Canon PowerShot G16 User Guide - Page 31

Still Images Shooting in Hybrid Auto Mode Movies You can make a short movie of the day just by shooting still images. The camera records 2 - 4-second clips of scenes before each shot, which are later combined in a digest movie. 1 Enter [ ] mode. zzFollow step 2 in "Shooting (Smart Auto)" (=29) and choose [ ]. 2 Compose the shot. zzFollow steps 3 - 4 in "Shooting (Smart Auto)" (=29) to compose the shot and focus. zzFor more impressive digest movies, aim the camera at subjects about four seconds before shooting still images. 3 Shoot. zzFollow step 4 in "Shooting (Smart Auto)" (=29) to shoot a still image. zzThe camera records both a still image and movie clip. The clip, which ends with the still image and a shutter sound, forms a single chapter in the digest movie. • Battery life is shorter in this mode than in [ ] mode, because digest movies are recorded for each shot. • A digest movie may not be recorded if you shoot a still image immediately after turning the camera on, choosing [ ] mode, or operating the camera in other ways. • Camera operating sounds will be recorded in digest movies. • Digest movie quality is [ ] and cannot be changed. • Some camera sounds will be muted. Sounds are not played when you press the shutter button halfway or trigger the self-timer (=150). • Digest movies are saved as separate movie files in the following cases even if they were recorded on the same day in [ ] mode. - The digest movie file size reaches approximately 4 GB, or the total recording time reaches approximately 13 minutes and 20 seconds. - The digest movie is protected (=111). - Daylight saving time (=15) or time zone (=151) settings are changed. - A new folder is created (=155). • Recorded shutter sounds cannot be modified or erased. • If you prefer to record digest movies without still images, adjust the setting in advance. Press the button, and on the [4] tab, set [Digest Type] to [No Stills] (=25). • Individual chapters can be edited (=123). Digest Movie Playback Display a still image shot in [ ] mode to play a digest movie, or specify the date of the digest movie to play (=104). Cover Before Use Common Camera Operations Basic Guide Advanced Guide 1 Camera Basics 2 Auto Mode / Hybrid Auto Mode 3 Other Shooting Modes 4 P Mode 5 Tv, Av, M, C1, and C2 Mode 6 Playback Mode 7 Wi-Fi Functions 8 Setting Menu 9 Accessories 10 Appendix Index 31