I'm really new to this website but there's this problem I've been having with my camera for awhile now. This black dot shows up in a lot of my photos, not all I think my focal length affects it's visibility and obviously depending on what I'm shooting it could blend in with the picture. I've switched lenses and it's still there so I'm assuming its the body of my camera. I've tried cleaning the mirrors but that hasn't made a difference.
I'd upload photos here but I don't know how so if anyone would like to see what I'm talking about and could tell me how to upload them that would be great!
Have you successfully uploaded to any other sites? FaceBook? Instagram? Flickr? If so you should be able to add photos to this site. If not, you need a tutorial. I am not trying to be rude. I just mean you need to get some basic functions under your belt.
welcome to 365 Amelia... uploading should be fairly straightforward... there should be an "upload" option in the menu on the blue bar across the top of the page... click on that and follow the instructions :)
If it is in the same spot in all your photos, it would be a spot on the sensor and not the mirrors. You should have your camera professionally cleaned unless you feel comfortable cleaning your sensor.
@pieceoutgirlscout based on the behavior you're describing it sounds like it could be speck of dust (or similar) on the camera sensor. It would show up in the same spot in your images regardless of the lens you use, and how intrusive it is in the image can vary based on settings or subject matter. Basically what you've described. You could try looking online for how to clean your sensor, but if your not confident in attempting it yourself a local camera store might offer sensor cleaning.
I agree with those above -- if it is happening across lenses, it's sensor dust. It can be cleaned on your own, with the right kit. I have one I ordered from b&h photo that involves little sticky papers and an eraser like thing on a stick for blotting the mirror carefully to get the dust off. I usually, however, take it to be cleaned when that happens. If it's only one spot, I just remove it in Lightroom or some other processing program that allows you to clone. Otherwise, it gets expensive having it cleaned each time a dot appears.
Ditto to the above...I had what looked like a hair showing up on my shots and it was the sensor that needed cleaning...I had it professionally done as I was really intimidated by the amount of damage I could have caused.
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Thanks so much!! I think I'll just continue to photoshop it out because I don't really have the money to get my camera cleaned but I'm glad I know what it is now!
Sensor spots are usually quite small. Larger black dots can be on the mirror, but also on the focus screen. The focus screen is the reflective surface that is at the bottom of the camera compartment. Associated with the so-called RGB sensor, the one that does the automatic metering. I had one on my new camera two weeks ago. A puffer directed at the right place solved it in 10 seconds. My friendly camera store helped me out.
Before you go somewhere to have your sensor cleaned, check your camera settings to see if it has a self cleaning option. Mine does. In my setup menu there is an option called "Clean Image Sensor" It basically vibrates the sensor, and can often shake of any unwanted dust.
As far as uploading here it should be pretty straight forward. If you're like me and use a script blocker, you do need to allow certain scripts for the uploader to function properly. Also, make sure your web browser is fully updated. Those two issues have made it tricky for me to upload in the past.
@pieceoutgirlscout@frankhymus Amelia, Frank's response is the obvious first thing to do. I've found over the years its a small spec of dust on the mirror, focus screen or on the sensor and a puffer solves the problem. To puff the sensor you'll need to read in your manual on how to set the camera for "mirror up". Do this with the lens off. You can also take the lens off and shoot at a cloudy or blue sky and see if you can see the spec in the resulting picture. This can sometimes help locate where the spec is on the mirror, focus screen or sensor. Keep in mind your image flips through the light path inside the camera, but usually once you see where the spec is located in a certain quadrant of the picture you can usually track it down. When all else fails, check into cleaning the sensor with the camera doing the cleaning, and if your camera doesn't clean the sensor then look into self cleaning or take it to a professional shop for cleaning.
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Thanks so much!! I think I'll just continue to photoshop it out because I don't really have the money to get my camera cleaned but I'm glad I know what it is now!
I've generall used clear bule sky, but the concept is the same.
As far as uploading here it should be pretty straight forward. If you're like me and use a script blocker, you do need to allow certain scripts for the uploader to function properly. Also, make sure your web browser is fully updated. Those two issues have made it tricky for me to upload in the past.