I have 101 hot pixels at these settings. I sent the camera for a replacement this morning. I tested Canon S45 after more than one year of use and it has only one hot pixel on 1/6 at ISO200 so I expect at least that from $1150 camera.
> 10 seconds manual exposure (lens capped) > 200ISO > Daylight WB > NR off > Saturation setting (middle) > Sharpness setting (left most) > Contrast setting (left most) > sRGB CS > TIFF L file

