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Setting the date and time
This function lets you set the date and time. The date and time is saved
with each picture, and is used in the file name.
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“How to use the menus” (P. 14)
1
Press
[\
to select one of the
following date formats: [Y-M-D]
(Year/Month/Day), [M-D-Y]
(Month/Day/Year), [D-M-Y] (Day/
Month/Year), and press
]
.
• Move to the year setting.
• The following steps show the procedure
used when the date and time settings
are set to [Y-M-D].
2
Press
[\
to set the year, then
press
]
to move to the month
setting.
• To move back to the previous setting,
press
^
.
• The first two digits of the year are fixed.
3
Repeat this procedure until the
date and time are completely set.
• The time is displayed in the 24-hour
format. Consequently, 2 p.m. is displayed as 14:00.
4
Press
i
.
• For a more accurate setting, press
i
when the time signal hits 00 seconds.
• Press
to exit the menu.
Note
• The date and time settings will be returned to the factory default settings if the
camera is left without batteries for approximately 1 day. The settings will be
canceled more quickly if the batteries were only loaded in the camera for a
short time before being removed. Before taking important pictures, check that
the date and time settings are correct.
