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Correcting greenish image areas from mercury lamps, Changing image quality – Canon PowerShot G3 X User Manual

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Playback Mode

Wi-Fi Functions

Setting Menu

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Appendix

Index

Other Shooting Modes

P Mode

Tv, Av, M, C1, and C2 Mode

Before Use

Basic Guide

Advanced Guide

Camera Basics

Auto Mode /

Hybrid Auto Mode

Correcting Greenish Image Areas from

Mercury Lamps

Still Images

Movies

In [

] mode, subjects or background in shots of evening scenes

illuminated by mercury lamps may appear to have a greenish tinge. This

greenish tinge can be corrected automatically when shooting, using Multi-

area White Balance.

z

Press the [

] button, choose [Hg

Lamp Corr.] on the [ 6] tab, and then

choose [On] (= 31).

z

Once the setting is complete, [ ] is

displayed.

z

To restore the original setting, repeat this

process but choose [Off].

After you are finished shooting under mercury lamps, you should
set [Hg Lamp Corr.] back to [Off]. Otherwise, green hues not
caused by mercury lamps may be corrected by mistake.

Try taking some test shots first to make sure you obtain the
desired results.

In continuous shooting (= 47), this setting is set to [Off] and
cannot be changed.

Changing Image Quality

Still Images

Movies

Choose from 4 levels of image quality. For guidelines on how many of

each kind of image can fit on a memory card, see “Number of Shots per

Memory Card” (= 212).

z

Press the [ ] button, choose [ ] in the

menu, and choose the desired option

(= 30).

z

The option you configured is now

displayed.

z

To restore the original setting, repeat this

process but choose [ ].

Guidelines for Choosing Recording Pixel Setting Based on Paper Size

(for 3:2 Images)

A2 (16.5 x 23.4 in.)
A3 – A5 (11.7 x 16.5 – 5.8 x 8.3 in.)
3.5 x 5 in., 5 x 7 in., Postcard
For e-mailing and similar purposes

Not available in [

] mode.

You can also configure this setting by choosing MENU (= 31)
► [

1] tab ► [Image quality].