Shutter Button; Shooting Modes - Canon PowerShot G1X Mark II User Manual

Shutter Button

To ensure your shots are in focus, always begin by holding the shutter
button halfway down, and once the subject is in focus, press the button all
the way down to shoot.
In this manual, shutter button operations are described as pressing the
button halfway or all the way down.
1
Press halfway. (Press lightly to
focus.)
Press the shutter button halfway. The
camera beeps twice, and AF frames are
displayed around image areas in focus.
2
Press all the way down. (From
the halfway position, press fully
to shoot.)
The camera shoots, as a shutter sound
is played.
Keep the camera still until the shutter Keep the camera still until the shutter Keep the camera still until the shutter
sound ends.
• Images may be out of focus if you shoot without initially pressing the Images may be out of focus if you shoot without initially pressing the Images may be out of focus if you shoot without initially pressing the
shutter button halfway.
• Length of shutter sound playback varies depending on the time Length of shutter sound playback varies depending on the time Length of shutter sound playback varies depending on the time
required for the shot. It may take longer in some shooting scenes,
and images will be blurry if you move the camera (or the subject
moves) before the shutter sound ends.

Shooting Modes

Use the mode dial to access each shooting mode.
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Fully automatic shooting, with
camera-determined settings
(= 17, 31, 33).
Creative Shot Mode Creative Shot Mode Creative Shot Mode
You can capture multiple still You can capture multiple still You can capture multiple still
images with effects using images with effects using images with effects using
camera-determined settings camera-determined settings camera-determined settings
(= 57).
Special Scene Mode Special Scene Mode Special Scene Mode
Shoot with optimal settings for specific Shoot with optimal settings for specific Shoot with optimal settings for specific
scenes ( scenes ( scenes (= 58).
Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
P, Tv, Av, M, C1, and C2
Modes
Camera Basics
Take a variety of shots using
your preferred settings Auto Mode / Hybrid
Auto Mode
(= 77, 101).
Other Shooting
Modes
Movie Mode
P Mode
For shooting movies
Tv, Av, M, C1, and
(= 75).
C2 Mode
You can also shoot movies
when the mode dial is not
Playback Mode
set to Movie mode, simply
by pressing the movie
Wi-Fi Functions
button.
Creative Filters Mode
Setting Menu
Add a variety of effects to images
when shooting (= 61).
Accessories
Appendix
Index
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