Canon PowerShot G9 - Manual (Page 46)

Components Guide 44
The camera indicators will light or blink under the following conditions.
• Upper Indicator
Green: Ready to shoot
Blinking Green: Time Lapse (movie) recording/image recording/
reading/erasing/transferring (when connected to a
computer)
Orange: Ready to shoot (flash on)
Blinking Orange: Ready to shoot (camera shake warning)
• Lower Indicator
Yellow: Macro mode/Manual focus mode/AF lock mode
Blinking Yellow: Focusing difficulty (camera beeps once)
Indicators
Never do the following while the indicator blinks green. These
actions may corrupt image data.
- Shake or jolt the camera
- Shut off the power, or open the memory card slot/battery cover