Posted by none on 02/04/06 05:52

On 3 Feb 2006 21:11:58 -0800, "Frankie" <frankieplus@optusnet.com.au>
wrote:

>I'm checking out a second hand camera to buy. A Sony DSR 570 which is a
>DVCam unit. The seller wants $12,500 AUS for it. It's a discontinued
>model which is replaced by the DSR450 which retails new for $17,500.
>
>Anyway, the camera is in good condition and I know the seller well. It
>has 800 total hours and 200 head hours and is almost 2 years old.
>
>My concern is that I noticed 2 dead pixels. One is only visible on 9db
>and the other is barely visible on 0db. So barely visible that if I
>move the camera while looking at the monitor I forget where it was.
>
>Should these dead pixels be of concern to me? Are they a sign that the
>camera is just starting to get 'old' maybe and there will be trouble
>around the corner or is it normal to have a few dead pixels here and
>there? Oh by the way, the camera was on for 2hrs before I did the test
>
>Should I simply fork out the extra $5000 and buy a new unit?
>
>
>-Frankie

In my experience with Sony chip cameras once the pixels start to drop
it's time for new chips.(My old DXC-3000 started dropping pixels after
just one year of light use. A tech shop I used back then replaced them
with aftermarket chips and it worked fine for the rest of its useful
life.)

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