Why is my Canon G1 X producing a large bright area on one side of every image?
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My Canon G1 X (original model) has been running in an outdoor enclosure for a long-term timelapse for about two years, shooting very frequently. Recently every photo has developed a large bright patch on the right side of the frame, and the bright area is not present in the actual scene. It appears in both JPG and RAW files, and is even more obvious in the RAW images. Is this a known camera failure, and is there any practical fix?
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That's a lot of images... My best guess is that the leaf shutter is failing.
I believe the G1X uses a 2 bladed leaf shutter that kind of scissors open, much like they used in their rangefinder film cameras (except it's horizontal in the G1X). If it is dragging/sticking it would create a bright area to one side.
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This most likely points to a mechanical shutter problem, specifically a failing or sticking leaf shutter. On a compact camera like the original Canon G1 X, if one shutter blade is dragging or not opening/closing evenly, it can cause one side of the frame to receive extra light, which matches the bright area you’re seeing.
Given your timelapse use, shutter wear is a very plausible cause. Over two years at that shooting rate, the camera may have accumulated an extremely high number of shutter actuations—well beyond what many cameras are likely to tolerate.
Because the problem appears in both JPG and RAW, it’s unlikely to be a processing issue. It’s more consistent with a hardware fault inside the camera.
Practical fix: this usually means service or shutter replacement, if repair is still available and economically worthwhile. There isn’t likely to be a user fix for it.
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