Slide the REC/PLAYBACK switch to the REC position (the camera icon). Set the mode dial to the camera icon. Press the MENU/SET button. Press cursor-left. Select the wrench icon. Press cursor-right. Select the talking-head icon and press MENU/SET.
See if the electronics can be reset so you have access to a menu for languages. If it cannot be reset or there is no menu for language then you are SOL.
Hi, prof - what exactly are your qualifications in ? Presumably not ensuring that you are attempting to contact the appropriate website - Fixya only offers advice on damaged or defective equipment. Please contact the original vendor and regale him with your sorry tale of woe.
Whichever gives you the most pleasing aesthetic results. Generally landscapes are considered better in, oddly enough, 'landscape' format. Why not read a book on basic photography from your local library ?