Sensor Cleaned
By JoeBruin88. Filed in Photography |Tags: cleaning, digital-camera, Photography, sensor, spots
I finally got tired of this. So the other day I went to the local photography store to buy a sensor cleaning kit. When I arrived, they were sold out despite my earlier phone call to the store with someone telling me that they had the kits. But they were kind enough to tell me that Scott at the Rental Desk would clean my sensor for me.
And so I returned to the store with my camera body. Scott showed me how to clean the sensor by doing it and demonstrating it to me. I bought all the supplies for it too. He said that it should be done once a week.
Supplies needed:
1 - Sensor swabs (tailored to the size of the sensor - mine are Type 2)
2 - Air blower (compressed in a can, like the ones they sell in a computer store to blow away dust from components)
3 - Eclipse Optic Cleaning System (cleaning fluid)
4 - Pro-pads or Pec*Pad
5 - Rubber blower (big one)
Directions:
1 - Ensure that you have enough battery power.
The mirror will flip up and lock, giving you access to the sensor. If the batteries run out during the cleaning process, the sensor and mirror may get damaged.
2 - Wrap pad around used sensor swab and secure with tape. Of course if the sensor swab is brand new, you don’t need the pads.
3 - With body lens cap off, use rubber blower to blow out any dust from the lens rim, mirror, and sensor area.
4 - Turn on the cleaning routine from the digital camera.
5 - Use rubber blower to blow dust particles and debris off of the sensor.
6 - Put a drop or two onto the sensor swab or pad.
7 - Using the edge of the swab, wipe the sensor in a single, straight motion. Use the other side of the swab edge to wipe the remaining part of the sensor. Be careful to clean the corners. DO NOT REUSE A USED SWAB OR PAD.
8 - Deactivate the cleaning routine on the camera.
9 - Attach a lens.
10 - Go outside and focus on something in the foreground.
11 - Set the dial to aperture priority (preferably f/22).
12 - Take a picture of the blue sky.
13 - Download the picture and look for spots.
14 - Repeat as needed until spots are gone.