*istDL suddenly takes really bad pics

akira4king · 02-09-2007, 12:01 AM

Hi, i have had my *istDL for about 3 months now and have taken hundreds of pics since then, and i had very good quality up untill recently. Now all my pictures are very pixelated (i think thats a word...) and i cant seem to figure out why, ive tried all sorts of settings, updated my firmware to 1.03 and nothing seems to help. Here are a couple pics to help explain. any help is appreciated. the top picture is before the problem started (a little distortion from reducing picture size in photoshop only) the bottem 2 after.

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Last edited by akira4king; 02-09-2007 at 12:29 AM.

xecutech · 02-09-2007, 12:27 AM

Did you change the white balance settings? I had some pics like this yesterday, but when I tried a different setting, it fixed it.

akira4king · 02-09-2007, 12:42 AM

Thanks very much for the help it seems to be all better. i am kinda new to this still and this seems like a great site. thanks again

akira

roentarre · 02-09-2007, 12:49 AM

I kind of love the last 2 pixelated shots

So artistic. I was looking at your pictures rather than reading your post until I want to know how you took these shots ...

roscot · 02-09-2007, 03:09 AM

I just took a peek at the exif info in the first and the last images you posted (the middle one has no exif). The ISO setting in the first is 200, the ISO in the last is 3200, which would account for all of the noise you are seeing in the image.

In your Fn menu, reset your ISO and your problem should go away.

**jfdavis58** · 02-09-2007, 08:13 AM

You might want to do a google search on sensor cleaning. In particular, how to check for sensor dust. It's just a suggestion based on a couple little things showing in these images, IT'S NOT A CRITICAL THING, but...

akira4king · 02-09-2007, 06:12 PM

Thanks guys for all your help it seems it was the white balance i had it set on clouds.... i think my lense is dirrty too which doesnt help but it seems to be better now thx again.

akira

SpecialK · 02-11-2007, 06:09 PM

As Roscot points out, it looks like an ISO 3200 problem. WB affect the color, not the grain.

02-09-2007, 12:42 AM	#3
akira4king Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: kelowna, b.c. canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 7 Original Poster	It works!!! Thanks very much for the help it seems to be all better. i am kinda new to this still and this seems like a great site. thanks again akira

02-09-2007, 06:12 PM	#7
akira4king Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: kelowna, b.c. canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 7 Original Poster	Thanks Thanks guys for all your help it seems it was the white balance i had it set on clouds.... i think my lense is dirrty too which doesnt help but it seems to be better now thx again. akira

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02-09-2007, 12:27 AM	#2
xecutech Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nashville Photos: Gallery Posts: 223	Did you change the white balance settings? I had some pics like this yesterday, but when I tried a different setting, it fixed it.

02-09-2007, 12:49 AM	#4
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	I kind of love the last 2 pixelated shots So artistic. I was looking at your pictures rather than reading your post until I want to know how you took these shots ...

02-09-2007, 03:09 AM	#5
roscot Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Virginia Beach VA USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,363	I just took a peek at the exif info in the first and the last images you posted (the middle one has no exif). The ISO setting in the first is 200, the ISO in the last is 3200, which would account for all of the noise you are seeing in the image. In your Fn menu, reset your ISO and your problem should go away.

02-09-2007, 08:13 AM	#6
jfdavis58 Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 13 S 0357397-3884316 Photos: Gallery Posts: 887	You might want to do a google search on sensor cleaning. In particular, how to check for sensor dust. It's just a suggestion based on a couple little things showing in these images, IT'S NOT A CRITICAL THING, but...

02-11-2007, 06:09 PM	#8
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,480	As Roscot points out, it looks like an ISO 3200 problem. WB affect the color, not the grain.

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