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How does automatic sensor cleaning work?
My Canon 5D MKIII DSLR often does sensor cleaning when powered off and occasionally I'll go through the menu and specifically run a sensor clean when I've been shooting in unusually hazardous ...
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How to clean an actual CMOS sensor? (Not the IR low pass filter)
All of the "sensor cleaning" instructions I've found are actually for cleaning the IR low pass filter in front of it. Unfortunately, I've got a tiny bit of tape residue on the actual CMOS sensor of ...
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Why does my sensor require frequent cleaning?
I have a Nikon D300 and in the past couple years I've found that it seems to require sensor cleaning very frequently, something like once a week or more. I've been dry cleaning with a combination of ...
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What are the right cleaning tools for an APS-C sensor?
I have got my gear ready for a long holiday in next month, but I'm pretty much confused when it comes to having the right tools for cleaning a sensor.
The typical procedure I have experienced from ...
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What settings should be used for self-cleaning sensors?
This question mentioned a self cleaning sensor. I have a few questions in reference to self cleaning sensors.
Is there a reason to clean the sensor at startup, shutdown, (or both) automatically?
Can ...
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Is a self-cleaning sensor necessary when using only one lens?
The Canon 1100d lacks a self-cleaning sensor.
If I use this camera without ever exchanging the lens, is the absence of a self-cleaning sensor a bad 'feature'?
Are the bodies of modern DLRS cameras ...
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How can I clean the sensor on a Panasonic LX5 compact camera?
I've noticed there appear to be some specs of dirt on the sensor of my panasonic LX5 and was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to clean the sensor on this camera? I found this link which has ...
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Where is this dust located on my sensor?
I have a really nasty looking piece of dust on my 550D's sensor, situated in the top right-hand corner of each image I take with anything higher than f/11. I am going to get a decent sensor cleaning ...
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Can you use alternative brushes to clean DSLR sensors?
A lot of praise goes to Arctic Butterfly when doing DIY sensor cleaning. However are there cheaper solution to brush off dust by using other non-sensor cleaning specific brushes?
Most high quality ...
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Can I clean dust from a scratched sensor?
I have a camera with a scratched sensor (a Canon 1Ds Mk II) - can I clean the dust from the sensor? And if yes, how? By using the wet method? Or just by blowing air?
The scratch is in the middle. ...
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Why does my Nikon D90 make a strange sound during built-in sensor cleaning, when my friend's D90 doesn't?
I noticed a quiet sound (like squeaking) when using the built-in sensor cleaning of my Nikon D90. In some forums I read about many people having this behavior with the Nikon D700 and some Canon ...
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Why use a small aperture when trying to see sensor dust?
Here and there I read of people who set their lens to a small aperture while testing their sensor cleanness, supposedly to get the best image of dust speckles. However, the image of the on-sensor dust ...
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Is it risky or difficult to wet clean an image sensor?
I've discovered spots on the image sensor of my DSLR camera that cannot be cleaned using a blower bulb, so I would like to know the risk of problems, such as further image deterioration or damage to ...
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How do I get rid of these different spots after sensor cleaning?
I've just cleaned sensor on my Nikon D40x for the first time using sensor swabs and Eclipse solution.
Here is a picture taken before cleaning and after .
Dark spots on the first photo do not appear ...
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How effective are in-camera integrated sensor cleaning systems, and have they improved?
Few years ago, Canon introduced some sort of internal sensor cleaning system that (as far as I understand it) shakes the sensor off any dust it collected during use. This shake is very high frequency.
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Should I clean my camera sensor, or take it to a professional?
Possible Duplicate:
Best way to clean the sensor on a digital SLR?
Can anyone offer me advice on how to clean my camera's sensor?
Should I do this myself, or take the camera to a ...
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Does it matter which way the camera is orientated for the sensor cleaning to work?
With the advent of sensor cleaning in newer bodies - does it matter which way up you hold the camera whilst it is cleaning? I understand that the sensor cleaning works by vibrating the sensor to knock ...
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What is the best way to clean the sensor on a digital SLR?
I've got a couple of spots of dust on the sensor of my Canon 20D - a rocket blower isn't shifting them, and I'm ridiculously scared of some of the more direct methods for cleaning sensors -- what ...
