Setting The Display Overlays - Canon Powershot A450 Advanced User's Manual

Ensure that the camera's date/time is set beforehand
(p. 22, Basic Guide p. 7).
The date stamp cannot be deleted from the image
data once it has been embedded.

Setting the Display Overlays

Shooting Mode
You can display vertical and horizontal grid lines, a 3:2 print area
guide, or both on the LCD monitor while shooting to help check the
position of your subject.
Displays grid lines to divide the screen into 9 parts.
Grid Lines Helps confirm the vertical and horizontal positioning of
the subject.
Helps confirm the print area for a 3:2 print.*
3:2 Guide
Areas outside the printable area are grayed out.
Displays both the grid lines and the 3:2 guide
Both
simultaneously.
* Images are still recorded at the standard aspect ratio of 4:3.
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(Rec.) Menu
[Grid Lines]/[3:2 Guide]/[Both].
* Default setting.
The grid lines and 3:2 guide will not be recorded in the
image.
In mode, only [Grid Lines] can be used.
(Disp. Overlay)
See Menus and Settings (p. 19).
[Off]*/
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