Canon G1 X Shooting in Smart Auto Mode

Still Images

Movies

For fully automatic selection at optimal settings for specific scenes, simply let the camera determine the subject and shooting conditions.

Turn the camera on.

 Press the ON/OFF button.

The startup screen is displayed.

Enter Amode.

 Set the mode dial to A.

 Aim the camera at the subject. The camera will make a slight clicking noise as it determines the scene.

Icons representing the scene and image

stabilization mode are displayed in the upper right of the screen (pp. 52, 53).

Frames displayed around any detected subjects indicate that they are in focus.

	Compose the shot.
	 To zoom in and enlarge the subject, move the
	zoom lever toward i (telephoto), and to
	zoom away from the subject, move it toward
Zoom Bar	j (wide angle). (A zoom bar showing the
	zoom position is displayed.)

Focus Range (approx.)

Shoot.

Shooting Still Images

Focus.

 Press the shutter button halfway. The camera beeps twice after focusing, and AF frames are displayed to indicate image areas in focus.