Nikon D100 – Hot pixel removal utility and instructions

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A short summary of the german article about the “Q50ImageAdjust” Utility to re-map dead or hot pixels. It may come unexpected: small red, sometimes also blue pixels appears on your latest nightlife pictures and there is just no way to aviod this. The reason: “Dead Pixels”, sometimes called “Hot Pixels” on your CCD.

From the technical point of view, it is “normal” to have such dead pixels, keep in mind, that your D-SLR may come with 6 – 12 Million pixels. So, if you leaving your prefered digicam dealer with a brandnew D-SLR, this D-SLR already comes with dead or hot pixels, but there are “mapped” as such a unusable pixel (or disabled) by the vendor already.

Sooner or later, some more of your millions of pixels on the CCD will “die” (or become “hot”), so, the problem is now to disable (or map) this dead pixels also as unusable.

Most vendors of D-SLR’s (like Nikon) offer this so-called “Re-Mapping” as service, but you have to send your D-SLR to them.

In the case of the Nikon D100, a small tool is available on the web to do such a re-mapping on your own (note: i’m note the author and i dont know the author…). But take care: you may destroy your camera, the CCD or portions of it, so, if you like to be on the save side, just send your D-SLR to the vendor.

btw: A common mistake here is to identify this “small red dots” as dead pixels instead of the result of typical picture noise.

If you doesnt have a Nikon D100 or you like to get an idea, how many dead pixels you have (or you just like to make sure, that your red pixels are no noise), you may use the following tool for this:

If the result of such an analysis is showing dead pixels and you’re a lucky owner of a D100, you can use special tool to do this re-mapping on your own.

But first, read carefully:

  • YOU DOING THIS ON YOUR OWN RISK !
  • You may destroy the camera, the CCD or portions of this !
  • IN NO EVENT WILL I BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY USE OF THIS WEB SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION.IF YOU CANT LIFE WITH THIS, DONT CONTINUE and send the camera to your prefered support partner / vendor.

Software, Q50ImageAdjust / Q0050 Image Adjustment:

  • Link removed, please leave a comment for download details.

Technical Requierements to use the Software:

  • external power supply  – You cant use the software without this.The original Nikon power supply is ~ $90. If you cleaning your CCD from time to time, you will need this sooner or later.
  • PC running Windows 2000 / XP. I’m not aware of a Mac OS Version of this.
  • USB connection between your D100 and the PC – just use the cable delivered with the D100 for this.

As i know, this tool is not working with any other Camera. If you have other experiences, just post a comment.

Camera Setting:

  • manual exposure mode (“M”)
  • manual focus (“M”)

Steps in detail:

  • 1) Set “USB Transfer” to “Mass Storage” (not PFP)
  • 2) Set exposure mode to “M”
  • 3) Set auto focus to “M”
  • 4) Put the lens cap on your objectiv (IMPORTANT: avoid any kind of light falling into the camera)
  • 5) Connect the external power supply
  • 6) Cover up the hole camera (again: any kind of light insight of the camera must be prevented, otherwise the result may become falsified and this may damage the CCD)
  • 7) Turn on the camera

If you’re not sure about the connection between your D100 and the PC, you can check this using “Nikon Capture Control”:

  • 8) Launch “Q50ImageAdjustENG.exe“, enable “CCD Defect Compensation“, but DISABLE all other options:

  • 9) Click “Start” .

Some messages may appear:

The program is now taking 3 shots and will analyse the result to find dead pixel.

The next dialog is showing you the result (amount and position of possible, dead pixels):

Now, it’s up to you to disable this dead pixels or not, but dont be confused by the “unusual” translation of the next question: at this time, the result IN NOT YET written to the EEPROM of your camera:

If you choose “OK”, the program will save the result to the EEPROM of your D100 which will disable this pixels for further shots.

That’s it. Hope it is working for you too, it would be great if you post your experiences with this as comment. Thanks.

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  1. Lionel sagt:
    18. März 2007 um 18:25

    Hello

    Thank you for the information. Could you please send me the link to download the Q50ImageAdjust utility?

    Thanks in advance.

    Best regards,

    Lionel

  2. Bill sagt:
    28. März 2007 um 06:35

    I’d love the link to this if it’s still available.

  3. Michael C. Shibler sagt:
    28. März 2007 um 07:00

    I am suffering from various hotspots and dead pixels on my D100. Could you do me the great favor of sending me a link? Thanking you in advance.

