Has anyone experienced this?
"Anecdotal evidence suggests that gamma rays will damage pixels in camcorders. It seems that if a camera is going to have a problem, it has it on its first or second flight. If it survives its first few flights then the ccd seems not to be affected by subsequent flights. This has been the case with standard definition cameras in the past few years where less than 1% of cameras have been found on delivery (or shortly after) to have 'dead' pixels. However an early model HD camera in the space shuttle has lost many pixels perhaps due to its prolonged exposure to gamma rays. One must be vigilant if the camera is new."
"Anecdotal evidence suggests that gamma rays will damage pixels in camcorders. It seems that if a camera is going to have a problem, it has it on its first or second flight. If it survives its first few flights then the ccd seems not to be affected by subsequent flights. This has been the case with standard definition cameras in the past few years where less than 1% of cameras have been found on delivery (or shortly after) to have 'dead' pixels. However an early model HD camera in the space shuttle has lost many pixels perhaps due to its prolonged exposure to gamma rays. One must be vigilant if the camera is new."