Easily Reacquiring Subjects after Manual Zooming (Framing Assist – Seek) (PowerShot G3 X)

Solution

    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.