Fix Hot Pixel – Canon SLR
After shooting with my Canon 50D for a while i realized there was a hot blue pixel in all pictures, i was about to send of my camera to canon to get that fix. but i was postponing sending it off because i didnt want to be left without a camera, so after some searching i came across a very simple and harmless quick fix. I was surprised that it worked, but it did!
Via willshootphotography blog
Hot Pixel Fix for the Canon 50D worked for Rebel XTi as well:
Hot Pixel Fix for the Canon 50D worked for Rebel XTi as well:
- Remove the lens and put the body cap in place on the camera
- Put the camera in to “manual sensor cleaning mode”. It is the same for both the 40D and 50D – Press the “Menu” button, then select the middle “yellow wrench” tab, then “Sensor Cleaning” then “Clean Manually”. You will hear – the click of the mirror coming up (so you *could* be using a swab on the sensor – but don’t do that – leave the body cap in place).
- Leave the camera in this mode for 30-60 seconds, I kept it this way for closer to 60 seconds.
- Power off the camera off – you should hear another click as the mirror drops down into place
- That was it. Test the camera and see if the dead pixels are gone – they were for me.
- Put the camera in to “manual sensor cleaning mode”. It is the same for both the 40D and 50D – Press the “Menu” button, then select the middle “yellow wrench” tab, then “Sensor Cleaning” then “Clean Manually”. You will hear – the click of the mirror coming up (so you *could* be using a swab on the sensor – but don’t do that – leave the body cap in place).
- Leave the camera in this mode for 30-60 seconds, I kept it this way for closer to 60 seconds.
- Power off the camera off – you should hear another click as the mirror drops down into place
- That was it. Test the camera and see if the dead pixels are gone – they were for me.
Thanks for reading!
I still have no idea why/how this works, but it does. I was about to send in my camera to Canon to Fix this problem, but this was way easier!
i tried on my 5d. its worked. although the bad pixel still there, but much better than before. very good.
