Correcting greenish image areas from mercury lamps, Changing image quality – Canon PowerShot G3 X User Manual
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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
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.
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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
z
Press the [ ] button, choose [ ] in the
menu, and choose the desired option
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
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Not available in [
] mode.
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You can also configure this setting by choosing MENU (= 31)
► [
1] tab ► [Image quality].