Canon POWERSHOT SX40HS Instruction Manual page 25

Protecting images
Choose [Select Range].
Follow Step 2 on p. 128 to choose [Select
Range], then press the @ button.
;: Choose a starting image.
.............Press the @ button.
Press the ,_ _ buttons or turn the dial to
choose an image, then press the@
button.
Choose an ending image.
Press the _ button to choose [Last image],
then press the @ button.
Press the ,_ _ buttons or turn the i_::_ dial to
choose an image, then press the @
button.
You cannot choose images before the first
image.
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