  4. Edwin van Emst sagt:
    11. April 2007 um 21:34

    do you know if there is a tool availeble for the D70 ?

    ill try with the D70 for now

  5. tony sagt:
    14. April 2007 um 13:59

    hello

    can you please send me the Q50ImageAdjust prgm or link

    thanks

  6. David sagt:
    17. April 2007 um 12:40

    can you please send me the Q50ImageAdjust prgm or link

    thanks

    ciao dalla Sardegna Italy

  7. Alan sagt:
    19. April 2007 um 03:11

    Hello Mathias

    Will this utility work for a D80? Is there a version for Macs?

    If so, could you send me link or file please?

    Many thanks.

    Alan

  8. gwen sagt:
    21. April 2007 um 16:14

    Can you please e-mail me this utility if it is still available?

  9. Deric Wan sagt:
    24. April 2007 um 16:54

    Can you please e-mail me this utility if it is still available?

  10. Aadf sagt:
    24. April 2007 um 22:24

    Hello, great artikel, can you give me te download link so that i can remove my hot pixels? Thx in advance!

  11. Bruno sagt:
    30. April 2007 um 06:17

    Hello Mathias

    Thank you for this usefull tips concerning the dead pixel.

    Could you please send me the Q50ImageAdjust.

  12. Mark Matko sagt:
    3. Mai 2007 um 14:59

    please send me the Q50ImageAdjust

  13. gerri sagt:
    11. Mai 2007 um 15:42

    please send me the software!

    regards gerri

  14. Josh sagt:
    7. Juni 2007 um 19:53

    Will you please send the Q50 program in zip to my email? Thanks much!

  15. Aleks sagt:
    9. Juni 2007 um 17:23

    Please email the Q50ImageAdjust to me. Great thanks in advance!

    BTW is it compatible with Ver 2.0 of D100 firmware?

  16. Aleks sagt:
    9. Juni 2007 um 21:31

    I’ve found the soft in the dpreview forums. Worked out as magic with ver 2.0.!!!

    Great thanks for this article!

  17. Vic May sagt:
    19. Juni 2007 um 22:25

    Please can you e mail me a zipped copy of the software. Thanks. Vic.

  18. Nader sagt:
    26. Juni 2007 um 01:03

    Hi Robert,

    Would you know if this program exists for the Fuji S5 Pro ? I think there will be a lot of demand for it given Fuji’s poor support (or is it my experience) Maybe I could contact the programmers to find out about this ?

    Thanks.

    N.

  19. gina sagt:
    26. Juni 2007 um 17:44

    Please can you e mail me a copy of the software. Thanks.

  20. Johan sagt:
    27. Juni 2007 um 13:20

    Thanks alot man you have made me a very very happy man!

  21. Johan sagt:
    27. Juni 2007 um 13:23

    and for the people who got the error “error no=69 The number of crack detection exaggerated error” i also got this a fist but today it just worked. I think it may have something to do with that you have to have “nikon caputure” installed on your computer. or maybe its some other setting that you have to change but abviously it works!

  22. Eugene Mailov sagt:
    27. Juni 2007 um 22:18

    i would like to get this software too. thanks!

  23. LeongWK sagt:
    30. Juni 2007 um 17:45

    Can I have the software

  24. TONY sagt:
    14. Juli 2007 um 14:14

    COULD YOU SEND ME A COPY

  25. Sam sagt:
    15. Juli 2007 um 10:17

    Hi all, mine is a brand new d40 with about 13 hot pixels…. what can I say…. hoping that this util with help sort things out

  26. David Bookbinder sagt:
    29. Juli 2007 um 06:24

    Do you still have the hot pixel remapper available? I’d like to give it a try.

    Thanks!

    David

    davidofma(AT)verizon.net

  27. Le Roux Strydom sagt:
    30. Juli 2007 um 14:41

    Hi Mathias

    Could you please send me the hot pixel software for D100? Do you know if it works with the newer Nikons such as D40 or D80? If not, is it somehow possible to obtain the correct software for other Nikon bodies?

    Thanks,

    Le Roux

  28. Nelson Ueno sagt:
    6. August 2007 um 03:21

    Hi Mathias,

    Can I use your software on my D200?

    If yes, are the instructions que same, including the required computer/operating system, external power supply, etc.?

  29. Ralph Telford sagt:
    20. August 2007 um 17:36

    Hi Mathias,

    Could you please send me the software for my D100. Zip or rar is ok.

