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The Setup Menus (USER SETTING)

Adjust basic camera settings.

To access basic camera settings, press MENU/OK, select the (SET UP) tab, and choose USER SETTING.

FORMAT

To format a memory card:

  1. Select USER SETTING > FORMAT in the (SET UP) tab.

  2. Highlight the slot containing the card you wish to format and press MENU/OK.

  3. A confirmation dialog will be displayed. To format the memory card, highlight OK and press MENU/OK. To exit without formatting the memory card, select CANCEL or press DISP/BACK.

All data—including protected pictures—will be deleted from the memory card. Be sure important files have been copied to a computer or other storage device.

Do not open the battery-chamber cover during formatting.

The format menu can also be displayed by pressing the center of the rear command dial while pressing and holding the button.

DATE/TIME

To set the camera clock:

  1. Select USER SETTING > DATE/TIME in the (SET UP) tab.

  2. Press the selector left or right to highlight the year, month, day, hour, or minute and press up or down to change. To change the order in which the year, month, and day are displayed, highlight the date format and press the selector up or down.

  3. Press MENU/OK to set the clock.

TIME DIFFERENCE

Switch the camera clock instantly from your home time zone to the local time at your destination when traveling. To specify the difference between your local and home time zone:

  1. Highlight LOCAL and press MENU/OK.

  2. Use the selector to choose the time difference between local time and your home time zone. Press MENU/OK when settings are complete.

To set the camera clock to local time, highlight LOCAL and press MENU/OK. To set the clock to the time in your home time zone, select HOME. If LOCAL is selected, will be displayed in yellow for about three seconds when the camera is turned on.

Options
LOCAL HOME

Choose a language.

MY MENU SETTING

Edit the items listed in the (MY MENU) tab, a personalized custom menu of frequently-used options.

  1. Highlight USER SETTING > MY MENU SETTING in the (SET UP) tab and press MENU/OK to display the options at right.

  2. Press the selector up or down to highlight ADD ITEMS and press MENU/OK. Options that can be added to “my menu” are highlighted in blue.

    Items currently in “my menu” are indicated by check marks.

  3. Highlight an item and press MENU/OK to add it to “my menu”.

  4. Press MENU/OK to return to the edit display.

  5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 until all the desired items have been added.

“My menu” can contain up to 16 items.

Editing “My Menu”

To reorder or delete items, select RANK ITEMS or REMOVE ITEMS in Step 1.

SENSOR CLEANING

Remove dust from the camera image sensor.

  • OK: Clean the sensor immediately.
  • WHEN SWITCHED ON: Sensor cleaning will be performed when the camera is turned on.
  • WHEN SWITCHED OFF: Sensor cleaning will be performed when the camera turns off (sensor cleaning is not however performed if the camera turns off in playback mode).

Dust that cannot be removed using sensor cleaning can be removed manually (Cleaning the Image Sensor).

RESET

Reset shooting or setup menu options to default values.

  1. Highlight the desired option and press MENU/OK.

    Option Description
    SHOOTING MENU RESET Reset all shooting menu settings other than custom white balance and custom settings banks created using EDIT/SAVE CUSTOM SETTING to default values.
    SET-UP RESET Reset all setup menu settings other than DATE/TIME, TIME DIFFERENCE, and CONNECTION SETTING to default values.

  2. A confirmation dialog will be displayed; highlight OK and press MENU/OK.