Weird phenomenon with Panasonic G9 and Darktable

I noticed something very weird. When I take a photo of a very bright area like the sun with my Panasonic G9 on ISO 100, there’s a strange pink thing in the sun. Here’s a sample Raw:

http://jpolak.org/downloads/PANA9074.RW2

It doesn’t happen at base ISO 200, only with the extended ISO 100 value. Here is a screenshot in darktable:

This has never happened with any other ISO in the “real” ISO range.

Do you have highlight reconstruction on?

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Wow, fast reply! Thanks for the easy fix! It was on, but if I just decrease the threshhold a little, the purple stuff goes away. Nice!

I vaguely recall something about variable black levels… Not sure if its the g9 or another model. A search of the forums might reveal.more to you :slight_smile:

It’s the white level, if I’m not mistaken. But yes, in some cameras it change depending on the ISO.

@JasonTheBirder You should report it on GitHub, so it can be fixed.

Following up on @Donatzsky you might want to check what raw white value DT uses and what is reported in the exif data…that has often in the past shown where the disconnect is…