Are Hot Pixels covered by warranties?

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

02/20/2007 11:30:12 PM · #1

I have found a hot pixel on my D200. I shot 185 images today and noticed a hot pixel on one of my images that I don't ever remember seeing before. On further investigation it is on every image in the same place. When I got home I broke out my warranty info, but it is kinda vague.

Have any other D200 peeps dealt with Nikon to fix hot pixels under warranty? Also, how do I contact Nikon if I want to talk to someone about it? I have no phone number on my warranty sheet, just a couple of addresses.

Thanks!

PhantomEWO

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

02/21/2007 12:15:16 AM · #2

Good luck, my guess is they will say a single hot pixel falls within the standard tolerance and will do nothing. Push them hard since a hot pixel makes it impossible to do a great pic without further processing.

fotomann_forever

02/21/2007 12:20:59 AM · #3

I think they'll "fix" it... but basically they just remap it.

02/21/2007 12:45:33 AM · #4

Hot Pixels and dead Pixels are two different things. Hot pixels typiclly appear during Long Exposures when a photosite "overcharges". A dead pixel will be a solid color in any image same place 100% of the time.

02/21/2007 11:09:42 AM · #5

Originally posted by RainMotorsports:

My problem is a hot pixel I think, but it is happening at normal exposure times at all ISO settings.

Message edited by author 2007-02-21 11:19:09.

02/21/2007 06:18:54 PM · #6

Originally posted by breadfan35:

Originally posted by RainMotorsports:
Hot Pixels and dead Pixels are two different things. Hot pixels typiclly appear during Long Exposures when a photosite "overcharges". A dead pixel will be a solid color in any image same place 100% of the time.

My problem is a hot pixel I think, but it is happening at normal exposure times at all ISO settings.

Hmm can u give us some shots? It shudl worsen with longer expoisure but lets say u have a spot where the dot is always red right at the same pixel even if u say shot a white wall in any light at 1/2000. I would consider that a dead pixel same as a dead pixel in a LCD screen.

But im no expert on CCD sensors. Eitherway it can still be remapped.

Fujifilm XC 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS

02/21/2007 07:36:37 PM · #7

Here are examples:

buzzrock

Fujifilm X-M1

02/21/2007 07:39:04 PM · #8

Originally posted by breadfan35:

Here are examples:

Yep that would be really annoying!!

02/21/2007 07:39:45 PM · #9

That looks like a hotpixel, does it show up in any daytime exposures? As far as a night time exposure it looks like a hot pixel.

fotomann_forever

02/21/2007 07:47:49 PM · #10

It can be fixed... I don't think Nikon will leave ya hanging.

Message edited by author 2007-02-21 19:48:25.

02/21/2007 07:49:38 PM · #11

Originally posted by RainMotorsports:

That looks like a hotpixel, does it show up in any daytime exposures? As far as a night time exposure it looks like a hot pixel.

That photo that I took the examples from are in a board room. It's dark because it is in a woman's hair (brunette). As i said I took 185 photos, in all lighting conditions with normal exposures and at different ISOs None were long exposures.

I spoke with a guy where I bought the camera and he told me to send it back to Nikon which is what I will end up doing most likely, but I will have to wait until Monday or so.

Message edited by author 2007-02-21 19:50:14.