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Old October 27th, 2009, 03:56 PM   #1
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TIP: Fixing Dead pixels on the JVC GY HM700

.WARM CAMERA FOR 30 MINUTES

.SET CAMERA TO 720 60P

.POWER-UP PLUS PUSH THE DISPLAY BUTTON AT THE SAME TIME WHILE CAMERA IS POWERING.

.PRESS....MENU PLUS FOCUS ASSIST BUTTON AT THE SAME TIME

.ADVANCE MENU WILL APPEAR

.SCROLL TO ADVANCE FUNCTION

.PUSH: SET BUTTON

.SCROLL TO THE WORD: PIXEL COMPENDET

.PUSH: SET TO EXECUTE

.NOW: PHYSICALLY EXECUTE THE PROCESS

.EXECUTING WILL FLASH THEN STOP

NO MORE DEAD PIXEL(S)


Good Luck,

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Old October 30th, 2009, 03:53 PM   #2
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Thanks! I'm less concerned about ordering one now... being 3 hours from the closest dealer, I would have to dedicate a day driving to and from just to fix a stuck pixel before a shoot.
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Old October 31st, 2009, 03:15 PM   #3
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Thanks Bruno - much appreciated!
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Old November 1st, 2009, 10:37 AM   #4
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.EXECUTING WILL FLASH THEN STOP

NO MORE DEAD PIXEL(S)o
I don't need it just now, but does this work on the HM100, anyone know?
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Old November 5th, 2009, 09:45 AM   #5
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Maybe we can post this as a sticky?
Simon, it doesn't work on HM100- you'll have to send it in for service!
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Old November 6th, 2009, 08:05 PM   #6
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Hang in there. I will get the menu sequence for the 100 if it is available....takes me awhile to figure this out...but I will try my best.


CHRIS-Can you make this thread a sticky?
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Old November 8th, 2009, 05:33 AM   #7
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Dead pixel

When accessing the advanced menu the camera seems to automatically detect the dead pixel(s). I couldn't enter the menu line 'pixel compen det' but after leaving the menu the dead pixel was gone. Dead simple! Maybe when there is more than one dead pixel the procedure is different?
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Old November 8th, 2009, 03:34 PM   #8
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It is different, but when you switch on the focus assist you see the dead-pixels highlighted.
That will help you to detect them.
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Old November 10th, 2009, 04:29 AM   #9
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Hang in there. I will get the menu sequence for the 100 if it is available....takes me awhile to figure this out...but I will try my best.


CHRIS-Can you make this thread a sticky?
Lou, many thanks. But no hurry – I don't have any dead pixels at this time but thought it might be useful for people to know if it exists. regards simon.
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Old November 25th, 2009, 08:25 AM   #10
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Every fifty operation-hours double the dead pixel, now I got over 120 hours of operation, today I see a new dead-pixel - same procedure then two month ago. 70 hours without a new dead pixel, but today I shot quite 4 hours nonstop and a new dead-pixel is born.

I think the CCD isn't quite good enough. Next time I will post a picture with the detected highlighted dead pixels - helpful is to use the focus assist -so you can see easily the dead pixels.
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Old November 25th, 2009, 01:11 PM   #11
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Remember it's not hours of use how you get them. They are being hit by xray and other radiation from space. Most cameras are about half resolution and have so much stretching and pixelshifting as well as masking so you don't often see these problems. Higher elevations and closer to the poles you get them more often as well as durring solar storms. So if you are working or at least traveling near the poles (north and south) be prepared to do it more often. I would try to eyball it every day with a monitor before you start, but that might be overkill.
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Old November 25th, 2009, 01:35 PM   #12
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I don't live in the polar region (in the south of Germany - Bavaria), I don't go by airplane,
only by train, heat will be also responsible for dead pixel, because the 3ccd (each build of
two ccd's) warming up the Cam after some hours - and heat causes dead-pixel.

The last 70 fanhours I don't see the dead-pixels, but I see it today during a shot with 720p24, undercranking and slow-shutter. And I work four hours without a rest.

But I know it from other cams, is it a problem also on CMOS (?!).

Another thing is that the fan-hour that's shown in the menu, is less (in hours) then I really shot with the cam.
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Old March 1st, 2011, 03:35 PM   #13
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Re: TIP: Fixing Dead pixels on the JVC GY HM700

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Originally Posted by Lou Bruno View Post
.WARM CAMERA FOR 30 MINUTES

.SET CAMERA TO 720 60P

.POWER-UP PLUS PUSH THE DISPLAY BUTTON AT THE SAME TIME WHILE CAMERA IS POWERING.

.PRESS....MENU PLUS FOCUS ASSIST BUTTON AT THE SAME TIME

.ADVANCE MENU WILL APPEAR

.SCROLL TO ADVANCE FUNCTION

.PUSH: SET BUTTON

.SCROLL TO THE WORD: PIXEL COMPENDET

.PUSH: SET TO EXECUTE

.NOW: PHYSICALLY EXECUTE THE PROCESS

.EXECUTING WILL FLASH THEN STOP

NO MORE DEAD PIXEL(S)


Good Luck,

Lou Bruno
Sorry for digging up this older thread, but I have a question about getting in the advanced menu of the camera.

I've put the HM700 in the 1280x720 and 60p(HQ) and switched it off.
But the next step is a bit unclear to me. Do I have to turn the camera on while already pressing the display button and keep pressing it until the camera is completely powered up or do I have to switch the camera on and immediately after that press the display button briefly and then follow the next steps? I've tried many different combinations, but so far unsuccessfully. So I must be doing something wrong.
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Old March 1st, 2011, 03:56 PM   #14
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Re: TIP: Fixing Dead pixels on the JVC GY HM700

Hi,

Press and hold down the display button and then power up.

Likewise press and hold the focus assist and then press the menu button.


Worked for me, hope it does for you

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Old March 1st, 2011, 03:57 PM   #15
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Re: TIP: Fixing Dead pixels on the JVC GY HM700

Thanks Mick, will try it out!
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