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Check to see if the camera is horizontal (level) (PowerShot G1 X)

28-Feb-2012
8201440500

Solution

This camera can display an [Electronic Level] as a guide to determine whether the camera's LCD monitor is level.
Please use it as a guide for determining whether the camera is level when shooting.


IMPORTANT
  • The following explanations are provided based on the assumption that the [Shooting Mode] is set to [Program] ().
  • If the [Shooting Mode] is set to [Movie Digest] (), the [Electronic Level] cannot be displayed.
REFERENCE
  • The scale on the [Electronic Level] displays 15 units to the right and left of the center position. Each unit is approximately equal to 1 degree.

Display the Electronic Level
1. Press the <> button a few times to display the [Electronic Level].




2. Level the camera.



Adjust the camera's tilt on the left and right sides so that the center of the [Electronic Level] turns green.
NOTE
  • If the [Electronic Level] does not appear in Step 1, press the <> button to display the [Shooting] tab (). In the [Custom Display] options, add a check () to either () or ().
  • If you tilt the camera too far forward or backward, the [Electronic Level] will turn gray, and you will not be able to use it to level the camera.
  • The [Electronic Level] will not appear while shooting a movie.
  • Holding the camera vertically will change the orientation of the [Electronic Level].


Calibrating the Electronic Level
If the subject does not appear level even when the camera's tilt has been adjusted so that the center of the [Electronic Level] is green, calibrate the [Electronic Level].
If you use the [Grid Lines] to confirm that the camera is level beforehand, you can calibrate the electronic level more accurately.
NOTE
  • To display the [Grid Lines], press the <> button a few times, and the [Grid Lines] will appear.
  • If the [Grid Lines] do not appear, press the <> button to display the [Shooting] tab (). In the [Custom Display] options, add a check () to either () or ().

3. Press the <> button.


4. The following window appears.



Operate the <directional buttons> left or right to select the [Set up] () tab.
Operate the <directional buttons> up or down to select [Electronic Level].
After making a selection, press the <FUNC./SET> () button.


5. The following window appears.



Check that [Calibrate] is selected, and then press the <FUNC./SET> button ().
NOTE
  • If you want to restore the default settings for the [Electronic Level], select [Reset].
  • If the [Electronic Level] has not been calibrated, it cannot be reset.


6. The following window appears.



Operate the <directional buttons> left or right to select [OK].
After making a selection, press the <FUNC./SET> () button.


7. The following window appears.