----- Original Message ----- From: "Pieter Nagel" Subject: Re: *istD hot pixels at 3200 ISO
> On Sun, Dec 14, 2003 at 05:25:33PM -0600, William Robb wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Pieter Nagel" > > Subject: *istD hot pixels at 3200 ISO > > > > > > > I checked out a *istD on Saturday. I took a photo with the lenscap on and > > > a fast shutterspeed, and it had 3 hot pixels at ISO 3200, none at 200. > > > Another *istD had 2 or 3 hot pixels at ISO 1600. > > > Are you kidding? Thats great performance. > > I doubt very much if it is even possible to get a flawless sensor. > > Even at exposures as short as 1/125s? I'm aware that bad pixels are common > at long exposures, but short ones? If it bugs you, get another one. Hot pixels are the luck of the draw. OTOH, at 3200, you are using the sensor out of range, so don't expect it to be perfect. I wouldn't consider what you are experiencing to be a problem myself, but it's up to you what you think is good or bad. FWIW, mine comes up with lots of hot pixels at that speed. What it tells me is that I shouldn't expect perfection when I am using my camera outside of it's design specification. William Robb
