Record Screens & Menus
Please excuse the poor quality of these screen captures. The PowerShot ELPH 115 IS kit does not include an AV output cable, therefore we had to photograph the LCD.
As with most PowerShot cameras, the LCD screen in the shooting modes offers only the most basic data. In Auto mode you'll see the battery charge, resolution setting, shots remaining on the memory card, video resolution, video storage space remaining, image stabilization setting, and the Auto mode icon. Just below the Auto mode icon is the flash setting.
If you press the Disp button on the back of the camera, you can remove all of the data from the screen, other than the Auto mode icon and the image stabilization mode icon. If you press Disp again, the original view will return.
Program mode has a similar set of icons across the top of the screen to what you'll find with Auto mode. The ELPH 115 displays the ISO setting in the lower right corner of the screen. Press the Disp button to remove all icons from the screen, including the shooting mode icon in the upper right corner.
When you set the toggle switch on the back of the camera to the lower position, you'll have access to a variety of shooting modes beyond Program mode. Just press the Func/Set button to open a popup menu along the left side of the window, which will give you access to the other shooting modes and scene modes.
You also can access a number of other camera settings through this popup menu. With the popup menu on the screen, use the up and down buttons to change the various settings. Some of the settings may not be visible, depending on which shooting mode you're using. Your popup menu options in Program mode are:
- Light Metering - Evaluative, Center Weighted Avg., Spot
- My Colors - Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black and White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Color
- White Balance - Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Evaluative White Bal.
- ISO - Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
- Scene Mode - Program/Auto, Portrait, Smart Shutter, Low Light, Fish-Eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Color Accent, Color Swap, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Stitch Assist Left to Right, Stitch Assist Right to Left
- Self-Timer - Off, 10 seconds, 2 seconds, Custom
- Drive Mode - Single Shot, Continuous
- Aspect Ratio - 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 1:1
- Resolution - L, M1, M2, S
- Compression - Superfine, Fine
- Movie Quality - 1280x720, 640x480
In Auto mode, you'll only see Self-Timer, Aspect Ratio, Resolution, and Movie Quality as popup menu options.
Use the four-way button to open a few of the shortcut menus, including for the flash and the EV setting. Some of these shortcut menus are only available in Program mode. With almost every menu setting on the ELPH 115 IS, you're going to see a brief explanation of the feature on the LCD screen, which is helpful for beginners.
You can record a movie from any shooting mode with this camera. Just press the movie record button on the back of the ELPH 115. When a movie is recording, you'll see a red Rec icon in the upper right corner and the amount of time the recording has been occurring across the top of the screen. You're limited to a maximum 720p HD movie recording mode with the PowerShot ELPH 115.
To open the shooting menu with the ELPH 115, just press the Menu button on the back of the camera. Use the four-way button to highlight the camera icon tab in the upper left corner, which opens the primary shooting menu. Depending on which shooting mode you've selected, some of the options in this shooting menu may be grayed out. The menu options in Program mode are:
- AF Frame - Face AiAF, Center, Tracking AF
- AF Frame Size - Normal, Small
- Digital Zoom - Standard, Off,1.6x, 2.0x
- AF-Point Zoom - On, Off
- Servo AF - On, Off
- Continuous AF - On, Off
- AF-Assist Beam - On, Off
- Flash Settings - Red Eye Correction (On, Off), Red Eye Lamp (On, Off)
- i-Contrast - Auto, Off
- Review Image After Shooting - Display Time (Off, Quick, 2 Sec, 4 Sec, 8 Sec, Hold), Display Info (Off, Detailed)
- Blink Detection - On, Off
- Grid Lines - On, Off
- IS Mode - Continuous, Shoot Only, Off
- Date Stamp - Off, Date, Date & Time
Highlight the tools icon tab across the top of the screen to open the Set Up menu for the PowerShot ELPH 115 IS. The Set Up menu options are:
- Mute - On, Off
- Volume - Start-up Vol. (Level 1 to 5), Operation Vol. (Level 1 to 5), Selftimer Vol. (Level 1 to 5), Shutter Volume (Level 1 to 5)
- Hints & Tips - On, Off
- Date/Time - Set the Date and Time of the internal clock/calendar
- Time Zone - Choose time zones for Home, World
- Lens Retract - 0 sec., 1 min.
- Eco Mode - On, Off
- Power Saving - Auto Power Down (On, Off); Display Off (10 sec, 20 sec, 30 sec, 1 min, 2 min, 3 min)
- LCD Brightness - Adjust the LCD's default brightness; 5 levels
- Start-up Image - On, Off
- Format - Format the memory card; deletes all files
- File Numbering - Continuous (recommended) or Auto Reset
- Create Folder - Monthly, Daily
- Video System - NTSC, PAL
- Certification Logo Display
- Language - Choose the menu language, 30 options
- Reset All - Restore all settings to their factory defaults
Visitors of Steves can visit the stores below for real-time pricing and availability. You can also find hot, soon to expire online offers on a variety of cameras and accessories at our very own Camera Deals page.
