FUNC Menu
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Pressing the FUNC button in record mode overlays the FUNC menu over the live scene preview (black background used here for clarity). Each setting appears in the same place as it does when the menu is cancelled. Use the up and down arrows to move through the menu and left and right to change a setting. Some options have sub-menus which can be accessed by pressing the AE lock button. The FUNC menu in Auto and Scene modes is a subset of this (example of Auto FUNC menu). |
FUNC Menu Options
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Sensitivity | • Auto • ISO 50 • ISO 100 • ISO 200 • ISO 400 |
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Photo Effect |
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Bracketing |
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Flash output | • +/- 2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps | ||
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Image size / quality |
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Record Menu (P, Tv, Av, M, C1, C2 modes)
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Pressing the MENU button in record mode overlays the record menu over the live scene preview (black background used for clarity). Canon has stuck with their sensible vertically laid out left / right arrow to change setting system which they've implemented for some time now (for good reason, it's easy to use). As you move down the menu it scrolls two options before the bottom so you can always see what option is coming. |
Menus feel faster - it's worth noting that the G3's menus / settings changes (such as white balance etc.) all feel faster than the G2 which did tend to have a slight lag.
Record Menu Options
| Record menu | Options | Notes |
| Flash Sync | • 1st-curtain • 2nd-curtain |
Controls whether the flash goes off at the beginning of the exposure (1st-curtain) or just before the end (2nd-curtain). Used for slow-sync effects. |
| Slow Synchro | • On • Off |
When enabled the camera will expose flash shots as if it were without the flash, to provide a 'slow sync' effect and maintain background detail. |
| Red-eye | • On • Off |
When enabled the AF lamp will remain lit as long as you half-press the shutter release. |
| Cont. Shooting | • Normal • High |
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| Self-timer | • 2 sec • 10 sec |
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| Wireless Delay | • 0 sec • 2 sec • 10 sec |
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| Spot AE Point | • Center • AF Point |
Controls whether the Spot AE point follows the AF area or is always locked to the center. |
| ND Filter | • On • Off |
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| MF-Point Zoom | • On • Off |
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| AF Mode | • Single • Continuous |
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| AF-assist Beam | • On • Off |
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| Digital Zoom | • On • Off |
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| Review | • Off • 2 - 10 sec |
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| Intervalometer | • Enter | Start a time lapse sequence of exposures, intervals of 1 to 60 mins, up to 100 shots. |
| Save Settings | • Enter | Save current settings to one of the Custom (C1 or C2) exposure modes. |
Setup Menu (all modes)
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The Setup Menu is available as the second tab in every exposure mode and in play mode. It is identical in all modes. |
Setup Menu Options
| Setup menu | Options | Notes |
| Beep | • On • Off |
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| LCD Brightness | • Normal • Bright |
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| Auto Power Down | • On • Off |
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| Date/Time | • Enter | |
| Format | • Enter | |
| Shutter Volume | • 0 (Off) - 5 (Loud) | |
| Playback Volume | • 0 (Off) - 5 (Loud) | |
| Start-up Volume | • 0 (Off) - 5 (Loud) | |
| Operation Volume | • 0 (Off) - 5 (Loud) | |
| Selftimer Volume | • 0 (Off) - 5 (Loud) | |
| File No. Reset | • On • Off |
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| Auto Rotate | • On • Off |
Enables or Disables the camera's orientation sensor. |
| Distance Units | • m/cm • ft/in |
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| Language | • English • Deutsch • Francais • Nederlands • Dansk • Suomi • Italiano • Norsk • Svenska • Espanol • Chinese • Japanese |
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| Video System | • NTSC • PAL |
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| Communication | • Normal • PTP |
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