lots of noise in the pictures I make (with FP 6900Z)

stet said:

Hello Fuji people,

I have a question.
Recently I noticed that there is a lot of noise (using this word,
because I can't think of a better one to describe the problem) in
the pictures I make.
I have absolutely no idea what causes this, and unfortunally can't
find any info about it on this forum. The problem most of the time
shows up in the dark areas of the picture.

Anyway, I have uploaded 3 pics of it (800x600, 1024x768 and the
fullsize picture)

http://www.pbase.com/image/1805937
This is the 800x600 one, just a part of the whole picture, but it
shows very well what I am talking about :-(

http://www.pbase.com/image/1805946/original
This is the 1024x768 one

http://www.pbase.com/image/1805951/original
the fullsize picture

Does anyone have an idea of what this is? Is it just a problem with
a lack of light, or is this something completely different?

Any suggestions/help would be great

Cheers,

JT

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robert said:

what cam? what settings? (ISO, MP, Macro, Speed/Ap/ WB??).

if you look at the diff between the white flower and the green
leaves, one can see that the artifacts are primarily within the
darker area (green) vs the white. that may indicate low light and
perhaps an incorrect ISO set (and other things).
i looked for exif info on the pics and could not find any.
any info would help.

robert

native eye photo

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Bradly said:

stet said:

Hello Fuji people,

I have a question.
Recently I noticed that there is a lot of noise (using this word,
because I can't think of a better one to describe the problem) in
the pictures I make.
I have absolutely no idea what causes this, and unfortunally can't
find any info about it on this forum. The problem most of the time
shows up in the dark areas of the picture.

Anyway, I have uploaded 3 pics of it (800x600, 1024x768 and the
fullsize picture)

http://www.pbase.com/image/1805937
This is the 800x600 one, just a part of the whole picture, but it
shows very well what I am talking about :-(

http://www.pbase.com/image/1805946/original
This is the 1024x768 one

http://www.pbase.com/image/1805951/original
the fullsize picture

Does anyone have an idea of what this is? Is it just a problem with
a lack of light, or is this something completely different?

Any suggestions/help would be great

Cheers,

JT

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Masha said:

This does look like something is wrong with the camera. I never
ever seen this with mine (though I used all sorts of incorrect
settings). Just don't say the word "noise" to the technicians
because they will assume you are complaining of what is usually
called digital noise (which is normal for a camera):



The major difference between your artifacts and this noise is that
in your picture, the pattern is strictly horisontal.

As far as I remember, Lisa (of this forum) had something similar,
though not looking exactly the same, and her camera was repaired
under warranty.

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stet said:

Strange huh?
Okay, thanks for the info. No noise, but artifacts, I will remember
that.
Yes I can see the difference.

Yes, the fact that they are all horizontal is what also made me go
"huh?"

Well, I am glad to hear that Lisa got her camera repaired, gives me
some hope (I have read that the service Fuji provides is not too
good)

Thanks for the reply!

Cheers,

JT

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Masha said:

There was a lot of talk about her problem, here are just a few
threads of it and her experience with the repair service:

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1012&message=1687076

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1012&message=1704173

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1012&message=1716802

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1012&message=1727168

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1012&message=1767421

stet said:

Strange huh?
Okay, thanks for the info. No noise, but artifacts, I will remember
that.
Yes I can see the difference.

Yes, the fact that they are all horizontal is what also made me go
"huh?"

Well, I am glad to hear that Lisa got her camera repaired, gives me
some hope (I have read that the service Fuji provides is not too
good)

Thanks for the reply!

Cheers,

JT

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stet said:

Hello,

Thank you very much for the links, I see there is lots of useful
information on those pages.
The problem Liza had with her camera is not the same as the problem
I have with my camera, but there are quite a few things similar.
The problem with my camera also seems to be getting worse. I
already noticed it a few weeks ago, but thought it was my fault
(incorrect settings..etc) but after shooting quite a few pictures,
I could not believe anymore that it was something I did wrong.

After reading the information on those pages, I tried making a few
pictures in various settings (different ISO/aparture/shutter speed
values, different JPG compression setting..etc) and the artifacts
are still there, very weird.

Tomorrow I am going to see my Fuji dealer with the information I
have read on those pages, and tell them about it.

Again, thank you very much for the information provided.

Cheers,

JT

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robert said:

stet..

after looking at your photos again, i agree with the group that the
horiz lines (actually they look like someone 'brushed' the photo)
are not natural or look like a 'settings' problem.
if the cam is realtively new and you got it thru a dealer, take it
back and exchange it. if from online, check the 'return' date and
send it back (exchange), or send it to fuji for repair.
sorry.

robert

http://www.pbase.com/nativeeye

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stet said:

Hello Fuji people,

I have a question.
Recently I noticed that there is a lot of noise (using this word,
because I can't think of a better one to describe the problem) in
the pictures I make.
I have absolutely no idea what causes this, and unfortunally can't
find any info about it on this forum. The problem most of the time
shows up in the dark areas of the picture.

Anyway, I have uploaded 3 pics of it (800x600, 1024x768 and the
fullsize picture)

http://www.pbase.com/image/1805937
This is the 800x600 one, just a part of the whole picture, but it
shows very well what I am talking about :-(

http://www.pbase.com/image/1805946/original
This is the 1024x768 one

http://www.pbase.com/image/1805951/original
the fullsize picture

Does anyone have an idea of what this is? Is it just a problem with
a lack of light, or is this something completely different?

Any suggestions/help would be great

Cheers,

JT

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eric noack said:

stet said:

Hello Fuji people,

I have a question.
Recently I noticed that there is a lot of noise (using this word,
because I can't think of a better one to describe the problem) in
the pictures I make.
I have absolutely no idea what causes this, and unfortunally can't
find any info about it on this forum. The problem most of the time
shows up in the dark areas of the picture.

Anyway, I have uploaded 3 pics of it (800x600, 1024x768 and the
fullsize picture)

http://www.pbase.com/image/1805937
This is the 800x600 one, just a part of the whole picture, but it
shows very well what I am talking about :-(

http://www.pbase.com/image/1805946/original
This is the 1024x768 one

http://www.pbase.com/image/1805951/original
the fullsize picture

Does anyone have an idea of what this is? Is it just a problem with
a lack of light, or is this something completely different?

Any suggestions/help would be great

Cheers,

JT

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