Correcting the Green Tint from Mercury Lamps

Update Terakhir : 18-Sep-2012
Nomor isu : 8201287000

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When shooting scenes lit by mercury lamps, such as night scenes, the subject and background in the recorded image may have a green tint. You can automatically correct the green tint when shooting (Multi-area White Balance).

IMPORTANT

To make the settings for [Hg Lamp Corr.], it is necessary for the shooting mode to be set to [AUTO] ().
The position and shape of the operation buttons, screens displayed, and setting items may differ according to the model you use.

1. Press the < Power > button on the camera.

2. Press the <

> button.

3. The following screen appears.　　　　　　

Operate the <directional buttons> right or left to choose the (

) tab.

Operate the <directional buttons> up or down to choose [Hg Lamp Corr.], then Operate the <directional buttons> right or left to choose [On].

Press the <

> button to complete the setting and restore the shooting screen. (Note: "Hg" stands for Mercury.)

4. Once set, (

) will appear on the screen.

If (

) does not appear, press the <

> button a few times to get it to appear.

NOTE

After shooting scenes lit by mercury lamps, you should set [Hg Lamp Corr.] to [Off]. If left set to [On], naturally occurring green colors (not from the effects of a mercury lamp) may be accidentally corrected.
Movies cannot be corrected.
Since you may not achieve the expected results depending on the shooting conditions, try taking some test shots first.