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August 28, 2026
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Automatically correct pixels burned by DJ lasers.

  • August 28, 2026
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Hello,The sensor on my Nikon Z5II has a few burnt pixels caused by a DJ laser. They are dead—showing up as red dots—and appear in every photo. Replacing the sensor would be the only real solution, but given the cost, I tried using a Lightroom preset instead. The problem is that the defect doesn't appear in exactly the same spot depending on the focal length and lens used, so the preset isn't effective. I started creating presets for my prime lenses and that works well, but it’s not feasible for zoom lenses.Lightroom has a dust removal tool; it’s a shame there isn't a similar feature for dead pixels. Does anyone know of a batch processing technique to remove this defect?

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    Bernd Alheit
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 28, 2026

    This is not possible with Adobe Acrobat . 

    Participant
    August 28, 2026

    I thought I had written in the Lightroom section—oops...