Correcting the Green Tint from Mercury Lamps
18-Sep-2012
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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] (
). - 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.
> 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.)
> button to complete the setting and restore the shooting screen. (Note: "Hg" stands for Mercury.)4. Once set, (
) will appear on the screen.
) will appear on the screen. 
If () does not appear, press the <
> button a few times to get it to appear.
) 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.