Canon PowerShot SX40 HS PowerShot SX40 HS Camera User Guide - Page 58
Correcting the Green Tint from Mercury, Lamps - test
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Correcting the Green Tint from Mercury Lamps 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). Display the menu. z Press the n button. Choose [Hg Lamp Corr.]. z Move the zoom lever to choose the 4 tab. z Press the op buttons or turn the 5 dial to choose [Hg Lamp Corr.]. Choose a setting. z Press the qr buttons to choose [On]. z Press the n button to complete the setting and restore the shooting screen. X Once set, will appear on the screen. z To turn this function off, follow the Steps above to choose [Off]. • 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. 58