Hot Pixel problem.

Azuth · Jan 1, 2006

I know all digital camera's suffer from hot pixels to some extent. However, whilst looking at some 1600 ISO shots today I noticed one hot pixel on exposures that were not long at all.

Since then I've tried a few different exposures and I can see this hot pixel on a 1/60s exposure at ISO 100 (Taken with the lense cap on). Now on a monitor or with really long exposures one pixel would not bother me, but at those exposures I'm not happy.

Has anyone run across this before? Since the pixel is blue/purple this isn't a dust issue is it?

suryad · Jan 2, 2006

What is a hot pixel? I know there is one in the back of my 20d LCD screen way at the bottom. Is that what you are referring to but in the sensor?

Azuth · Jan 2, 2006

Basically one pixel is always blue in every shot. I've read that this is to be expected in long exposures,but i'm not happy with it in every image. I would hope that it would be covered by warranty and i don't just have to put up with it.

Funny thing is I only noticed it because it's more pronounced at 1600 iso, but now I go back through old images I see it's always been there.