Canon Gx 9 E Manual

Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings)209
zStart-up, Operation, Self-timer and 
Shutter Sounds
1. Use the   or   button to select   
(Record).
2. Press the   button.
3. After recording, use the   or   
button to select   (Register).
4. Press the   button.
• Recording will automatically  stop when the recording time 
elapses.
• To play it, select   (Play).
• To return the My Camera menu, press   (Exit).
4Register.
1. Use the   or   button to select 
[OK].
2. Press the   button.
zThe following cannot...

Troubleshooting210
Troubleshooting
• Camera (p. 210)
• When the power is turned on (p. 211)
• LCD monitor (p. 211)
• Shooting (p. 213)
• Shooting movies (p. 217)
• Playback (p. 218)
• Battery/Battery Charger (p. 219)
• TV monitor output (p. 219)
• Printing with a direct print compatible printer (p. 219)
Camera
Camera will not operate.
Power is not turned on.zPress the power button (p. 42).
Memory card slot/battery 
cover is open. z
Confirm that the cover is securely 
closed (p. 11).
Battery charge is...

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When the power is turned on
“Card locked!” message appears.
The SD memory card’s or 
SDHC memory card’s 
write protect tab is set to 
“Write protect”.z
When recording to, erasing from or 
formatting the memory card, slide the 
write protect tab upward (p. 232).
The Date/Time menu appears.
The built-in rechargeable 
lithium battery charge is 
low. z
Recharge the built-in battery 
immediately (p. 10).
LCD monitor 
Nothing displays.
The LCD monitor is set 
not to display. z
Press the...

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The display darkens.
The image in the LCD 
monitor will darken in 
strong sunlight or bright 
light.z
This is a normal occurrence in devices 
containing CCDs and does not 
constitute a malfunction (this image 
will not be recorded when shooting 
still images, but it will be recorded 
when shooting movies).
Display flickers.
Display flickers when shot 
under fluorescent lighting. z
This is not a camera malfunction 
(flickering recorded in movies, but not 
in still images).
A bar of...

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 appears.
This displays when using 
a memory card that has 
print settings, transfer 
settings or slide show 
image settings set by 
other DPOF-compliant 
cameras.z
These settings will  be overwritten by 
those set by your camera (pp. 198, 
203, 176).
Noise displays./Subj ect’s movements are 
irregular.
Camera automatically 
lightened the image 
displayed on the LCD 
monitor to make it easier 
to see when shooting in a 
dark area (p. 57). z
There is no effect on the recorded 
image....

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SD memory card or SDHC 
memory card is write 
protected.z
Slide the write protect tab upward 
(p. 232).
Image Seen in Viewfinder vs. Recorded Image.
Usually the recorded 
image contains more of 
the scene than is seen in 
the viewfinder. z
Confirm the actual image size with the 
LCD monitor. Use the LCD monitor 
when taking close-up shots (p. 75).
Image is blurred or out of focus.
The camera moves when 
the shutter button is 
pressed. z
Confirm the procedures in 
“ appears” (p. 212)....

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Subject is too far away for 
flash to reach.z
Shoot within correct flash range of the 
subject when using  the built-in flash 
(p. 253).
z Raise the ISO speed and then shoot 
(p. 84).
Subject in recorded image is too bright, or image 
flashes white.
Subject is too close, 
making the flash too 
strong. z
Shoot within correct flash range of the 
subject when using  the built-in flash 
(p. 253).
z Set the safety FE to [On] (p. 152).
The subject is 
overexposed because the 
surroundings...

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White dots appear on the image.
Light from the flash has 
reflected off dust particles 
or insects in the air. This is 
particularly noticeable 
when shooting using the 
wide angle or when you 
increase the aperture 
value in the aperture-
priority  mode.z
This is a phenomenon that occurs 
with digital cameras and does not 
constitute a malfunction.
Eyes appear red.
Light is reflected back 
from the eyes when the 
flash is used in dark 
areas. z
Shoot with [Red-Eye] set to [On] 
(p....

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Lens will not retract.
Memory card slot/battery 
cover was opened with 
power on.z
After closing the memory card slot/
battery cover, turn the power on then 
back off.
Shooting movies
The recording time may not display properly or 
shooting may stop unexpectedly.
The following types of 
memory cards are used.
- Slow recording cards.
- Cards formatted on a 
different camera or a 
computer.
- Cards which have had  images recorded and 
erased repeatedly. z
Although the recording time may...

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Playback
Cannot play back.
You attempted to play 
back images shot with 
another camera or images 
edited with a computer.z
Computer images that cannot be 
played back may play back if they are 
added to the camera using the 
supplied software program 
ZoomBrowser EX or ImageBrowser. 
See  ZoomBrowser EX/ImageBrowser 
Software User Guide (PDF) .
File name was changed 
with a computer or file 
location was changed. z
Set the file name or location on the file 
format/structure of the...