White Spots (Orbs) in Pictures using Flash on 1030sw: What do you think?
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I have a Canon elph 750 and a elph 790 new. They are both producing orbs on my pics. My old Fuji finepix 700 does not. They are saying it's because the lens in located too close to the flash and is lighting up dust or mist in the air. My Fuji is long and the lense is far from the flash. They just got carried away with the "small" camera and someone needs to fix it. I'm returning both of these cameras and waiting till they do. It's too common of a problem for them not to address it. No one wants spots on their pictures. They show up on faces too. If anyone knows of a new camera that has fixed this problem please let us know.
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Can you describe the conditions and the camera settings in which you usually see this? Are you shooting long bursts? In low light? What memory card are you using? Have you tried a different one? Have you reformated the memory card in the camera recently? Are you shooting jpeg, RAW or both?
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The first thing to do is read your manual. I haven't had this problem. I use some flash at night and some fill in flash in the day, depending on the subject matter. I use the auto mode a lot....but you may want to experiment with going in and changing you settings, and possibly your ISO settings. Again, I can only suggest studying your manual.
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At 3200 and higher iso I belive it has some banding issues. I didn't go that high very often, so I never noticed it myself.
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Yeah this will fix it. You may not have noticed but a lot of the dots began as a blinking pixel. Good luck.
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I've only had it for less than a week, haven't encountered that, sorry. I use the optical viewfinder mostly, don't really look at the images until I'm back at the computer.
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I'm thinking it might be related to the dark corner issue. I noticed more than one reviewer complained about this and there are photos posted up in the customer photo section illustrating this issue. I was going to purchase this camera myself until I saw this potential problem. For example:
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I found the cause of the problem on the Nikon's web site. http://support.nikonusa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1197/session/L3NpZC8td0FIblJhaw%3D%3D/p/1%2C859%2C851/c/184/r_id/116678/sno/1Nikon states----------------As is common in many compact digital cameras where the built-in flash is very close to the lens, strange reflections can appear in images under certain conditions.Particulate matter in the air in front of the lens (between the camera and subject) such as water vapor (as in a cloudy day), smoke, dust or other items can reflect light directly into the lens causing neutral colored white/grey semi-transparent spots to appear in the image. I found the cause of the problem on the Nikon's web site. http://support.nikonusa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1197/session/L3NpZC8td0FIblJhaw%3D%3D/p/1%2C859%2C851/c/184/r_id/116678/sno/1Nikon states----------------As is common in many compact digital cameras where the built-in flash is very close to the lens, strange reflections can appear in images under certain conditions.Particulate matter in the air in front of the lens (between the camera and subject) such as water vapor (as in a cloudy day), smoke, dust or other items can reflect light... » Read More I found the cause of the problem on the Nikon's web site. http://support.nikonusa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1197/session/L3NpZC8td0FIblJhaw%3D%3D/p/1%2C859%2C851/c/184/r_id/116678/sno/1Nikon states----------------As is common in many compact digital cameras where the built-in flash is very close to the lens, strange reflections can appear in images under certain conditions.Particulate matter in the air in front of the lens (between the camera and subject) such as water vapor (as in a cloudy day), smoke, dust or other items can reflect light directly into the lens causing neutral colored white/grey semi-transparent spots to appear in the image. « Show Less
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Hi, problem probably came from the flash memory card, you may try with different one (fast one like San Disk Ultra II or Extreme III). If you still get banding on images, then it's the camera, you should return it or exchange for another one.
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I returned one of these camera because of a similar problem. I noticed a white flickering dot during playback. I observed while filming and the dot was present on the LCD screen. I got a second one and the dot wasnt there at first. It came back on the second camera but in a different place. I'm baffled and wish i could find more info on this issue. If anyone has more info on this, let me know!
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I think I found an answer to the issue. The problem I had is that I changed the settings immediately to "Dynamic," which raises the brightness significantly, and is only supposed to be used in a very bright room. When I put the settings back to normal everything looks great and the side light issues disappear. I guess I just need to listen to the suggestions of what the different picture modes are for.
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The only time I had this issue (washed out) was when I took a picture far away or used the flash in a clearly lit room. If you have sufficient sunlight in the room you are taking pics, do not use the flash. It doesn't have to be very bright in the room, just average light. Hope this helps.
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When you say the colors indoor were off, it sounds like a white balance issue. I assume you weren't using the flash at the time. When you look at the professional reviews for your next camera, see what they say about the white balance accuracy. Also look for a camera that lets you create a "custom white balance". A higher end camera can saves images in 'RAW format' will also let you more easily correct the image later on your computer.
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It's the NVIDIA Ion driver. Even the latest build as of this post (260.99) doesn't resolve the washed out colors and the occasional green line at the top of the video window. Some have reported that you can right-click the flash video window > settings > toggle the 'enable h/w acceleration'. I just received my 1215n today and installed the latest Intel 3150, Ion, and Flash player hoping it would resolve the issue. Needless to say I am very disappointed.
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flash works fine for me, picture looks like if it had been taken with enough light.
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I get yellow stripes in my photos. I do not know if I am using it incorrectly but I have yet to get a clear picture. I have used it for a while now and if I had to buy it again I probably would not.
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If yours isn't doing like this video at the beginning then return it. It should look like lighting in the sky quick flashes etc...Hope it helps...really is a great light!http://youtu.be/CZXFgRxgj34