doh! my canon dslr is going in for repair :(
when i was shooting those moon pictures the other night, i noticed a red pixel against the black sky in the pics when i zoomed in, and came to learn that it was a “hot pixel”, or a pixel that’s always red on the ccd. i had never noticed it before, because it blended in well enough on pictures with normal lighting.
since i’ve had my camera for less than a year, canon said that they’d repair it for free under the warranty, although i have to pay shipping there. luckily the service center is in irvine, so shipping is only going to be a few bucks, and hopefully they’ll get it back to me quickly.
the way to check to see if your dslr has any hot pixels, is to take a photo with the lens cap on with a long-ish exposure, and then carefully look at the black image for any colored spots.
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Funny, when the Sony PSP® was released, tons of them came with dead pixels… Sony’s solution? Update the PSP user manual telling the consumer that this is normal and that it does not warrant a return/refund. I defietly like Canon’s stance better. Dead pixel = defective product IMHO.
And that’s what grinds my gears…
yep. sony sucks :)
i love sony. sleep to it everynite :)
taka again?
haha, i don’t think so this time?
damn anonymous….
they made you pay for shipping? I’ve had to send 2 of my Canon camera’s back several times and they always paid for shipping. I’m still a Canon fan but that stinks they made you pay for it. Luckily your problem was small