20 Most Recent Canon PowerShot G9 Digital Camera - Page 3 Questions & Answers

This is not at random, The camera wants to keep sound during the whole recording on the same level. so when it is getting quiet, the gain is automatically raised. When the sounds becomes to loud the gain is lowered. So only when the sound level while you are shooting stays the same, you won't have this issue.

Check mic inside the camera

Check speaker inside the camera

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See http://www.fixya.com/support/r13011856-lens_error

it sounds like you hit the display button, which is there to save battery power, except, you should still be able to see the pics you take, puzzling...

Check the right strap lug and make sure it is tight. This model has a history of one or both of the strap lugs screws coming out and shorting out various parts of the circuit.

Check to make sure that the two right strap lug screws are in place. One or more coming out and falling into the mechanism is a common fault on this model

SD cards have a slide switch along one edge. The position farthest from the metal contacts locks the card, protecting it from writes. The position nearest the contacts unlocks the card.

Check the right strap lug and see if it is loose. It is a well know problem with the G9 that the screws that hold it onto the top cover come lose and fall into the camera, causing many different problems is they short out parts of the circuit

While this sounds like it may be a bad image sensor, G9s are notorious in the repair community because the right strap lug screws come loose and short out many different parts of the circuits

Unfortunately, no. Time-lapse video works by taking fewer frames and then displaying them at normal speed so as to give the impression of time going by faster than in reality. Thus, the camera simply hasn't recorded all the information it would have in normal mode, and there's no way to recreate that information. Think of reading just the first line of every page of a book: you'd get through it quickly, but you'd also miss some things.

Now, if you'd shot in slow-motion, then you could throw out some frames until you got to normal speed.

Your program is out-dated and needs to be upgraded.

This needs to be replaced as a unit, these are very fragile items and great care must be taken.

Sounds like the drive motor assembly has quit. this needs to be repaired by shop, probably had nothing to do with the cold.

Try checking this:
http://www.myfixtips.com/blog/digital-camera/who-killed-my-g9-133.htm

Good luck.
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I didn't think the display on the G9's flipped out but I could be wrong. If you need help with this or want to get the part, try this place: www.camerasandparts.com All they deal with are the Canons, they'll have the part or will be able to service the camera for you. They just deal with the Canons and they are pretty much the place if you need help with a Canon.