Cleaning Sensor.......I'm Scared.....

Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 774

Take imy camera to a store, or clean the sensor myself??? I am a little hesitant to do it myself....is it a big deal....and what do I need to know?? What's the best way...and what do you guys do???

thanks.....

Premium Member Joined: 02 Apr 2005 Posts: 2020

Mick,

It is about as big a deal as washing your hands. Believe me. I've done it lots of times - ZERO problems.

http://www.pbase.com/copperhill/ccd_cleaning

It is NO big deal. 15 seconds and you're done.

Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 101 Location: Berwyn, Illinois

Or you can do what I do and use a blower and just blow some air into the camera. So far it's done a good job of removing dirt from the sensor without any damage.

Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 52

Hi littleMick2!

Cleaning lens is a simple process. If you don't want to take your camera back to the cleaning service verey half a year, then you need to learn this process.

Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 288

I do it as a regular maintenance thing. The sensors are coated. You can't scratch them. Sensor cleaning is trivial. The mirrors are more delicate because the silvering is on the front, not the back. Be careful and cautious with mirror cleaning.

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:25 am

TheReasonIFail wrote:

Or you can do what I do and use a blower and just blow some air into the camera. So far it's done a good job of removing dirt from the sensor without any damage.

Make sure that if you use a blower only use one of the bulb blowers you squeeze by hand. Do not use compressed air blowers, they can do damage...so I've heard.