Shooting Night Scenes under Starry Skies (Star Nightscape) (PowerShot G7 X Mark II)

    11-Mar-2016
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    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.





      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.




      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.





      6. Press [ ] () 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.


      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.