How can I remove hot or dead pixels from photos taken with a Nikon D90?

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I’m seeing tiny bright pixel defects in photos from my Nikon D90. They’re most noticeable when zooming in, but now I can spot them in many images. What’s the best way to remove or correct hot/dead pixels in existing photos, and are there camera or software tools that can handle this automatically?

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Adobe Lightroom (I know, broken record) has a tool to spot clean. Once you define the area, you can apply it to all photos in a collection.

As Mister Shaw has commented on, some camera's have dust delete capabilities, which may work.

Also, have you considered (out-of) warranty repair on your body?

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Yes—this is a useful question, and the usual fixes are software-based. For existing images, you can remove visible hot/dead pixels with a spot-healing or clone tool; Lightroom’s spot removal tool is one option, and you may be able to sync that correction across multiple photos if the defect appears in the same place.

If you shoot RAW, many RAW converters can automatically suppress hot pixels. Adobe Camera Raw does this automatically for RAW files, and Lightroom generally behaves similarly since it uses the same processing engine. Some other RAW converters also offer hot-pixel mapping tools.

If the issue is persistent, some cameras offer a dust-delete or pixel-mapping style function that may help, and if the problem is getting worse it may be worth checking warranty or service options for the camera body.

In short: use spot removal for individual files, and for RAW workflows let your converter handle hot pixels automatically where possible.

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