Erasing Canon Pictures Without an LCD SCreen
October 27, 2007 10:39 AM Subscribe
Can someone with a canon powershot SD400 walk me through the steps I need to take to delete all the pictures on my SD card?
Bonus Question: Is there something I can do to reset the camera to it's default settings?
MY LCD Screen is broken so I can't see what buttons to push to use the "erase all" function. I'm almost certain I remember, but if someone could tell me step by step, I would appreciate it. [Yes, I normally borrow someone else's camera to erase my SD card, but I'm low on time at the moment.]
Bonus: Also, I would be much more prone to trying this on my own if I knew there was a way to get it back to it's default settings if I accidentally changed something. Does anyone know if removing the battery restore it to it's original settings, or if when you put the battery back on it keeps the settings I might have accidentally adjusted it to.
Thanks for the help!
MY LCD Screen is broken so I can't see what buttons to push to use the "erase all" function. I'm almost certain I remember, but if someone could tell me step by step, I would appreciate it. [Yes, I normally borrow someone else's camera to erase my SD card, but I'm low on time at the moment.]
Bonus: Also, I would be much more prone to trying this on my own if I knew there was a way to get it back to it's default settings if I accidentally changed something. Does anyone know if removing the battery restore it to it's original settings, or if when you put the battery back on it keeps the settings I might have accidentally adjusted it to.
Thanks for the help!
Response by poster: sharkfu: That was way off from what I remembered:
*Move the slider to the "view photos" setting
*menu button
*select down 3 times
*func/set once to choose erase all
*func/set to confirm
I think that the sd300 has the same set-up, and maybe the sd200 as well.
Anyone have any of those cameras? Thanks.
posted by andoatnp at 11:07 AM on October 27, 2007
*Move the slider to the "view photos" setting
*menu button
*select down 3 times
*func/set once to choose erase all
*func/set to confirm
I think that the sd300 has the same set-up, and maybe the sd200 as well.
Anyone have any of those cameras? Thanks.
posted by andoatnp at 11:07 AM on October 27, 2007
Okay, from this review, the menu system looks slightly different. Sorry.
posted by sharkfu at 11:09 AM on October 27, 2007
posted by sharkfu at 11:09 AM on October 27, 2007
On my SD400 you do this to format the disk (i.e. delete everything)
- turn camera on
- make sure slider is on the review setting
- press menu button
- press down six times
- press function/set button to select format option
- left (flash) button to move answer from Cancel to OK
- press function/set again to OK
- wait, top green light by viewfinder will blink as this is happening
- when blinking stops, you are done.
I have this camera in front of me so let me know if there's anything I can help you with.
posted by jessamyn at 11:47 AM on October 27, 2007
- turn camera on
- make sure slider is on the review setting
- press menu button
- press down six times
- press function/set button to select format option
- left (flash) button to move answer from Cancel to OK
- press function/set again to OK
- wait, top green light by viewfinder will blink as this is happening
- when blinking stops, you are done.
I have this camera in front of me so let me know if there's anything I can help you with.
posted by jessamyn at 11:47 AM on October 27, 2007
Best answer: Can't you plug in an AV cable and look at it on your TV?
posted by O9scar at 12:06 PM on October 27, 2007
posted by O9scar at 12:06 PM on October 27, 2007
Response by poster: jessamyn: I tried doing what you suggested, but it wasn't working right for some reaon, but O9scar's solution is perfect.
posted by andoatnp at 2:58 PM on October 27, 2007
posted by andoatnp at 2:58 PM on October 27, 2007
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Power On
Menu Button
Select Down 7 times
Select Button
Select Right once
Select Button
posted by sharkfu at 11:05 AM on October 27, 2007