Dead Pixels

Matthew Roddy · December 7th, 2006, 01:17 AM

I'm thinking (seriously) about buying a slightly used (about 10 hours!!) XL-H1.
I took it home two weeks ago and started playing with it's capabilities.
One thing I did was set the Shutter Speed to 1/4 and accidentally shut down the iris.
When I did this, I noticed several "dead" pixels. 6 immediately, but more after closer examination.
So I took it to the guy who's going to sell it to me and showed him the problem. Still under warranty, he immediately took it to Canon and had it repaired.

It came back today and the work order said, "Performed missing pixel compensation."

As a potential buyer, should I be worried?

Steven Dempsey · December 7th, 2006, 08:46 AM

Not if Canon fixed it.

Chris Hurd · December 7th, 2006, 10:08 AM

Agreed. That note is good news!

Nick Hiltgen · December 7th, 2006, 05:41 PM

Ditto, that's a good thing that canon did that. Just to have fun you should ask if you can have the defective pixel... j/k

Matthew Roddy · December 8th, 2006, 11:12 AM

Actually it was 6 or more dead pixels. I just don't know what I'd do with them lying around the house. Just more clutter. Can't keep those things in bottle on the shelf, you know...

Thanks for the replies. I'm much more at ease.

I'm taking the camera home this weekend. Any tests I should put it through to help my process for deciding if I'm going to buy it? Simple tests, hopefully. Stuff a layman can do.

Thanks again.

Chris Hurd · December 8th, 2006, 12:03 PM

Rest assured that since it's been to Canon service, they have faithfully brought the camera to as much of a "like new" condition as possible, including firmware upgrades, etc. Run a head cleaning cassette for five seconds or so before inserting your first tape. You should have no problems with it at all.

December 7th, 2006, 01:17 AM	#1
Matthew Roddy Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Riverside, Ca Posts: 307	Dead Pixels - Camera Guru Requested I'm thinking (seriously) about buying a slightly used (about 10 hours!!) XL-H1. I took it home two weeks ago and started playing with it's capabilities. One thing I did was set the Shutter Speed to 1/4 and accidentally shut down the iris. When I did this, I noticed several "dead" pixels. 6 immediately, but more after closer examination. So I took it to the guy who's going to sell it to me and showed him the problem. Still under warranty, he immediately took it to Canon and had it repaired. It came back today and the work order said, "Performed missing pixel compensation." As a potential buyer, should I be worried?

December 7th, 2006, 08:46 AM	#2
Steven Dempsey Disjecta Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 937	Not if Canon fixed it. __________________ Try my Digital Therapy: http://www.pinelakefilms.com/digital_therapy.html Films on ExposureRoom: http://exposureroom.com/members/disjecta.aspx/videos/

December 7th, 2006, 10:08 AM	#3
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Agreed. That note is good news! __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

December 7th, 2006, 05:41 PM	#4
Nick Hiltgen Trustee Join Date: May 2003 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 1,427	Ditto, that's a good thing that canon did that. Just to have fun you should ask if you can have the defective pixel... j/k __________________ I have a dream that one day canon will release a 35mm ef to xl adapter and I'll have iris control and a 35mm dof of all my ef lenses, and it will be awesome...

December 8th, 2006, 12:03 PM	#6
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Rest assured that since it's been to Canon service, they have faithfully brought the camera to as much of a "like new" condition as possible, including firmware upgrades, etc. Run a head cleaning cassette for five seconds or so before inserting your first tape. You should have no problems with it at all. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

December 8th, 2006, 11:12 AM	#5
Matthew Roddy Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Riverside, Ca Posts: 307	Actually it was 6 or more dead pixels. I just don't know what I'd do with them lying around the house. Just more clutter. Can't keep those things in bottle on the shelf, you know... Thanks for the replies. I'm much more at ease. I'm taking the camera home this weekend. Any tests I should put it through to help my process for deciding if I'm going to buy it? Simple tests, hopefully. Stuff a layman can do. Thanks again.