Interesting. So they just "eliminate" the hot pixels with a program. Do you
think they could do the same with stuck pixels?
Peter

>I sent my Pentax *ist D just before the end of the one
>year warranty to Colorado because of what I thought
>were a high number of hot pixels:
>
>6 hot pixels at 1/60 sec
>7 at 1/15 sec
>13 at 1/4 sec
>37 at 1 sec
>
>It came back after 4 weeks with a note stating that:
>
>"We completed an evaluation of your product and have
>run a program designed to eliminate "hot" pixels.  It
>is not common for a sensor with millions of light
>sensitive areas to have this phenomenon."
>
>I did a quick test last night, and now there are 4 hot
>pixels at 1 sec and none at 1/4, 1/15, and 1/60 sec.
>For your information, I used the "deadpixeltest"
>program.
>
>http://www.starzen.com/imaging/deadpixeltest.htm
>
>
>
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