Connecting Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II to the Intervalometer App

Step-by-step instructions for pairing your Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II with the Intervalometer for Canon app over Bluetooth.

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Before you start

When the Intervalometer app first starts, allow Bluetooth access so it can discover and connect to your G9 X Mark II.
Allow the app to use location / localisation services when prompted. On many phones this permission is required by the operating system to scan for nearby Bluetooth devices, even though the app does not use your location for tracking.
The G9 X Mark II uses a touchscreen-based menu. Bluetooth pairing is accessed through Wireless settings → Bluetooth settings → Pairing.

Pair the G9 X Mark II with the Intervalometer app

Open the camera menu.
Turn on the camera. Press the MENU button, then touch the Set-up tab (number 4) on the touchscreen.
Open Wireless settings.
Touch [Wireless settings] and press SET (or touch it on screen).
Open Bluetooth settings.
Touch [Bluetooth settings].
Start pairing.
Touch [Pairing] and press SET.

The camera shows a screen indicating it is waiting for a connection.
Open the Intervalometer app on your phone.
Make sure Bluetooth is turned on in your phone's Settings, then unlock your phone and start the Intervalometer app for Canon.
Tap "Add new camera" in the app.
In the main control screen, tap the camera icon in the top-right corner labelled Add new camera.

The app scans for nearby Bluetooth devices and lists available cameras.
Select your G9 X Mark II from the list.
Tap the nickname of your G9 X Mark II when it appears in the list to begin pairing.
Confirm Bluetooth pairing on the phone.
Your phone shows a Bluetooth pairing request. Confirm the request to allow the Intervalometer app to connect to the G9 X Mark II. On iOS, also tap [Pair] when prompted.
Confirm pairing on the camera.
Select [OK] after the confirmation message appears on the camera, then press SET.

Press SET when the pairing notification screen is displayed.
Start using the Intervalometer app.
Pairing is complete. Your G9 X Mark II is listed as the active camera in the Intervalometer app, and the main control screen is ready to trigger the shutter.

After pairing

Once the connection is established, you can start and stop exposures from your phone without touching the camera.

Set exposure time and interval directly in the app.
Use BULB mode on the camera and let the app control how long each exposure runs.
Run an open-ended sequence or stop automatically after a chosen number of images.
Use the Bluetooth link to minimise camera shake when starting and stopping exposures.

Cancel pairing and start again

If you change phones or run into connection problems, delete the existing pairing and set it up again.

On the G9 X Mark II

Press MENU and go to [Wireless settings] → [Bluetooth settings].
Select [Check/clear connection info].
Confirm to clear the existing pairing information.

On the smartphone

Open your phone's Bluetooth settings.
Find the entry for your G9 X Mark II and remove or forget the device.

After removing on both sides, follow the pairing steps above to connect from scratch.

Troubleshooting

Phone cannot find the camera

Check camera is showing "waiting for connection" screen in [Bluetooth settings] → [Pairing].
Check Bluetooth is enabled on your phone.
If still not found, cancel pairing on both and retry.

Camera shows a different smartphone name or will not pair

Go to [Wireless settings] → [Bluetooth settings] → [Check/clear connection info] on the camera.
Remove old camera entries from your phone's Bluetooth device list.
Repeat the full pairing process, including tapping Add new camera in the Intervalometer app.

Intervalometer app does not connect, but camera shows a paired phone

Close other camera-control apps (e.g. Canon Camera Connect) that may be using the Bluetooth connection in the background.
Try reconnecting from the Intervalometer app.
If the problem persists, delete pairings on both camera and smartphone and start again.

Camera shows "Connection target not found"

Clear pairing via [Wireless settings] → [Bluetooth settings] → [Check/clear connection info] on the camera.
Remove the G9 X Mark II entry from your phone's Bluetooth settings.
Start again using Add new camera in the Intervalometer app.

If none of these steps solve the issue, please contact us at help@intervalometer.app and include your camera model, phone model, and a short description of what happens during pairing.