Cover...i
Short Courses Books and Web Site...ii
Preface...iv
The Technique Finder...v
Contents...vii
Chapter 1
Getting Started with your Canon G1X ...9
The PowerShot G1X—An Overview...10
Jump Start—Taking Photos in AUTO Mode...11
Good Things to Know...13
When Things Go Wrong...15
Using the Monitor...16
Using Dials and Buttons...18
- Top of Camera ...18
- Back of Camera ...18
Using Menus...20
- Tabbed Menus...20
- Resetting All Settings...23
Managing Images in Review Mode...24
Managing Images in Playback Mode...25
- Using Index View...25
- Using Scroll Display...26
- Erasing and Protecting Images...26
- Tagging Images as Favorites...27
- Auto Rotating Images...27
Working with Groups of Images...28
- Auto Category...28
- My Category...28
- Filtering Images and Jumping...29
- Specifying a Range of Images...30
Connecting to a TV Set...31
- Connecting to a Standard TV...31
- Connecting to an HD TV...31
- Slide Show Settings...31
- Using a TV Remote to Control the Camera...32
- Smart Shuffle...32
Selecting Image Quality Settings...33
- Number of Pixels...33
- How an Image is Captured...35
- It's All Black and White After All...35
- Choosing Image Quality and Size...Still Images...36
- Selecting image settings...38
- Hints & Tips...39
- Resizing Images...40
- Trimming Images...40
Chapter 2
Controlling Exposure ...41
Understanding Exposure...42
The Shutter Controls Light and Motion...43
The Aperture Controls Light and Depth of Field...45
Using Shutter Speed and Aperture Together...47
- Exposure—Faucets & Buckets Analogy ...48
- Exposure—Seesaw Analogy ...49
Retaining Highlight and Shadow Details ...50
Choosing Shooting Modes...51
Using Special Scene (SCN) Modes...52
Using Creative Filters...54
Using Program AE (P) Mode and Program Shift...56
Using Shutter-Priority (Tv) Mode...57
Using Aperture-Priority (Av) Mode...58
Using Manual (M) Mode...59
How Your Exposure System Works...60
Choosing a Metering Method...62
When Automatic Exposure Works Well...63
When to Override Automatic Exposure...64
- Scenes Lighter than Middle Gray...64
- Scenes Darker than Middle Gray...65
- Subject Against Very Light Background...65
- Subject Against Very Dark Background...66
- Scenes with High Contrast...66
- Hard to Meter Scenes...67
How Overriding Autoexposure Works...68
How to Override Automatic Exposure...69
- Exposure Compensation ...69
- AE Lock ...70
- Autoexposure Bracketing (AEB) ...71
- Using Safety Shift ...72
- Using the Neutral Density Filter...72
Using Histograms...73
- Displaying Histograms...73
- Evaluating Histograms ...73
- Clipped Pixels...75
- Sample Histograms...76
Adjusting Tones In Your Images...77
- High Dynamic Range (HDR)...77
- i-Contrast in Shooting Mode...77
- i-Contrast in Playback Mode...78
Chapter 3
Controlling Sharpness ...79
Getting Sharper Pictures...80
- Using the Self-timer...80
- Changing IS Settings...81
- Changing the ISO...82
- Changing ISO Auto Settings...83
- Noise Reduction...83
Sharpness Isn’t Everything...85
How to Photograph Motion Sharply...86
- Speed of Subject...86
- Direction of Movement...86
- Distance to Subject and Focal Length of the Lens...87
Focus and Depth of Field...88
- Focus...88
- Depth of Field...88
Focusing Techniques...90
- Focusing...90
- Focus Status...90
Continuous AF...91
Changing the AF Frame Mode...92
Using FlexiZone Mode...93
Using Focus Lock and AF Lock (AFL)...94
Using Servo AF...95
Using Tracking AF...96
Face AiAF...97
Manual Focus...98
Bracketing Focus...99
Checking Focus...100
- Checking Focus in Shooting Mode...100
- Checking Focus in Review and Playback Modes...100
- Changing Review Information...101
Controlling Depth of Field...102
Using Maximum Depth of Field...103
Using Shallow Depth of Field...104
Conveying the Feeling of Motion...105
Chapter 4
Capturing Light & Color ...106
Where Does Color Come From?...107
White Balance...108
- Selecting a White Balance Mode—109
- Adjusting colors—109
Color Balance and Time of Day...111
Sunsets and Sunrises...112
Photographing at Night...114
- Fireworks—114
- The Moon—114
Weather...116
The Direction of Light...118
The Quality of Light...120
Chapter 5
Understanding Lenses ...121
The Zoom Lens...122
Normal Zoom...123
Wide-Angle Zoom...124
Telephoto and Digital Zoom...126
Portraits with a Zoom Lens...128
Perspective in a Photograph...129
Using Macro Mode...130
Focusing and Depth of Field Close Up...131
Chapter 6
Using Flash and Studio Lighting ...132
How Automatic Flash Works...133
- Flash Falloff...133
- Flash and Shutter Speeds...133
- Flash Modes...134
- Flash FAQs...134
- Using a Small External Flash...135
- Using a Hot Shoe Mounted Speedlite...135
Using Flash Settings...136
Portraits with Flash...137
Reducing and Removing Red-eye...138
- Reducing or Correcting Red-eye in Shooting Modes...138
- Removing Red-eye in Playback Mode...139
Using Flash On—Fill Flash...140
Using Available Light...141
Using Slow Synchro Flash...142
Controlling Flash Exposures...144
- Flash Modes...144
- Flash Exposure Lock...144
- Flash Exposure Compensation...145
- Adjusting Flash Output Manually...145
- Safety FE...145
Studio Lighting...146
- Candidates for Studio Lighting—146
- Lighting...146
- Backgrounds...148
- Risers...148
- Special Bulbs...148
Portrait and Product Photography—Introduction...149
The Main Light...150
The Fill Light...151
The Background Light...152
The Rim Light...153
Chapter 7
Special Features ...154
Panoramas—Stitch Assist Mode...155
- Basic Techniques...155
- Stitch Assist Mode...156
Using Color Accent and Color Swap...157
Using My Colors...158
- Using My Colors in Shooting Mode...158
- Using My Colors in Playback Mode...159
Continuous Photography...160
High-speed Burst HQ...161
Capturing Movies...162
- Movie Modes and Qualities...162
- Movie Recording...162
- Adjusting exposure...163
Playing Movies...164
Editing Movies...165
Using C1 and C2 Modes...166
Using The Shortcut Button...167
Changing Functions of Front and Control Dials...168
Using My Menu...169
Using the Set Up Menu...170