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From: "Shel Belinkoff"
Subject: Test For Hot Pixels
What's the procedure for testing for hot pixels? I covered the lens and
made an exposure. The frame was all black, and I could not see any bad
pixels. I shot RAW.
Is that all there is to it, or is there something more? Does the exposure
need to be of a certain duration? ISO set to some minimum?
Maqnual exposure, with the lens cap on.
Make sure noise reduction is turned off, and try shooting at times longer
than 1/8th second to about 10 seconds.
There is a freebie program out there, I think called Dead Pixel Test or some
such.
Try here:
http://www.starzen.com/imaging/deadpixeltest.htm
William Robb
