Smart Auto)"
z
( = 34) and choose [
2
Compose the shot.
Follow steps 3 – 4 in "Shooting (Smart
z
Auto)" ( = 34) to compose the shot and
focus.
For more impressive digest movies,
z
aim the camera at subjects about four
seconds before shooting still images.
3
Shoot.
Follow step 4 in "Shooting (Smart Auto)"
z
( = 34) to shoot a still image.
The camera records both a still image
z
and movie clip. The clip, which ends with
the still image and a shutter sound, forms
a single chapter in the digest movie.
● Battery life is shorter in this mode than in [
digest movies are recorded for each shot.
● A digest movie may not be recorded if you shoot a still image
immediately after turning the camera on, choosing [
or operating the camera in other ways.
● Sounds and vibrations from operating the camera will be recorded
in digest movies.
Still Images Movies
] mode.
].
] mode, because
] mode,
● Digest movie quality is [
● Sounds are not played when you press the shutter button halfway
or trigger the self-timer ( = 152).
● Digest movies are saved as separate movie files in the following
cases even if they were recorded on the same day in [
- The digest movie file size reaches approximately 4 GB, or the
total recording time reaches approximately 13 minutes and
20 seconds.
The digest movie is protected ( = 114).
-
Daylight saving time ( = 20) or time zone ( = 152) settings
-
are changed.
A new folder is created ( = 155).
-
● Recorded shutter sounds cannot be modified or erased.
● If you prefer to record digest movies without still images, adjust
the setting in advance. Choose MENU ( = 30) ► [
[Digest Type] ► [No Stills].
Individual chapters can be edited ( = 126).
●

Digest Movie Playback

Display a still image shot in [ ] mode to play a digest movie, or specify
the date of the digest movie to play ( = 106).

Still Images/Movies

● If the camera is turned on while the [
camera will no longer sound. To activate sounds again, press the
[ ] button and choose [Mute] on the [
press the [ ][ ] buttons to choose [Off].
Before Use
] and cannot be changed.
Basic Guide
] mode.
Advanced Guide
] tab ►
] button is held down, the
] tab, and then
Index
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
9
Accessories
10
Appendix
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