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nx_cs.adj for NX500, hot pixels removal

Started Apr 23, 2020 | Discussions thread
Martin Setvak
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Re: nx_cs.adj for NX500, hot pixels removal

Minor progress here. As the DEV and CS modes were locked in firmware 1.11 and 1.12, I downgraded the firmware to version 1.10 (available e.g. here: https://drivers.softpedia.com/get/SCANNER-Digital-CAMERA-WEBCAM/Samsung/Samsung-NX500-Camera-Firmware-110.shtml#download), after which I was able to enter the CS mode. However, when I launch the 5.vfpn_defect.adj, the only thing which happens is that the green dots appear on the left side of the screen, informing that a process has started, but nothing more. After 30 minutes the camera shuts down, and that's it.  No message that the adj process was finished. Since the service manual informs that temperature of the sensor has to be +35C or more, I warmed up the camera by running an interval sequence (exp. 25s at ISO3200, which is my typical setting for astro-timelapses), with the camera packed in a blanket, which heated the camera up to about +40C, but the result was the same. I assume that the 30 min after which the camera shuts down itself, is the power saving limit, and that no sensor mapping occurred. Any idea what I might be doing wrong?

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