Shooting Night Scenes under Starry Skies (Star Nightscape) (PowerShot G3 X)

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. Press the [ ] button, and then press the [ ], [ ] buttons to choose [ ].

*If the default settings have not been changed, [ ] will be displayed.

4. Press the [ ], [ ] buttons or turn the [ ] dial to choose [ ], then press the [ ] button.

5. Press the [ ] button to choose [ ], and then press the [ ] button.

Zoom is set to maximum wide angle and cannot be adjusted.

6. Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still and prevent camera shake.

7. Press the shutter button all the way down to shoot.

Caution

Caution

For easier viewing, try choosing MENU ⋗ [ 2 ] tab ⋗ [Night Display] ⋗ [On] before shooting.

To make stars brighter, choose MENU ⋗ [ 5 ] 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.