Dead Pixels in camera (1 Viewer)

Bob Philpott

Well-known member

• Sep 23, 2014

• #1

I have an LX3 that I have previously used for digiscoping but also use it as an occasional carry around camera for events street scenes etc.

I was at a show at the weekend and took a lot of photos with sky in. I have now noticed in the sky area that I have quite a few black pixels (presumably dead ones).

Can this cured or is that the end of the camera. If it was 1 or 2 I could clone them out but there are quite a number.

 

njlarsen

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Opus Editor

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• Sep 24, 2014

• #2

Way back, I used to read threads (not on birdforum) on how to hack a camera to exclude dead pixels (presumably using surrounding pixels to emulate them). I don't know if such things still get published.

Niels

 

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MPeoples

Well-known member

• Sep 24, 2014

• #3

Hi Bob,

In astronomy we can remove bad, Hot and Cold Pixels by using software. You can do the same in photoshop by using a clone tool or the spot healing brush tool.

Mike

 

Bob Philpott

Well-known member

• Sep 24, 2014

• #4

Thank you to both. I did think it was the end of what was a good camera, perhaps not.

 

Swissboy

Sempach, Switzerland

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• Sep 25, 2014

• #5

Bob Philpott said:

......... I did think it was the end of what was a good camera, perhaps not.

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Nevertheless, you'll have to do this for every picture separately. The reason I bought a successor when I realized I would not be able to permanently remove a "ghost" patch. (http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=288158)
I still use the old camera in cases where I know the patch will be concealed.