List of Menu Options and Messages

List of Menu Options and Messages

Set up Menu

 

 

 

*Default settings

Item / Menu Screen

Setting Content

Item / Menu Screen

Setting Content

 

 

 

 

Beep

Sets whether or not the

Format

Formats (initializes) a CF

 

beep sounds when the

 

card (p. 66).

 

shutter button is pressed

 

 

 

or when a menu operation

 

 

 

is performed (p. 34).

 

 

 

• On*

 

 

 

• Off

 

 

 

• Still beeps to warn of an

 

 

 

error even when set to Off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Power Down

Sets whether or not the

Language

Sets the language used in

 

camera automatically

 

the menus and messages

 

powers down after a

 

on the LCD monitor (p. 25).

 

specified period of time

 

 

 

elapses without something

 

English / Deutsch /

 

being pressed (p. 27).

 

Français / Nederlands /

 

• On*

 

Dansk / Suomi /

 

• Off

 

Italiano / Norsk /

 

 

 

Svenska / Español /

Date/Time

Sets the date, time and

 

 

Japanese or Chinese

 

 

 

date format (p. 24).

 

(depending on the region)

Resetting the Settings

to

Default

You can reset all of the menu and button opera

 

 

Press or button to select [OK],

-

 

tion settings to default except for [Date / Time]

 

and press the SET button.

and [Language].

3 The screen below appears while resetting. The

Turn on the camera.

 

normal screen resumes when resetting is com-

Can be performed from shooting, replay or

 

plete.

1 any other mode.

 

 

Press the MENU button for longer

 

 

than 5 seconds.

 

 

2 The message "Reset settings to default?" ap-

 

 

pears on the LCD monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

• To cancel resetting, select [Cancel]

 

 

 

instead of [OK].

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Canon PowerShot A100 Set up Menu, Resetting the Settings Default, Press or button to select OK, Turn on the camera

PowerShot A100, PowerShot A200 specifications

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