Hi all ,
ive just been noticing some spots on my photos so im thinking i have dust of the sensor . Just wondering if anyone has cleaned their own sensors and if so what did you use ??
Brenda check your manual it will tell you what to do,but may be worth paying someone to do it.I noticed on Saturday that I had something on my sensor but was able to blow it out with one of those blower things,lol,which cost me $15 from stupid Harvey Norman!!!!
Brenda - I have a whole 2 pages in my camera manual dedicated to sensor manual cleaning and I'm sure yours will too. Mine describes raising the mirror and suggests using a blower (but not blower brush) to remove dust. Then after explaining it all it then writes:
"The filter is extremely delicate and easily damaged. It is recommended that the filter be cleaned only by authorised service personnel."
Up to you - but I reckon safest bet it get the pros to do it!
Oh as a side note - my Nikon also has 'clean image sensor' function and I've set mine up to automatically clean at start up and shut down. This is just vibrating of the image sensor to shake any dust off and and may or may not do the trick depending on the dirt/dust.
Hope this helps!
Brenda, I have taken over 100,000 photos with my old Canon XT (350D) now, and I clean the sensor every few months. The key is to shell out the 10 or 15 bucks for a blower, and NEVER physically contact your sensor. Also dont blow on it with your own breath or with a straw, the condensation will damage it.
That said on my camera I simply remove the lens and hold it so the sensor is facing the floor (junk will blow out). I hit the sensor cleaning function on my camera so the mirror flips up, hold the nose of my blower about 3-5cm from the sensor and blow a few times. This usually does the trick and I think super easy. Just make sure you never ever touch your sensor with anything.
brenda read the manual ??? oh goodness i dont do that its easier to ask u guys to help lol Ive never read it .
think i will go buy a blower thing and see what i can do with that . Ive got a mag somewhere that shows pitures on how to clean it so will have to dig that out to. Paying someone to do it cost $70 so ive been told !!!
Hey Brenda ive also cleaned my own sensor...Its not rocket science and pretty straight forward....your local camera shop can set you up with a proper cleaning kit...... go for it !!!! all the information is out their !!!
I've cleaned mine too - it costs £50 to get a DSLR cleaned so I bought a kit for £25 and did it myself. It looks scary, but its not, and there's loads of vids on youtube showing in great detail how to.
I clean my sensor all the time. The biggest issue it to make sure your battery is fully charged, and that you lock up your mirror properly. If the shutter closes on any tool, it will damage your shutter.
The sensor itself isn't all that fragile. It's covered by a 'hot-mirror' which is a replaceable infrared blocking piece of glass. (it's fairly thick as well) I use eclipse liquid, pec pads, and sensor swabs.
I use Eclipse E2 sensor cleaner and swabs. It's easy. Really. Basically this stuff is Ether and flat looking Qtips. Works like a charm, and a 2 year old could do it. Pricey though.
Try a hurricane blower first ($10), you may be able to clean it without touching the sensor.
If that doesn't work, buy some optical cleaning solution and sensor swabs. Like Chris said, Eclipse makes some good products. The problem is they are expensive, and you have to buy a box of 20 or something for about $40. The solution is $20 I think?
Its easy to do honestly, I used to clean a lot of cameras at work (hundreds), never scratched a CCD. Not due to some special skill, its just not as hard as they make it sound. They want you to send it back to them and pay up! :)
I use a blower, but sometimes that is not enough, so I use the premade Eclipse swabs. They are pricey, but B&H would actually ship them to me, they will not ship a bottle of the Eclipse solution. The "cheaper" way to do it is a bottle of Eclipse, Pec Pads, and a spatula cut to fit your sensor.
It can be rather nerve wracking, and my first time I smeared my sensor all up. I just avoid changing lenses unnecessarily, and I definitely don't swap lenses outdoors or in dusty areas.
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I got mine cleaned by going to an event at a local camera shop where they did it for free.
"The filter is extremely delicate and easily damaged. It is recommended that the filter be cleaned only by authorised service personnel."
Up to you - but I reckon safest bet it get the pros to do it!
Hope this helps!
That said on my camera I simply remove the lens and hold it so the sensor is facing the floor (junk will blow out). I hit the sensor cleaning function on my camera so the mirror flips up, hold the nose of my blower about 3-5cm from the sensor and blow a few times. This usually does the trick and I think super easy. Just make sure you never ever touch your sensor with anything.
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think i will go buy a blower thing and see what i can do with that . Ive got a mag somewhere that shows pitures on how to clean it so will have to dig that out to. Paying someone to do it cost $70 so ive been told !!!
The sensor itself isn't all that fragile. It's covered by a 'hot-mirror' which is a replaceable infrared blocking piece of glass. (it's fairly thick as well) I use eclipse liquid, pec pads, and sensor swabs.
If that doesn't work, buy some optical cleaning solution and sensor swabs. Like Chris said, Eclipse makes some good products. The problem is they are expensive, and you have to buy a box of 20 or something for about $40. The solution is $20 I think?
Its easy to do honestly, I used to clean a lot of cameras at work (hundreds), never scratched a CCD. Not due to some special skill, its just not as hard as they make it sound. They want you to send it back to them and pay up! :)
It can be rather nerve wracking, and my first time I smeared my sensor all up. I just avoid changing lenses unnecessarily, and I definitely don't swap lenses outdoors or in dusty areas.