>From what I understand the hot pixel problem has to do with the amount of time >the sensor is energized. It's a firmware programming mistake that causes it to >build heat to rapidly. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joseph Tainter" > Subject: Re: K20D Hot Pixels > > > > Apparently a firmware problem. > > We'll see. > > http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=28085894 > > > ----- > > > > I hope it is indeed firmware. (Pentax corporate HQ is not always honest, > > and Pentax reps are not always knowledgeable.) > > > > What concerns me is why they need firmware to mask hot pixels in the first > place. Are there so > many of them that if they don't, the user base would find the imaging to be > unacceptable? > And why do they move from location to location? > Every DSLR has hot pixels, the K20 is the first one that has hot pixels that > act > like Boxcar > Willie. > At the risk of being a PF whiner, it seems to me that all firmware can do is > map > hot pixels on > the fly and mask what is, in reality, a hardware (sensor) problem. > OTOH, the camera takes lovely pictures. As long as it keeps doing that..... > I'm happy. > > William Robb > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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