Changing the functions assigned to the Front Dial or the Control Dial (PowerShot G16)
22-Aug-2013
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Solution
You can change the functions assigned to the <Front Dial> (
) or <Control Dial> (
) to accommodate your shooting style.
) or <Control Dial> () to accommodate your shooting style.REFERENCE
<Front Dial> () 
<Control Dial> ()NOTE
- The following explanations are provided based on the assumption that the [Shooting Mode] is set to [Program AE] (
). - To change the functions assigned to the <Front Dial> () or <Control Dial> (), it is necessary to set the [Shooting Mode] to one of the following modes.
- [Manual] (
), [Aperture Priority AE] (
), [Shutter Speed Priority AE] (
), [Program AE] ().
1. Press the <Power> button to turn the camera on.
2. Press the <MENU> (
) button.
) button.3. The following window appears.
Press the <
><
> buttons to choose the [Shooting] (
) tab.
Press the <
><
>buttons to choose [Set
FUNC.], and then press the <FUNC./SET> (
) button.4. The following screen appears.
Press the <><> buttons to choose the item you want to register.NOTE
- Functions you can assign to the <Front Dial> () and <Control Dial> () vary depending on shooting mode.
REFERENCE
To register functions in [ - ], follow the procedures below. ([Settings])1. Press the <><> buttons to choose [ - ].
><> buttons to choose [ - ]. 2. Press the <><><><> buttons, or turn the () to choose the function you want to register.
><><><> buttons, or turn the () to choose the function you want to register. 3. Turn the <Front Dial> ( ) to set the function you want to register.
) to set the function you want to register. 5. Press the <MENU> button () twice to return to the shooting screen.
) twice to return to the shooting screen.Functions you can assign to the <Front Dial> and <Control Dial> vary depending on shooting mode. On the setting screen, you can assign aspect [Ratio switching], [ISO speed] (
), [Dynamic range correction] (
), [Shadow correction] (), [White balance correction] (
), [Step zooming] (
), or [Manual focusing] (
) in modes indicated by 
in the following table.
), [Dynamic range correction] (), [Shadow correction] (), [White balance correction] (), [Step zooming] (), or [Manual focusing] () in modes indicated by in the following table.| Item | Shooting Mode | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[Manual] | [Aperture Priority AE] | [Shutter Speed Priority AE] | [Program AE] | ||
| Front Dial 1 | | Tv | Av | Tv | |
| Av, | | | | |
| Front Dial 2 | | Av | Av | Tv | |
| Tv, | | | | |
| Front Dial 3 | | Av, Tv | Av | Tv | |
| | | | | |
| Control Dial | | | | | |
| Tv, Av | Av | Tv | | |
Av : Aperture value, Tv : Shutter speeds
NOTE
- When multiple functions are assigned to the <Control Dial> (), press the <ISO> button to switch between them.
- Selecting [Front Dial 3] enables you to adjust Program Shift, ISO Speed, and Manual Focus on relevant setting screens by using <> dial.