Tuesday, December 3, 2013

G15 Sensor Problem



I noticed the dark splotch in the upper right hand corner in a shot from the weekend with a clear blue sky. At first I thought it was maybe just a puff of cloud or smoke that I hadn't noticed in the scene. Then today I took some shots with a lot of sky in them such as this one and the splotch is there again. It's subtle and you might think it's just a jpeg artifact or dust spot or something, or you might not even notice it if I didn't point it out, but it's unacceptable to me. I am returning the camera. It's a little more obvious in this shot oriented vertically, it's in the left top edge of the frame.




Oddly, it doesn't appear in every shot, so I don't know if it's the focal length or the angle of the light source or what. It should appear in this one (from a few days ago) but doesn't, while other similar shots have it:




I bought this camera refurbished from canon direct. Don't know if that has anything to do with it, but I still intend to replace it with another G15. A new one. And then test it thoroughly.

UPDATE: Returned defective copy, replaced with new one. Tested, no problems.

3 comments:

  1. I have a bit trouble to see what you mean with these in my eyes great shots but if you mean the darker spot right up in the corner on 1 and the left up corner at 2 then i see what you mean. For a camera with a fixed lens indeed a no go.

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  2. It's a great camera and you've utilized it nicely to get these shots - good to have a sharp eye and catch things like that early on. I'm not as discerning about my own work and it suffers because of it I know.

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  3. I wouldn't have noticed the spot if you hadn't mention it. Regardless the shots look great.

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