Shooting People against Starry Skies (Star Portrait) (PowerShot G5 X Mark II)
21-May-2019
8204315000
Solution
Capture beautiful shots of people against starry skies.
After initially firing the flash to capture the person, the camera shoots twice without flash.
These three images are automatically combined to create a single image.
1. Press the power button to turn the camera on.
2. Set the mode dial to 
.
.
3. Press the 
button.
button.
4. Press the 
/ 
buttons to choose [ Shooting mode ].
/ buttons to choose [ Shooting mode ].
5. Press the 
/ 
buttons to choose [ 
], then press the button.
/ buttons to choose [ ], then press the button.
- Zoom is set to maximum wide angle and cannot be adjusted.
NOTE
- Adjusting colors
- Press the button, and then press the / buttons to choose [ Color adjustment ].
button, and then press the / buttons to choose [ Color adjustment ]. - Press the / buttons, to choose a setting option.
/ buttons, to choose a setting option. - Fine-tuning : Press the 
button, and then press the / / / buttons.
button, and then press the / / / buttons.6. Press the 
button to raise the flash.
button to raise the flash.
7. Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still.
8. Press the shutter button.
- Press the shutter button. The flash fires as the camera takes the first shot.
- The second and third shots are now taken, without firing the flash.
9. Have the person stay still until the lamp blinks.
- The person you are shooting should stay still until the lamp blinks after the third shot, which may take up to about two seconds.
- All the shots are combined to create a single image.
IMPORTANT
- For better shots, have the person stand away from illumination such as street lights, and make sure the flash is raised.
- There will be a delay before you can shoot again, as the camera processes the images.
- To avoid blurry shots, make sure the person you shoot stays still.
- B: blue; A: amber; M: magenta; G: green
- Skin tones remain the same when you adjust colors.
- Try setting
[ Night display ] to [On] in this mode. - To adjust subject brightness, try changing the flash exposure compensation.
- To adjust background brightness, try changing the exposure compensation. Note that images may not look as expected under some shooting conditions, and the person should stay still in steps 8–9, because shooting takes longer (up to about 15 seconds).
- To capture more stars and brighter starlight, choose
[ Star portrait settings ] -> [ Star visibility ] -> [ Prominent ]. Note that images may not look as expected under some shooting conditions, and the person should stay still in steps 8–9, because shooting takes longer (up to about 30 seconds). - To make stars brighter, choose [ Star emphasis ] -> [ Sharp ]. To emphasize the bright stars in a starry sky, set to [ Soft ]. This setting can produce eye-catching shots by enlarging bright stars while de-emphasizing dimmer stars. To disable starlight processing, select [ Off ]. Note that in bright scenes, images are not processed to emphasize stars, even when set to [ Sharp ] or [ Soft ].