User Manual - Page 50

For POWERSHOT-G9-X.

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Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Tv, Av, M, and C Mode
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Before Use
Index
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Magnifying the Area in Focus
Still Images
Movies
You can check the focus by pressing the shutter button halfway, which will
enlarge the portion of the image in focus in the AF frame.
1
Congure the setting.
z Press the [ ] button, choose
[AF-Point Zoom] on the [ 3] tab, and
then choose [On] (
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2
Check the focus.
z Press the shutter button halfway. The
face detected as the main subject is now
magnied.
z To restore the original setting, choose
[Off] in step 1.
The area in focus is not magnied in the following cases when the
shutter button is pressed halfway.
- If a face was not detected, if the person is too close to the
camera and their face is too large for the screen, or if the
camera detects subject movement
- When digital zoom is used (
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Not available in [
] mode.
Helpful Shooting Features
Using the Electronic Level
Still Images
Movies
An electronic level can be displayed on the screen when shooting as a
guideline to determine if the camera is level.
1
Display the electronic level.
z Press the [ ] button to display the
electronic level.
2
Level the camera as needed.
z Level the camera so that the center of the
electronic level is green.
If the electronic level is not displayed in step 1, press the
[
] button and check the setting in [ 1] tab ► [Shooting
information display].
Tilting the camera too far forward or backward will prevent you
from using the electronic level, which will turn gray.
The electronic level is not displayed during movie recording.
If you hold the camera vertically, the orientation of the electronic
level will be updated automatically to match the camera orientation.
Calibrate the electronic level if it seems ineffective in helping you
level the camera (
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Not available in [
] mode.
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