  30. ROB SAMARYCZEW sagt:
    29. August 2007 um 21:51

    Q50IMAGEADJUST ZIP VERSION PLEASE.

    THANK YOU SO MUCH IN ADVANCE.

    ROB

  31. Carlo sagt:
    5. September 2007 um 08:56

    Could you please send me the hot pixel software for D100?

    Thanks a lot!

    Carlo

  32. Allan Oepping sagt:
    14. September 2007 um 06:06

    Thank you for providing this!

    Could you please send me the hot pixel software for the D100?

    Thanks.

    Allan

  33. Allan Oepping sagt:
    22. September 2007 um 21:18

    error no=69 The number of crack detection exaggerated error means that it’s detecting too many bad pixels, in my case the Auto-ISO adjust had to be turned off. I’d also turn off the noise reduction and other exposure adjustments. Although it sets the camera to RAW mode so some settings will not have an effect. If you can’t find the utility on the Internet(it’s still there if you search for Q50imageadjust in google) then send an email to firstnamecam@oepping.com but replace the ‘firstname’ with my firstname. :)

  34. Maciek sagt:
    26. September 2007 um 16:55

    Could you please send me this utility? Thanks a lot!

  35. David sagt:
    24. Oktober 2007 um 21:28

    Hello,

    I am also looking for the software – please let me know where to find it – or e-mail me directly.

    Kind Regards and Dankeshon

    Dave

  36. Bobbie sagt:
    29. Oktober 2007 um 03:48

    I too am in need of this software

  37. Mike Perry sagt:
    6. November 2007 um 03:52

    hey great post where can I find the DL

  38. Phil Malmstrom sagt:
    11. Dezember 2007 um 23:14

    Great posting and utility. Taking pictures of my Christmas lighting display just got a whole lot nicer!

    Note for the Error 69 posting people… I had the same issue until I turned off Auto ISO in the menu. After that, it only found 24 pixels and fixed them all.

    Thanks again!

  39. Tony sagt:
    19. Dezember 2007 um 03:03

    You can find a zip file of the tool here { http://www.goldenhawk.com/CAMERAS/pixremap.zip“>Link }

    BUT check first to see if its really dead/hot pixels by turning on Long Exposure Noise Reduction. If they clear up with that on when doing long exposure then they aren’t dead/hot pixels, they are colour noise that occurs during long exposure on the D100.

  40. Aleks sagt:
    21. Januar 2008 um 19:12

    I am trying to figure out whether deterioration rate of my D100 CCD is something normal or not. I got 9 new hot pixles within 6 month (when I ran the Q0050 tool for the first time 6 month ago it fixed 59 hot pixels). Is it very bad? What do you think? Thanks in a advance!

  41. ghao98 sagt:
    24. Januar 2008 um 16:16

    Could you please send me the software q0050?

  42. ghao98 sagt:
    24. Januar 2008 um 16:17

    Could you please send me the software q0050 ghao98@hotmail.com

  43. Rauf sagt:
    2. Februar 2008 um 20:41

    Desperately need software plz

    rrakhundov@yahoo.co.uk

  44. Bruno Pollet sagt:
    3. Februar 2008 um 14:53

    I’m also intrested by a copy of your software in order to clean up my D100

    thanks

    Bruno

  45. Dean sagt:
    15. Februar 2008 um 19:43

    Hello

    Will this work on a Nikon D200? If so please send me the link.

  46. Tomasz Dawidziuk sagt:
    8. März 2008 um 09:58

    Hi,

    I am in urgent need for the Q50 software to 1) remove dead pixels on my D100 2)set the battery alarm level to work with Ni-MH accus. Please help.

    Best regs,

    Tomek.

  47. Eric Peters sagt:
    20. März 2008 um 00:27

    Hi Mathias,

    I have a D100 with 145 Hot Pixel, however there are only 2 visible spots. Will the software be able to fix this as well.

    Could you please send me the link for download.

    Thanks,

    Eric

  48. kadim sagt:
    29. April 2008 um 23:17

    d50. not working

  49. Joe Debono sagt:
    2. Mai 2008 um 18:00

    hi

    do you think that this utility will work with a Nikon D80?

    can you send me the link to download the file

    Thanks

    Joe

  50. Kham sagt:
    9. Mai 2008 um 06:17

    Thanks you very much! I found your site and link to the software after buying a d100 used and seeing 6 hot pixels.

    Turns out I had more and after running it through 3 times I cleared up all of them.

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