Shooting Night Scenes under Starry Skies (Star Nightscape) (PowerShot G9 X)
24-Aug-2015
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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.
- The procedure for shooting in Star Nightscape mode is explained below.
1. Press the power button to turn the camera on.
2. Set the mode dial to [SCN].
3. Touch the icon appearing in the upper right of the screen.
REFERENCE
- If the default settings have not been changed, [
] will be displayed.
4. The shooting mode selection screen will be displayed.
Touch [ 
] or [ 
] and drag up/down to choose [ 
: Star ].
] or [ ] and drag up/down to choose [ : Star ]. 
5. Touch [OK].
6. When the following screen is displayed, press the <INFO.> button.
7. Touch [ 
: Star Nightscape] to choose it from the options appearing on the bottom of the screen, and then press the <
> button.
: Star Nightscape] to choose it 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.
- ISO is set to Auto and cannot be changed.
- Aperture cannot be changed manually.
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.