[Leica] is this a bad pixel? (the bad kind of red dot)

[shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)]

  Is a bad pixel covered by the warranty in a new camera?  I'm new to 
high-end digital cameras.

Using gross underexposure, the pixel is just visible even at screen 
resolutions:

Annotated dark image 1/4000 @ f16 highlighting red dot

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/techie/xhot-pixel.jpg.html

Original dark image 1/4000 @ f16

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/techie/L1034078.JPG.html

thanks,

-rei

On 09/07/2010 05:50 PM, Rei Shinozuka wrote:
>  is this a bad pixel?
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/techie/L1033797.JPG.html
>
> blow up to 100%, there's a red dot between the kitten's chin and the 
> pile of clothing at the bottom side of the window sill.
>
> i previously posted this picture of my daughter:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/portraits/L1033662.JPG.html
>
> to the left of my daughter kitty, there's an acorn on top of the wall 
> she's sitting on.  on the top row of "bricks" almost directly 
> underneath the acorn, 4-5 inches under the top of the wall, there's 
> the same red dot.
>
> it appears in other photos in the same spot.  i think it only appeared 
> in the past week or so, but i've missed it until today.
>
> is this a bad pixel?
>
> thanks
>
> -rei
>
>
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