What is Creative Shot mode? (PowerShot G3 X)

The camera determines the subject and shooting conditions, automatically applying special effects and recomposing the shot to emphasize the subject. Six still images are recorded for each shot. You can capture multiple still images with effects using camera-determined settings.

Shooting in Creative Shot mode

1. Press the power button to turn the camera on.

2. Set the mode dial to [ ].

3. Turn the [ ] dial to choose the desired effect.

Auto	All effects
Retro	Images resemble old photos
Monochrome	Images are generated in one color
Special	Bold, distinctive-looking images
Natural	Subdued, natural-looking images

4. Shoot.

Caution

To keep the images displayed until you press the shutter button halfway, press the [ ] button. For full-screen display in this state, choose an image by pressing the [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] buttons or turning the [ ] dial, and then press the [ ] button.

To return to the original display, press the [MENU] button.

Simultaneous display as shown in the example image above is only available immediately after you shoot.

Caution

Viewing Individual Images in a Group during Playback (Grouped Image Playback)

The six images from each shot are managed together as a group, and only the first image in the series is displayed during playback. To indicate that the image is part of a group, [ ] is displayed in the upper left of the screen.

Caution

1. Press the [ ] button to turn the camera on.

2. Press the [ ], [ ] or turn the [ ] dial to choose the image labeled with [ ], and then press the [ ] button.

3. Press the [ ], [ ] buttons to choose [ ], and then press the [ ] button.

4. Pressing the [ ], [ ] buttons will display only images in the group.

To cancel group playback, press the [ ] button, choose [ ] in the menu, and press the [ ] button again.

Caution

During group playback (step 3), you can browse through images quickly "Navigating through Images in an Index" and magnify them "Magnifying Images". By choosing [Protect All Images in Group] in "Protecting Images", [All Images in Group] in "Erasing Multiple Images at Once", or [Select All in Group] in "Adding Images to the Print List (DPOF)" or "Adding Images to a Photobook", all images in the group can be manipulated at once.

To ungroup images so that they are displayed only as single still images, choose MENU ⋗ [ 5 ] tab ⋗ [Group Images] ⋗ [Off] . However, grouped images cannot be ungrouped during individual playback.