How to get rid of stuck/dead pixels on a Canon DSLR camera?

After I bought my new Canon EOS 40D and took some blue hour and night photos I found out that i have a bright white pixel near the center of the image. I found out that the
RAW converter fixes this problem but JPG files are still an issue.
This pixel is a stuck pixel, or sometimes it called dead pixel. Usually stuck pixel is bright, while dead pixel is black.

Of course I was not happy because i thought this means I have to send my brand new camera back for a replacement or repair. So I started to google this problem and deep in a forum I found something, something interesting: It seems Canon cameras has a self repair function that can be activated through the menu. All we have to do is to charge up the batteries and go to the menu and initiate a “Manual Sensor Cleaning” then wait about a half minute then turn off the camera.
I made several tests and was not able to see the stuck pixel again on JPG images after this process so IT WORKS!

After I posted this solution to my blog I get several responses so this method works on Canon EOS 400D / Digital Rebel XTi, Canon EOS 500D, Canon EOS 50D and Canon EOS 5D Mark II too.

If you have luck with this on other camera models leave a comment and I'll update this post.

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Comments

Tue, 03/12/2013 - 18:08 — baju senam grosir

This post is different from what I read on most blog about dead pixels on a Canon DSLR. Thanks for share.

Thu, 04/25/2013 - 03:23 — Chicago

On my xti this option just opens up the mirror so you can "manually clean" the sensor. From my understanding this wouldn't do very much to fix dead pixel by just opening and shutting it.

Fri, 04/26/2013 - 11:23 — mice007

Yes, it looks like the way you describe but still, it works. I guess this option triggers some software based pixel mapping function too.

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