Double Exposure PHotography: I have PowerShot G3X Canon camera. Is there a way to take double exposure photos with this camera?

movpam Loc: Moville, IA

I have PowerShot G3X Canon camera. Is there a way to take double exposure photos with this camera?

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

movpam wrote:

I have PowerShot G3X Canon camera. Is there a way to take double exposure photos with this camera?

Digital cameras don't work that way. Take the digital images and merge in software like PSE on your computer. Assuming 'double exposure' in the sense of exposing the same frame of film twice.

The camera does support AEB - Auto Exposure Bracketing - something you can use as input to a merged HDR image, using computer software. The HDR function doesn't appear in the User Manual for this model.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Take a look here -

https://www.canon-europe.com/pro/infobank/multiple-exposure-shooting/

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

If you text search the EOS R5 Advanced User Manual for 'Multiple exposure', you'll find the menu settings to enable the function linked from Jerry's post. That same text search against the PowerShot G3X User Manual shows that function is unknown (missing) within this camera model.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

CHG_CANON wrote:

Digital cameras don't work that way.

Oh yes, many cameras do have that feature!

My Olympus E-M1 Mark ii does, and can be used with raw. One example is here: https://flic.kr/p/2pGmNTf

To the OP: I cannot find the feature in the manual for your camera. There are a bunch of other fun filters and effects, though

See the link below.

chg_canon wrote:

The HDR function doesn't appear in the User Manual for this model.

Page 62, Shooting High Contrast Scenes, High Dynamic Range.

https://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/3/0300019293/02/psg3x-cu2-en.pdf

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CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Linda From Maine wrote:

Page 62, Shooting High Contrast Scenes, High Dynamic Range.

https://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/3/0300019293/02/psg3x-cu2-en.pdf

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The brilliant writers of the G3X manual failed to list "HDR" in the table of contents, nor in the manual's index, hence my text-search failure ....

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

CHG_CANON wrote:

The brilliant writers of the G3X manual failed to list "HDR" in the table of contents, nor in the manual's index, hence my text-search failure ....

Sure, blame the writers.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

CHG_CANON wrote:

Digital cameras don't work that way. Take the digital images and merge in software like PSE on your computer. Assuming 'double exposure' in the sense of exposing the same frame of film twice.

The camera does support AEB - Auto Exposure Bracketing - something you can use as input to a merged HDR image, using computer software. The HDR function doesn't appear in the User Manual for this model.

On Nikon, double exposures are easy in RAW. In fact, there is a page on two in the manual covering how to do it. Easy as can be, and it's on a DIGITAL camera. Below is an example. Moon was added easily with the Nikon system.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

I own the G3x and I can assure it doesn’t support multiple exposures. I would suggest processing software and use of masking, perhaps. I’m also wondering if the old Microsoft Image Composite Editor might work. I think it’s still available….

pithydoug Loc: Catskill Mountains, NY

CHG_CANON wrote:

Digital cameras don't work that way. Take the digital images and merge in software like PSE on your computer. Assuming 'double exposure' in the sense of exposing the same frame of film twice.

The camera does support AEB - Auto Exposure Bracketing - something you can use as input to a merged HDR image, using computer software. The HDR function doesn't appear in the User Manual for this model.

I have this opion on my Canon R5 - camera index 5, first entry, multiple exposures. I used it when I forst git thr camera but not for a while. I think it produces a dng file but not sure and to bust to play. What means digial don't work tht way??

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

pithydoug wrote:

I have this opion on my Canon R5 - camera index 5, first entry, multiple exposures. I used it when I forst git thr camera but not for a while. I think it produces a dng file but not sure and to bust to play. What means digial don't work tht way??

Read more of the replies and grow a little ....

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

billnikon wrote:

On Nikon, double exposures are easy in RAW. In fact, there is a page on two in the manual covering how to do it. Easy as can be, and it's on a DIGITAL camera. Below is an example. Moon was added easily with the Nikon system.

Spectacular beauty, Bill 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

francosp Loc: Arizona

47greyfox wrote:

I own the G3x and I can assure it doesn’t support multiple exposures. I would suggest processing software and use of masking, perhaps. I’m also wondering if the old Microsoft Image Composite Editor might work. I think it’s still available….

Beautiful photo. Image overlay is the feature offered by Nikon and it is available when you want to combine two existing NEF (RAW) photographs to create a single picture. I used more than once with good results and effects

EJMcD

billnikon wrote:

On Nikon, double exposures are easy in RAW. In fact, there is a page on two in the manual covering how to do it. Easy as can be, and it's on a DIGITAL camera. Below is an example. Moon was added easily with the Nikon system.

It's an awesome image Bill, regardless of how you did it.

ialvarez50

movpam wrote:

I have PowerShot G3X Canon camera. Is there a way to take double exposure photos with this camera?

Only professional digital cameras like my Canon 5D has options for up to 9 images overlapping in the same frame. NONE of the cameras for amateurs have a function like that.