Ahh i see, thanks for the info!
That all makes perfect sense!

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On 20/05/2011, at 3:01 PM, Andrey Filippov <[email protected]> 
wrote:

> 
> Nathan,
> 
> These are "warm" pixels (ones that have increased dark current, their value 
> depends on the exposure time) - you may find such pixels on our panorama 
> images also. Most of the Aptina sensors we use have some number of warm and 
> even hot pixels (those that generate maximal output value regardless of the 
> exposure time) and the manufacturer does not offer different grades of the 
> sensors. Many cameras have built-in code to wipe such pixels out (replacing 
> their values by the average value from the neighbors) but we did not yet 
> implement such code in these cameras because most of the applications 
> involved some post-processing anyway and our main focus is to preserve the 
> actual sensor data in a reasonably "raw" form. So currently the only way to 
> eliminate such pixels is to do it with the post-processing.
> 
> Additionally you will see less of the "warm" pixels if the exposure time goes 
> down from the 1/30 sec you have on those samples, only "hot" pixels will 
> remain.
> 
> To measure the value of such pixels it is better to capture JP46 image (or 
> just monochrome), so each pixel will have the original value, not the one 
> mixed with the neighbors.
> 
> You may find discussion on the warm pixels in the earlier posting:
> 
> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg00113.html
> 
> Andrey
> 
> 
> On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 7:20 PM, Nathan Clark <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Andrey,
> 
> Here is a grab for you at full frame:
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/792881/Apertus%20Forum/Misc/RGB_Artifacts_2592x1936.jpg
> 
> and one at 1024x768
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/792881/Apertus%20Forum/Misc/RGB_Artifacts_1024x768.jpeg
> 
> I have shot this with the iris closed down. As you can see, dotted all over 
> the place are little R/G/B hot pixels.
> 
> I certainly hope we can fix this easily enough!
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Nathan.   
> 
> On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 7:47 AM, Andrey Filippov 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> Nathan,
> 
> I'm sorry you have such artifacts. Can you please send the sample images from 
> the camera(s) with these artifacts? We test all the cameras before shipping 
> and it is very unlikely for the two cameras to have same hardware problems - 
> it might be something else.
> 
> 
> Andrey
> 
> 
> On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 10:38 AM, Nathan Clark <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> My partner and I just received 2 elphel 353 cameras.
> I am noticing alarming artifacts appearing from both of them
> (one camera more so than the other)
> 
> It seems that scattered across the sensor- there are bright pixels- some Red, 
> some Green, and some Blue. These artifacts are constant and unmoving- and 
> become more obvious at lower resolutions. Is this a hardware fault for which 
> I should be seeking replacement?
> 
> Before going that far, I thought I would consult with this list to see if 
> anyone has any ideas. If this is an uncommon problem, i can take grabs off 
> the sensor- or if this is a common problem- then you know what I'm talking 
> about.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Nathan
> 
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