Shooting Night Scenes under Starry Skies (Star Nightscape) (PowerShot G7 X Mark II)
Solution
Capture impressive shots of starry skies above night scenes. Starlight in the image is automatically enhanced, making starry skies look beautiful.
- Procedures for shooting in Star Nightscape mode are explained below.
1. Turn the camera on.
2. Set the mode dial to [SCN].
3. Press the [ 
] button when the shooting screen is displayed.
] button when the shooting screen is displayed.
4. When the menu options are displayed, press the [ 
] , [ 
] buttons to choose [Rec. Mode] ( 
)in the upper left of the screen, and then press the [ ] button.
] , [ ] buttons to choose [Rec. Mode] ( )in the upper left of the screen, and then press the [ ] button.
REFERENCE
- If the default settings have not been changed, [
] will be displayed.
5. Press the [ 
] , [ 
] buttons to choose [ 
: Star] from the options displayed at the bottom of the screen, and then press the [ ] button.
] , [ ] buttons to choose [ : Star] from the options displayed at the bottom of the screen, and then press the [ ] button.
6. Press [ ] (
) when the following screen is displayed.
] () when the following screen is displayed.
7. Press the [ ] , [ ] buttons to choose [ 
: Star Nightscape] from the options appearing on the bottom of the screen, and then press the [ ] button.
] , [ ] buttons to choose [ : Star Nightscape] from the options appearing on the bottom of the screen, and then press the [ ] button.
NOTE
- Zoom is set to maximum wide angle and cannot be adjusted.
8. Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still and prevent camera shake.
9. Press the shutter button all the way down to shoot.
IMPORTANT
- There will be a delay before you can shoot again, as the camera processes the images.
NOTE
- For easier viewing, try choosing [MENU]
[ 
] tab [Night Display] [on] before shooting.
- To make stars brighter, choose [MENU] [
] tab [Star Emphasis] [Sharp]. To emphasize the bright stars in a starry sky, set [Star Emphasis] to [Soft]. This setting can produce eye-catching shots by enlarging bright stars while de-emphasizing dimmer stars. To disable starlight processing, select [Off].
- Try switching to manual focus mode to more accurately specify the focal position before shooting.