Correcting the Green Tint from Mercury Lamps (PowerShot SX40 HS / PowerShot S100)

Article ID: ART111884 | Date published: 05/11/2015 | Date last updated: 08/17/2015
 

Solution

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] ().


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.


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