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nitewulf
18th of August 2004 (Wed), 00:19
i didnt notice them before, but while taking pictures of dark closeup objects, i noticed that my G5 always has two pink spots. i can fix them pretty easily with software but it still bugs me.
are two pixels in the sensor damaged perhaps?
can i exchange the camera, any clues?
Ballen Photo
18th of August 2004 (Wed), 00:54
i didnt notice them before, but while taking pictures of dark closeup objects, i noticed that my G5 always has two pink spots. i can fix them pretty easily with software but it still bugs me.
are two pixels in the sensor damaged perhaps?
can i exchange the camera, any clues?

Sounds like hot pixels?
-Bruce
Andy_T
18th of August 2004 (Wed), 06:00
are two pixels in the sensor damaged perhaps?

... sounds like hot pixels to me, too. My G2 has now about 5 after 2 years of wear and tear. No big deal for me, I just clone them out in PS, if they really happen to be in a dark area (e.g. night shots)

can i exchange the camera, any clues?

How long did you have it before these occured?

Best regards,
Andy
nitewulf
18th of August 2004 (Wed), 21:21
about 4 months now. yeah, i read up on hot pixels, and that seems to be it, i mean they are pretty easy to fix, but i'd rather not, you know?
dbump
20th of August 2004 (Fri), 12:19
What length exposure do they show up in?
I've got one that's now visible in exposures as short as 1/60, which I'm not happy about at all.
Andy_T
20th of August 2004 (Fri), 16:54
Mine only show up in night shots with 5 seconds+ exposure.

Best regards,
Andy
nitewulf
21st of August 2004 (Sat), 02:31
What length exposure do they show up in?
I've got one that's now visible in exposures as short as 1/60, which I'm not happy about at all.

yeah they show up at pretty fast exposures, at 1/40 i'd say.
Ballen Photo
21st of August 2004 (Sat), 12:55
What length exposure do they show up in?
I've got one that's now visible in exposures as short as 1/60, which I'm not happy about at all.

yeah they show up at pretty fast exposures, at 1/40 i'd say.

With your camera being only four months old, and the spots showing up at 1/40th and 1/60th second, I think you should send it in for repairs. That's just NOT right.
-Bruce
nitewulf
21st of August 2004 (Sat), 16:01
yeah, i did some testing last night, basically its whats called a "stuck pixel", its pretty much there all the time. the other one only shows in long exposures.
im planning to call them up and see what can be done.
dbump
22nd of August 2004 (Sun), 08:49
I've had my camera for more than a year, unfortuantely. Anyone know what Best Buy's PSP coverage is like for stuck pixels?