I've just bought a canon g12 camera but the display is in Chinese, I need English, how do I fix?

The Display button toggles the information shown on the LCD (or turns it off entirely). Make sure you haven't inadvertently pressed it and turned off the display. It works as follows:

• Press once for Normal view in LCD viewfinder
• Press twice to turn on Rule of Thirds grid lines
• Press three times to turn off LCD display
• Press and hold 1 sec. to decrease/increase LCD brightness

It's common on the G12. This is the place fixing these: www.CamerasAndParts.com They have a specific service package for this $89, parts and labor come included, plus they do the internal fix so it doesn't keep occurring on the camera. They are the best place for help with the Canon Powershots. Best of luck with it.

To reset the Canon, remove the battery for 15mins then replace the battery and go to the camera's Menu and set the Date & Time.

Get it serviced by a professional shop. It's probably the CCD that is giving you a problem, those are the classic symptoms of that sensor failing. If you need help with it, try this site: www.camerasandparts.com They are the place for help with the Canon Powershots. That's all they specialize in, they do excellent work and they're about have of what Canon wants to repair these cameras. They're the place for help with a Powershot. Best of luck with it.

try to found english manual at canon.com

CCD Problem. Go to this site: www.CamerasAndParts.com They have a fix for this problem on the G12. They are super for help with the Canons.

The G12's have a common problem for this. If you just recently bought it, take it back to the store. If you can't do that, send it to Canon under warranty since you just got it (assuming you didn't drop it or do something to cause it). If Canon won't cover it, go to this site: www.camerasandparts.com They just service the Canons exclusively and they will do a correction to the G12 so this problem doesn't keep happening. They do the repair with parts included, service the camera, do the correction in the camera and cover shipping back. With them, it's only $89 which is nice. If you're under warranty and it's going to be free, send it to Canon instead. If you're going to have to pay, use the site I gave you. They do excellent work on these plus you'll get that correction done with the repair. Best of luck with the problem.

That's usually the CCD Sensor. If you can take it back to the store since you just bought it, do that and exchange the camera. If they won't help you, get the original receipt and the warranty information and get it to Canon, it should be covered if you didn't cause the problem by dropping it or something down those line. If you're stuck and you have to pay for the repair, go to: www.camerasandparts.com They are about half of what Canon wants and they just specialize in the Canon Powershots. Many professional photographers will tell you they do much better work than Canon too and all for about half the cost. If you don't have a warranty repair, go with: www.camerasandparts.com Otherwise, try the store to see if they'll exchange it or Canon first if you think it's still covered and you have the proof of purchase. Good luck.

You can download required user manual from Canon Support site by putting model number in search box.
IXUS 200 sounds incorrect model number.

go menu, then with d-pad right one to the tool icon, then up 2, click center func/set, then across to english.

See http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-reviews/canon/powershot-g11/playback-screens-menus-28.html for slides of menus