Image sensor smear

cjtune · 1st April 2007

Note the horizontal (actually, vertical in the native frame orientation) white lines in the bridge column below the walking man.

Anybody else experienced this before? Just want to make sure my E-330's CMOS is pretty much still alright. First time I've noticed this out of my E-330 given a strong light source.

A Wiki article on image sensor smearing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frame_transfer_CCD

Or maybe it's an optical effect?

cjtune · 1st April 2007

Here's another one taken a short while later but no smearing noticeable, even with the strongest source of light, the sun, in the frame.

Blu-By-U · 2nd April 2007

hey CJ...nice optical effect.

cjtune · 2nd April 2007

Originally Posted by Blu-By-U

hey CJ...nice optical effect.

Er, it wasn't intentional.
I do remember seeing something like this from a film picture but can't remember if it's because of using a star filter or something like that.

Blu-By-U · 2nd April 2007

It could be from the lens or the filter. Strange it's only on the middle pillar and not on the 2 persons at the side.

btfiend · 3rd April 2007

What was the exposure values for both images?

cjtune · 3rd April 2007

Originally Posted by btfiend

What was the exposure values for both images?

Should be EV-0.7 or EV-1 if I'm not mistaken. Matrix metering.

1st April 2007	#1
cjtune Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,516	Image sensor smear Note the horizontal (actually, vertical in the native frame orientation) white lines in the bridge column below the walking man. Anybody else experienced this before? Just want to make sure my E-330's CMOS is pretty much still alright. First time I've noticed this out of my E-330 given a strong light source. A Wiki article on image sensor smearing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frame_transfer_CCD Or maybe it's an optical effect?

1st April 2007	#2
cjtune Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,516	Re: Image sensor smear Here's another one taken a short while later but no smearing noticeable, even with the strongest source of light, the sun, in the frame.

2nd April 2007	#3
Blu-By-U Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Selangor D.E. Posts: 1,417	Re: Image sensor smear hey CJ...nice optical effect. __________________ World thru my lens

2nd April 2007	#5
Blu-By-U Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Selangor D.E. Posts: 1,417	Re: Image sensor smear It could be from the lens or the filter. Strange it's only on the middle pillar and not on the 2 persons at the side. __________________ World thru my lens

3rd April 2007	#6
btfiend Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 293	Re: Image sensor smear What was the exposure values for both images?