Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II Owner's Manual

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Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Before Use
Index
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Tv, Av, M, and C Mode
Shooting Long Exposures (Bulb)
With bulb exposures, shots are exposed for as long as you hold down the 
shutter button.
Specify bulb exposure.
 
z
Set the shutter speed to [BULB], 
Shoot.
 
z
Shots are exposed for as long as you 
hold the shutter button all the way down. 
The elapsed exposure time is displayed 
during exposure.
 
Maximum continuous shooting time with this feature is 4 min. 
16 sec.
 
Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it 
still and prevent camera shake. In this case, also disable image 
stabilization (= 52).
 
Remote shooting (= 164) function can be used to avoid camera 
shake that may otherwise occur when pressing the shutter button 
directly.
 
When [Touch Shutter] is set to [Enable], shooting is started by 
touching the screen once and stopped by touching it again. Be 
careful not to move the camera when touching the screen.
Shutter Speed (Sec.)
[BULB], 30 – 1.3
[AUTO], [125] – [3200]
1 – 1/2000
[AUTO], [125] – [12800]
 
After you set the shutter speed and aperture value, the exposure 
level may change if you adjust the zoom or recompose the shot.
 
Screen brightness may change depending on your specified 
shutter speed and aperture value. However, screen brightness 
remains the same when the flash is up and the mode is set to [ ].
 
Image brightness may be affected by the Auto Lighting Optimizer 
(= 81). To keep the Auto Lighting Optimizer disabled in [ ] 
mode, touch [
] on the Auto Lighting Optimizer setting screen to 
add a [ ] mark to [Disable during man expo].
 
[ ]: Manual
 
Calculation of optimum exposure is based on the specified 
metering method (= 79).
 
The following operations are available when ISO speed is set to 
[AUTO].
 -
Adjust exposure by turning the exposure compensation dial.
 -
Touch [ ] to lock the ISO speed. Screen brightness changes 
accordingly.