[sony 170]: new camera with bad pixel? at DVinfo.net

Marco Mezzalana · May 1st, 2005, 04:02 PM

Oh guys
I'm really sad, I just purchased a sony pd170 with mack warranty...starting use and all went fine.
Today I do some test with a very low shutter...I'm very happy when I discover woth a shutter of 1/3 I couls record night sky full of stars...wonderful but...Oh my god! ATt shutter speed of 1/3 ther's in the upper of image a green pixel. This (I think it's a bad pixel) is almost invisible at 1/6 and became invisible at 1/12.Obviously this pixel is more visible if I increase the gain. With the gain at 18db you can see it even at 1/50(but only if you see very accuracy). And now?Ok I think I will use only from 1/50 to higher speeds...but my camera is not perfect!
shoul be my ccd faulty?Should the pixels increases in the future?Ther's a sort of reset that I can try hoping this solve the problem (for example unplugged the battery for 1 day...)
I don't know how the mack work and I would never discover!

Mike Rehmus · May 1st, 2005, 04:22 PM

If the camera is very new, return it to the store. If it is beyond their return period, then send it to Sony for repair.

Tom Hardwick · May 3rd, 2005, 04:54 AM

You do mean viewing off tape, and not just in the viewfinder(s)?

Marco Mezzalana · May 3rd, 2005, 03:04 PM

sigh I see this white pixel in the viewfinders and even in the recorded tape...but only at shutter speed from 1/3 ti 1/12...

May 1st, 2005, 04:02 PM	#1
Marco Mezzalana Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 85	[sony 170]: new camera with bad pixel? Oh guys I'm really sad, I just purchased a sony pd170 with mack warranty...starting use and all went fine. Today I do some test with a very low shutter...I'm very happy when I discover woth a shutter of 1/3 I couls record night sky full of stars...wonderful but...Oh my god! ATt shutter speed of 1/3 ther's in the upper of image a green pixel. This (I think it's a bad pixel) is almost invisible at 1/6 and became invisible at 1/12.Obviously this pixel is more visible if I increase the gain. With the gain at 18db you can see it even at 1/50(but only if you see very accuracy). And now?Ok I think I will use only from 1/50 to higher speeds...but my camera is not perfect! shoul be my ccd faulty?Should the pixels increases in the future?Ther's a sort of reset that I can try hoping this solve the problem (for example unplugged the battery for 1 day...) I don't know how the mack work and I would never discover!

May 1st, 2005, 04:22 PM	#2
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	If the camera is very new, return it to the store. If it is beyond their return period, then send it to Sony for repair. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

May 3rd, 2005, 04:54 AM	#3
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	You do mean viewing off tape, and not just in the viewfinder(s)?

May 3rd, 2005, 03:04 PM	#4
Marco Mezzalana Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 85	sigh I see this white pixel in the viewfinders and even in the recorded tape...but only at shutter speed from 1/3 ti 1/12...