(User’s Manual – Page 202)
Be careful with this selection. Reset shooting menu does what it says—it resets the Shooting Menu, only for the currently selected user setting (U1, U2, or outside the user settings), back to the factory default configuration (Figure 3-2). If you have U1 selected on the Mode dial, it resets only U1, and so forth.
This is a rather simple process. Here are the steps to reset the Shooting Menu:
Select Reset shooting menu and scroll to the right (Figure 3-2).
Choose Yes or No.
Press the OK button.
If you select Yes, the user setting you are currently using will be reset to the factory defaults (including the five nonsaveable ones).
Note: This function resets all Shooting Menu functions, including the five settings that cannot be saved in a User setting: Storage folder, File naming, Manage Picture Control, Multiple exposure, and Interval timer shooting. This may be a problem if you have carefully configured one of the five settings and then answer Yes to Reset shooting menu because your carefully adjusted settings will be reset immediately.
Interval timer shooting will warn you with a screen that says This will end interval timer shooting. Ok? It will allow you to select No to stop the reset action.
My Recommendation: This is an easy way to start fresh with a particular User setting since it’s a full reset of all the values, including the five special settings. Please pay attention to the previous note. I use this when I’ve purchased a preowned camera and want to clear someone else’s settings or simply want to start fresh at any time. If you use any of the five nonsaveable settings regularly, be aware that Reset shooting menu will reset them.