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Dead pixels on 1000D

Started Feb 26, 2013 | Discussions
Matt Archer New Member • Posts: 16
Dead pixels on 1000D

My 1000D has developed a couple of dead pixels that show up as red dots when you view a RAW image at 100%.

I'm sure I once read that there's a way to make the camera ignore these pixels and use an average of surrounding pixels to fill the gap.

Is this the case, and if so how do I do it?

Canon EOS 1000D (EOS Rebel XS / Kiss F Digital)
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TTMartin
TTMartin Veteran Member • Posts: 7,304
Re: Dead pixels on 1000D

You could try this. It's for a 7D so I have no idea if it will work on a 1000D.

http://youtu.be/WJBuGhMnvFo

Let us know if it worked.

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OP Matt Archer New Member • Posts: 16
Re: Dead pixels on 1000D - Fixed!
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Hi, thanks for the reply, I did what the video said and now have no visible dead/stuck pixels on my images!

The odd thing was, I had to do it twice before it worked. After the first time, the old red dots all disappeared, but a new much larger red dot appeared in a new location. You could see this clearly when zoomed right out, never mind 100%.

So I tried again and now a 40th-second shot taken RAW with the lens cap on is completely black all over when opened at 100% in DPP.

If this is masking dead pixels rather than repairing them, I wonder if it's possible to find out how many dead pixels there really are on an old or heavily used camera? You may have loads but never be aware of it.

WilbaW
WilbaW Forum Pro • Posts: 11,643
Re: Dead pixels on 1000D - Fixed!

Matt Archer wrote:

If this is masking dead pixels rather than repairing them, I wonder if it's possible to find out how many dead pixels there really are on an old or heavily used camera? You may have loads but never be aware of it.

If you're never aware of it, it doesn't matter. 

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TTMartin
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Re: Dead pixels on 1000D - Fixed!

Thanks for the update, good to know it worked!!!

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