Assigning Regularly Used Functions to the [RING FUNC] and [Movie] Buttons (PowerShot G7 X)
Solution
You can quickly and easily activate functions that you assign to the [
] or movie button (
).
] or movie button (
).The procedure is explained below.
IMPORTANT
- The following section explains the setting procedures when the camera’s shooting mode has been set to [Program AE] (
).
1. Press the <Power> button to turn the camera on.
2. Press the <MENU> button.
3. On the [
] tab, press the <
><
> buttons or turn the <
> dial to choose [
Set button] or [
Set button] on the, and then press the <
> button
] tab, press the <
><
> buttons or turn the <
> dial to choose [
Set button] or [
Set button] on the, and then press the <
> button
- [
Set button] has been chosen in the example image above.
4. The following screen appears.

5. Press the <
><
><
><
> buttons or turn the <
> dial to choose a function to assign, and then press the <
> button.
><
><
><
> buttons or turn the <
> dial to choose a function to assign, and then press the <
> button.6. Use the assigned function as needed.
To activate an assigned function, press the button you assigned it to.
REFERENCE
- To restore default settings, choose [
] in
Set button] and [
] in [
Set button]. - Icons labeled with [
] indicate that the function is not available in the current shooting mode or under current function conditions. - With [
], you can move and resize the AF frame by pressing the assigned button in [1-point] AF frame mode. - With [
] or [
], each press of the assigned button records white balance data, and the white balance setting changes to [
] or [
]. - With [
], each press of the assigned button adjusts and locks the focus. [
] is then displayed. - With [
], pressing the assigned button deactivates screen display. To restore the display, do any of the following.
-- Press any button other than the power button
-- Hold the camera in another orientation
-- Open or close the screen
-- Raise or lower the flash
- You can still record movies in [
],
],
], or
] mode even if you assign a function to the movie button.