Reducing file sizes, Image quality of compressed movies, Editing digest movies – Canon PowerShot G3 X User Manual
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Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Index
Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Tv, Av, M, C1, and C2 Mode
Playback Mode
Editing Digest Movies
Still Images
Movies
Individual chapters (clips) (= 37) recorded in [
] mode can be
erased, as needed. Be careful when erasing clips, because they cannot
be recovered.
1
Select the clip to erase.
z
Play a movie recorded in [
] mode
as described in “Viewing Short Movies
Created When Shooting Still Images
(Digest Movies)” (= 109), and then
press the [ ] button to access the movie
control panel.
z
Press the [ ][ ] buttons or turn the [ ]
dial to choose [ ] or [ ], and then press
the [ ] button.
2
Choose [ ].
z
Press the [ ][ ] buttons or turn the [ ]
dial to choose [ ], and then press the [ ]
button.
z
The selected clip is played back
repeatedly.
3
Confirm erasure.
z
Press the [ ][ ] buttons or turn the [ ]
dial to choose [OK], and then press the
[ ] button.
z
The clip is erased, and the short movie is
overwritten.
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[ ] is not displayed if you select a clip when the camera is
connected to a printer.
Reducing File Sizes
Movie file sizes can be reduced by compressing movies as follows.
z
On the screen in step 2 of “Editing
Movies”, choose [ ]. Choose [New File],
and then press the [ ] button.
z
Choose [Compress & Sav.], and then
press the [ ] button.
Image Quality of Compressed Movies
Before Compression
After Compression
,
,
●
[
][
] movies cannot be compressed.
●
Edited movies cannot be saved in compressed format when you
choose [Overwrite].
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Compressing movies to [
] or [
] reduces the file
size while maintaining the same image quality.