Canon G9 LCD Monitor Brightness, DISPLAY, DISPLAY, FUNC./SET, FUNC./SET, Using the Clock, •Changing settings using the Set up menu (p. 51)

56Basic Operations

Using the Clock

You can display the current date and time for a 5-second* interval using the following two methods.

* Default setting.

a Hold the FUNC./SET button down while turning on the power.

b In a shooting/playback mode, hold the FUNC./SET button down for more than one second.

•If you hold the camera horizontally, it displays the time. If you hold it vertically, the time and date display.

•You can change the display color by pressing the or button.

•The clock display will cease when the display interval is over or when a button is operated.

•The clock’s display interval can be changed in the menu (p. 52).

•The clock cannot be displayed in the index playback (p. 161).

LCD Monitor Brightness

The brightness of the LCD monitor can be changed in the following two ways.

•Changing settings using the Set up menu (p. 51)•Changing settings using the DISPLAY button (Quick-bright LCD Function)

You can set the LCD monitor to the brightest setting regardless of the option selected in the Set up menu by pressing the DISPLAY button for more than one second*.

•To restore the previous brightness setting, press the DISPLAY button for more than one second again.

•The next time you turn on the camera, the LCD monitor will be at the brightness setting selected in the Set up menu.

*You cannot change the brightness of the LCD monitor with this function if you have already set it to its highest setting in the Set up menu.