'spots' on digital pics?

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On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 00:17:30 -0600, "bluemaxx"
<mylinhlady@netscape.net> wrote:

>Hello!   I have a problem with my digi-pics. Even when the lens
>has been recently cleaned, I keep getting these green "spots" that show
>up in exactly the same areas on all of my pics. Do I need a new lens?
>Possibly a new camera? The camera I have is a Kodak DX3900, 3.1
>MegaPixel, that was purcahsed a few years ago.

Sounds like a spot of dust on the CCD. It probably needs to be
cleaned.
I get them every once in a while, but that is with interchangeable
lenses.

Still, over the years I have seen specs show up *inside* lenses.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
>
>Thanks very much for all replies.  
>
>--
>Linda
>
>
>
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Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital.point+shoot (More info?)

bluemaxx wrote:
> Hello!   I have a problem with my digi-pics. Even when the lens
> has been recently cleaned, I keep getting these green "spots" that
> show up in exactly the same areas on all of my pics. Do I need a
> new lens? Possibly a new camera? The camera I have is a Kodak
> DX3900, 3.1 MegaPixel, that was purcahsed a few years ago.

That sounds like "hot pixels" or "stuck pixels". Look it up on Google.
See if the camera has a pixel-remapping facility in the menus (unlikely),
or there may be a low-cost service option.

People would be able to comment better if you could put up a picture from
the camera showing this defect to your Web site.

See:
http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Digital_Imagin...

Cheers,
David

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"David J Taylor" <david-taylor@invalid.com> wrote in message
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: bluemaxx wrote:
: > Hello!   I have a problem with my digi-pics. Even when the
lens
: > has been recently cleaned, I keep getting these green "spots" that
: > show up in exactly the same areas on all of my pics. Do I need a
: > new lens? Possibly a new camera? The camera I have is a Kodak
: > DX3900, 3.1 MegaPixel, that was purcahsed a few years ago.
:
: That sounds like "hot pixels" or "stuck pixels". Look it up on
Google.
: See if the camera has a pixel-remapping facility in the menus
(unlikely),
: or there may be a low-cost service option.
:
: People would be able to comment better if you could put up a picture
from
: the camera showing this defect to your Web site.
:
: See:
:
http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Digital_Imagin...
:
: Cheers,
: David
:
Thanks much, David. I'll go to google and check out your link, too.
Unfortunately, I don't have a website to show the image of the green
spots. I'll see what I can do at my free Picturetrail account. Thanks
again!  
Linda



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"Roger" <Delete-Invallid.stuff.groups@tm.net> wrote in message
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: On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 00:17:30 -0600, "bluemaxx"
: <mylinhlady@netscape.net> wrote:
:
: >Hello!   I have a problem with my digi-pics. Even when the
lens
: >has been recently cleaned, I keep getting these green "spots" that
show
: >up in exactly the same areas on all of my pics. Do I need a new
lens?
: >Possibly a new camera? The camera I have is a Kodak DX3900, 3.1
: >MegaPixel, that was purcahsed a few years ago.
:
: Sounds like a spot of dust on the CCD. It probably needs to be
: cleaned.
: I get them every once in a while, but that is with interchangeable
: lenses.
:
: Still, over the years I have seen specs show up *inside* lenses.
:
: Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
: (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
: www.rogerhalstead.com
: >
: >Thanks very much for all replies.  
: >
: >--
: >Linda

Thank you, Roger. I'll check with the camera shop to see if the camera
can be cleaned as I don't have interchangable lenses.  
Linda



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