I can not set the time and date on my canon power shot A540. It goes away when i turn the camera off?

CameraR

• 4738 Answers
• Posted on Jul 31, 2008

SOURCE: Date/Time Reset Every Time I Turn the Camera On

Open up the battery door of your camera. There's a little slide drawer labeled CR1220. Use your fingernail or small screwdriver to pry and slide it open. This little button battery runs your camera's clock. Remove and reinstall it to see if that fixes it. If not, time to buy another battery. The CR1220 battery is very common, inexpensive ($2 to 3), and available at most stores (try your local drugstore). Take the old battery with you to the store to make sure you buy the right one.

Bruce Grant

• 23 Answers
• Posted on Oct 20, 2008

SOURCE: Canon A540

The date will only show up on the picture under a limited set of circumstances on the Canon PowerShot digital cameras, of which the A540 is one. You've probably found the Date function in the menu, but discovered that it was off, grayed out, and skipped over whenever you tried to reset it.

Date stamp will only work in "Postcard" mode. Press the Function button (labeled "FUNC SET"), then press the down button until you reach the Recording Pixels selection (usually labeled "L", but not always). It's probably the bottom onscreen selection. Use the right or left buttons to select Postcard, then press the Function button again.

Press the Menu button and scroll down to Date Stamp. Now you should be able to select "Date" or "Date & Time" with the right or left button. Press Menu again and take your pictures.

CameraR

• 4738 Answers
• Posted on Oct 22, 2009

SOURCE: How do I display date and time for Canon Power Shot?

The date stamp only works in "Postcard" resolution. Press the "Func Set" button, then scroll down to the bottom to select postcard resolution. Then press the menu button. Select the "Camera" menu, then scroll down to the the Date Time Stamp selection to turn it on.

SOURCE: how to adjust date stamp for canon power shot

You can download the user manual for the camera at
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&tabact=DownloadDetailTabAct&fcategoryid=324&modelid=17480

To set the date stamp:
1. press the power button
2. select a shooting mode.
a. set the dial mode to Auto
3. select 2M
a. press the Func/Set button
b. use the up and down arrow to select "L"
c. use the right and left arrow to select the "check"
4. press the DISP button to switch to [Date & Time] with the left and right button.
The instruction are on page 21 of the user guide.

CameraR

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• Posted on Dec 29, 2010

SOURCE: Every time I turn on my Canon A540 Powershot I get

Inside the battery compartment, right beside the AA batteries, there's a tiny little door labeled CR1220 (see this picture). Pry the door open with your fingernail, remove the little button battery located there, and take this battery down to your local drugstore to buy a replacement camera clock battery. Remember, it's a "CR1220" battery. It should cost only about $4.