Changing the time zone settings

    18-Sep-2012
    8201599500

    Solution

    To ensure that your shots will have the correct local date and time when you travel abroad, simply register the destination in advance and switch to that time zone. This convenient feature eliminates the need to change the Date/ Time setting manually.
    IMPORTANT
    • Before using the world clock, be sure to set the date and time and your home time zone.
    • The position and shape of the operation buttons, screens displayed, and setting items may differ according to the model you use.

    Setting the home and world time zones
    1. Press the < Power > button on the camera.


    2. Press the < MENU > () button.


    3. The following screen appears.



    Operate the < directional buttons > left or right to select the [Set up] () tab.
    Operate the < directional buttons > up or down to select [Time Zone].
    Press the < FUNC./SET > () button.


    4. When setting the time zone for the first time, the following screen appears.



    Confirm that [Home] () is selected, and then press the < FUNC./SET > ().


    5. The following screen appears.



    Operate the < directional buttons > left and right to select the home time zone ([Tokyo] is selected in the above image).
    Press the < FUNC./SET > () button.


    6. The following screen appears again.



    Operate the < directional buttons > up and down to select the [World] ().
    Press the < FUNC./SET > () button.


    7. The following screen appears.



    Operate the < directional buttons > left and right to select the world time zone ([New York] is selected in the above image).


    8. For countries or regions to which the daylight saving time applies, you can set the daylight saving time.



    To set daylight saving time (one hour ahead), operate the < directional buttons > up and down to choose [Daylight Saving Time] ().
    [Daylight Saving Time: On] is displayed on the screen when daylight saving time has been set.
    After the settings are completed, press the < FUNC./SET > () button.
    The [Time Zone] settings for your home and destination are now complete.


    Switching to the world time zone
    9. Switch the time zone to the world time zone.



    Operate the < directional buttons > to set [Time Zone] to [World] ().
    After the settings are completed, press the < MENU > () button.


    10. The following screen appears.




    11. Confirm that [Time Zone] is set to [World] ().



    Press the < MENU > () button.


    12. The following screen appears.




    If [World] () appears on the screen, [Time Zone] is set to the world time zone.


    NOTE
    • Adjusting the date or time while in [World]() mode will automatically update your [Home] ()time and date.
    • If you want to change the world time zone back to the home time zone, follow the instruction in Step 9 to set [Home/World] to [Home] ().