Unless you state the make and model it's impossible to tell you for certain, but most digital cameras have that option.
In practice though, it's a bad idea. It's always better to shoot in colour and then convert afterwards: there's more information captured so you can use the colour data to manipulate the monochrome image, and once you choose to shoot in monochrome to start with you can never get the colour data back again.
Manipulating the unwanted colour data on a pc means that you can correct washed out cloudy skies to make them more dramatic and can choose which colours in the image are light or dark on the monochrome image. Think of things like red lipstick, for example. It's easy if you shoot in colour to ensure that the lips are sharply defined by making red the dark colour to contrast with lighter skin tones. You don't need expensive programs or knowledge, just the control sliders in the bog-standard picture viewers in Mac and Windows will do the job. Always save any edits as a copy of the original to preserve the original data.
If you still wish to shoot in monochrome then add a comment with details of your camera make and model and I'll try to provide further assistance.
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Thanks my camera is a canon power shot A3150
Thanks for providing the model number. Your camera does have a black and white setting.
1. Press the round button on the rear marked "Func.Set"
2. Press the up or down or the thumb-pad to select OFF.
3. Use the left or right keys on the thumb-pad to highlight the B/W option, and press "Func.Set" again to activate black and white mode.
You can download a user manual in .pdf format free of charge by cutting and pasting the following address into your web browser:-
http://safemanuals.com/user-guide-instru... A3150 IS-_E
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