Shooting Night Scenes under Starry Skies (Star Nightscape) (PowerShot G5 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.
- Procedures for shooting in Star Nightscape mode are explained below.
1. Press the power button to 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 [Shooting mode] (
) in the upper left of the screen, and then press the <> button.
><> buttons to choose [Shooting 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.
- 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.