Dead Pixels

[Zoe Warren]

Hello my friend, this is my first post and the JVC GYHD200 is my first camera… I bought it in May and I already have 4 faulty pixels showing up in my footage. Kinda sad really. I’ve had to mask the footage with some free scratch remover tools, but you can still see them in shots that are handheld, or if there is motion between light and dark images. Even after a lossy mpeg encode and downscale they are still visible.

I guess for the price I paid it couldn’t be perfect. Perhaps nothing man makes is perfect, but the camera is stunning otherwise. Though I make enough errors to not be able to afford the camera joining me.

Would you please send me the .dpf (dead pixel fix) .pdf?

zwarren@abccolumbia.tv

[Mike Plante]

Not sure about the 200 but for the GY-HD110, it is as follows (sorry, never could get the PDF):

Dead pixel compensation –

1. Must be in HD 24p mode to access
2. Hold the focus assist button and menu buttons together to access menu.
3. Click on camera 1
4. Click on Pixel comp
5. Wait til it finished and reboot camera

It’s probably the same for that camera as well. Yes, I agree it’s very disappointing.

[Deleted User]

Hello,

Make sure you have the camera on for 1hr minimum, also have the lens cap on. and turn the peak monitor knob on the viewfinder up so you can see the dead pixels then repeat the process. I have the PDF from JVC if you would like me to email you. It does work, but the trick is to leave the camera on for that time for the CCD’s to heat up to show the blemishs etc.

Thanks,

Leo

[Enache Sorin]

Hello. I have also a problem. I have a JVC GZ-HD7 camera that has a dead pixel. Pixel shown bright on dark background. Can do something? Any help is welcome. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

[Patrick Taylor]

I was able to correct multiple dead pixels on my GY HD110

am told that letting the camera warm up for an hour or so will reveal more flaws (my pixels show up right away so I did not do this)
I did run this with the lens cap on, with an external monitor that allowed me to clearly see the problem pixels.

• put the camera in 24p mode
• hold down the USER3 and focus assist and Status buttons for somewhere between 2 and 10 seconds.
• a service menu will appear
• select camera 1
• select pixel compen (i don’t remember the exact wording of the menu item but it was pretty clear)
• select EXECUTE

screen changes and indicated that it is working
instructions on the screen came up instructing me to turn the camera off and then turn on again.

On attempting to see the results, I was a bit confused by a completely black image. (small panic)

a little fiddling revealed that the pixel comp had closed down the iris automatically and in my fairly dim room, there just wasn’t enough light to register. I set the full-auto off and on again and got a beautiful, and correct image.

awesome!

[Les Bolen]

I too have a GZ-HD7 with misbehaving pixels. Is there a service menu on the HD7u?

Les