Help!! I think my k100d has a problem!

barbosas · 05-21-2007, 12:33 PM

Look at the photo below, the red circle on the left, there's a small dot on it, wich appears on some darker photos..
what could be the problem?

rfortson · 05-21-2007, 01:01 PM

It's a hot pixel. Be glad you only have the one. If you shoot raw, and use Adobe Camera Raw to process your raw images, it will automagically remove them.

There are looooooooooooooooong discussion threads about hot pixels and how many are too many and what to do and so on. They can be annoying, but they're a fact of life with digital photography. They're easy enough to clone out if they're bothersome.

I'd say your camera is fine. I also don't think I'll be the last to weigh in on this subject.

**Ash** · 05-21-2007, 01:59 PM

Originally posted by Pornflake

Look at the photo below, the red circle on the left, there's a small dot on it, wich appears on some darker photos..
what could be the problem?

Had the same thing happening with me and I thought it was a problem too, especially in night shots (there were lots of those pesky little pixels). But I also found out it was a regular phenomenon with dSLRs. I too switched to RAW as mentioned above and now Camera Raw takes care of all my hot pixel problems. I've never even had to manually remove any of the pixels since then.

Keep shooting...

barbosas · 05-21-2007, 03:20 PM

Thanks guys.. i'm a little less scared now

i'll try the RAW method, and in the meanwhile i find a free photoshop plugin to remove the spots directly from jpegs i already have, i'll post a small tutorial on the faqs forum.

thanks..

05-21-2007, 12:33 PM	#1
barbosas Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lisbon Photos: Gallery Posts: 683	Help!! I think my k100d has a problem! Look at the photo below, the red circle on the left, there's a small dot on it, wich appears on some darker photos.. what could be the problem?

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05-21-2007, 01:01 PM	#2
rfortson Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Houston TX Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,129	It's a hot pixel. Be glad you only have the one. If you shoot raw, and use Adobe Camera Raw to process your raw images, it will automagically remove them. There are looooooooooooooooong discussion threads about hot pixels and how many are too many and what to do and so on. They can be annoying, but they're a fact of life with digital photography. They're easy enough to clone out if they're bothersome. I'd say your camera is fine. I also don't think I'll be the last to weigh in on this subject.

05-21-2007, 01:59 PM	#3
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Originally posted by Pornflake Look at the photo below, the red circle on the left, there's a small dot on it, wich appears on some darker photos.. what could be the problem? Had the same thing happening with me and I thought it was a problem too, especially in night shots (there were lots of those pesky little pixels). But I also found out it was a regular phenomenon with dSLRs. I too switched to RAW as mentioned above and now Camera Raw takes care of all my hot pixel problems. I've never even had to manually remove any of the pixels since then. Keep shooting...

05-21-2007, 03:20 PM	#4
barbosas Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lisbon Photos: Gallery Posts: 683 Original Poster	Thanks guys.. i'm a little less scared now i'll try the RAW method, and in the meanwhile i find a free photoshop plugin to remove the spots directly from jpegs i already have, i'll post a small tutorial on the faqs forum. thanks..