Changing the functions assigned to the Front Dial or the Control Dial (PowerShot G16)
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.



