Shooting People against Starry Skies (Star Portrait) (PowerShot G5 X Mark II)

Capture beautiful shots of people against starry skies.

After initially firing the flash to capture the person, the camera shoots twice without flash.

These three images are automatically combined to create a single image.

1. Press the power button to turn the camera on.

2. Set the mode dial to .

3. Press the button.

4. Press the / buttons to choose [ Shooting mode ].

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

Caution

6. Press the button to raise the flash.

7. Mount the camera on a tripod or take other measures to keep it still.

8. Press the shutter button.

9. Have the person stay still until the lamp blinks.

Caution

For better shots, have the person stand away from illumination such as street lights, and make sure the flash is raised.

There will be a delay before you can shoot again, as the camera processes the images.

To avoid blurry shots, make sure the person you shoot stays still.

B: blue; A: amber; M: magenta; G: green

Skin tones remain the same when you adjust colors.

Try setting [ Night display ] to [On] in this mode.

To adjust subject brightness, try changing the flash exposure compensation.

To adjust background brightness, try changing the exposure compensation. Note that images may not look as expected under some shooting conditions, and the person should stay still in steps 8–9, because shooting takes longer (up to about 15 seconds).

To capture more stars and brighter starlight, choose [ Star portrait settings ] -⋗ [ Star visibility ] -⋗ [ Prominent ]. Note that images may not look as expected under some shooting conditions, and the person should stay still in steps 8–9, because shooting takes longer (up to about 30 seconds).

To make stars brighter, choose [ Star emphasis ] -⋗ [ Sharp ]. To emphasize the bright stars in a starry sky, set to [ Soft ]. This setting can produce eye-catching shots by enlarging bright stars while de-emphasizing dimmer stars. To disable starlight processing, select [ Off ]. Note that in bright scenes, images are not processed to emphasize stars, even when set to [ Sharp ] or [ Soft ].