Somehow I managed to switch my Canon Powershot A40 from taking photographs to take video and I can't figure out how to change it back!
Anyone know? (I can't find the instruction book - !)
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Somehow I managed to switch my Canon Powershot A40 from taking photographs to take video and I can't figure out how to change it back!
Anyone know? (I can't find the instruction book - !)
Ummm... did you mean Canon Powershot? :)
Here's the info page, including a link for the owner manual:
Digital Cameras - High-End, Advanced Digital Cameras - Performance and Style, Digital ELPH Cameras - Easy and Fun! A-Series Digital Cameras - E-Series Digital Cameras - PowerShot A40 - Canon USA Consumer Products
(If I'm not mistaken, it will be a matter of turning the wheel from the video setting to the picture setting. There is probably one video setting and all the rest are picture settings. Look for the wheel settings that look like a face or a mountain.
Like Rick says, on the back there is a wheel. Click it from the camera on tripod icon to the Green "Auto" setting.
(on some models the wheel is on the top of the camera)
I found a picture of her exact model. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by RickJ
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ershot_A40.jpg
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Originally Posted by RickJ
Yes, the camera, not the yogurt. (I don't need spell check. I need "what are you talking about" check.)
Yes, that is the same camera, same "controls." It IS on auto; I've tried it on P and M. It continues to be in video mode.
I can't find a little dial. I'm supposed to work tomorrow and use this camera - at this rate I'll be drawing stick figures instead of providing photos!
Side note - Up to now I've thought if/when I ever date again I would limit myself to hairdressers, auto mechanics and computer repair people. I am now opening the field to include camera repair persons and possibly plumbers.
If it has 2 flavours you do not need to stir them but some prefer the flavour after stirring - that is not in the operating guide for the yogurt.
:D:p:p
If nothing else works, try taking out both batteries to reset the camera. By "both" I mean the primary battery, and also the "clock" battery which is hidden in the side of the main battery compartment. Refer to the user guide that someone else posted if you need help finding this second battery - it is a thin round battery often used in watches. Wait 30 seconds, then put the clock battery back in, then put the regular batteries back in. Before you close the battery door (which will restore power to the camera) make sure the dial is on the green arrow, not the video camera mode.Quote:
Originally Posted by JudyKayTee
If the software in the camera got set into some strange mode that doesn't change back to the regular shooting mode, this should reset it and allow it to startup in the regular shooting mode again.
Sorry jc, that wouldn't work since it's a mechanical knob that she has to click over. Take a look at my answers and at the image I posted.
My thought is that for some reason the camera is not reading when she moves the knob. (That it is damaged in some way.) But, if she can reset the software by removing both batteries then when it starts up it will correctly read the knob setting and start up in the green arrow mode.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeedKarma
This was "if nothing else works" and "it can't hurt to try" type of answer, a last ditch try before sending it in for repair (if it's under warranty) or buying a new camera.
My apologies jcdill, I just reread her response and she mentioned that it was already on Auto. Sorry mate I was a little quick on the draw. :)
No problem NeedKarma - It gave me an opportunity to further explain what my answer was trying to accomplish. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by NeedKarma
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