Easily Reacquiring Subjects after Manual Zooming (Framing Assist â€“ Seek) (PowerShot G3 X)

Last Updated : 30-Apr-2015
Issue Number : 8202614900

If you lose track of a subject while zoomed in, you can find it more easily by temporarily zooming out.

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

2. Press and hold the [

] button.

The camera zooms out and displays a white frame around the area previously shown (before you pressed the [

] button).

3. Aim the camera so that the subject enters the white frame, and then release the [

] button.

The previous magnification is now restored, so that the area outlined in white fills the screen again.

IMPORTANT

Some shooting information is not displayed while the camera is zoomed out.
During movie shooting, the white frame is not displayed if you press the [ ] button. Also note that a changed zoom factor and camera operating sounds are recorded.

NOTE

If you prefer to shoot at the zoom factor of the screen in step 2, press the shutter button all the way down.
You can adjust the zoom factor that the camera will revert to when you release the [ ] button by moving the zoom lever to resize the white frame while you hold the [ ] button.
To adjust how much the camera zooms out when the [ ] button is pressed, access the [MENU] button and choose one of the three options in [ Display Area] on the [ 7 ] tab.
The zoom factor cannot be changed with the [ ] button after you press the shutter button all the way down in self-timer mode.