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ravendhi

macrumors member
Original poster
Feb 25, 2011
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Winterfell
I may be asking in the wrong place, and if I am, I apologize...

I have a black macbook that I want to put on ebay, but there is a very small "blemish" on the screen that I would like to take pictures of for the auction - I am assuming it is a dead pixel...

The only camera I have is a finepix s1000fd - not exactly a high end DSLR, and I don't have any special lenses or filters. Is there a way to get a good photo of that spot without the image coming off so distorted?

I thought perhaps setting it to a solid color screen would help, but I still end up with just the "rainbow effect" that usually shows up when you try to photograph a screen...

Any help would be very appreciated. Google keeps trying to tell me how to take a screen grab, and not an actual photo...
 

michael.lauden

macrumors 68020
Dec 25, 2008
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Just list that there is a dead pixel. Take the best photo you can. Most people who buy a cheap macbook w/dead pixels probably will just replace the LCD and resell it for more.
 
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