Indicators; Func. Menu - Basic Operations - Canon PowerShot G12 User Manual

Indicators

The indicators on the back of the camera (p. 43) will light or blink depending
on the camera's status.
Color
Green
Upper
indicator
Orange
Lower
Yellow
indicator
Power
Green
lamp
When the indicator blinks green, data is being recorded to/read from the
memory card or various information is being transmitted. Do not turn off the
power, open the memory card slot/battery cover, shake or jolt the camera.
These actions may corrupt the image data or cause the camera or memory
card to malfunction.
FUNC. Menu – Basic Operations
You can set commonly used functions using the ø menu. The menu
items and options differ depending on the Shooting mode (pp. 200 – 201).
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Status
Lit Camera ready (p. 24) / Display off (p. 164)
Recording an image / Reading data / Transmitting
Blinking
data (p. 25)
Lit Shooting preparation complete (flash on) (p. 24)
Blinking Camera shake warning (p. 56)
e (p. 77), Manual focus (p. 98), AF lock (p. 97)
Lit
Blinking Proximity warning (p. 26) / Cannot focus (p. 191)
Lit Power on
Blinking Battery depleted (p. 15)
Choose a Shooting mode.
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Set the mode dial to the desired shooting
mode.
Display the ø menu.
Press the m button.
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Operation Status