You probably already have a blower so I would try that first. It doesn't get rid of all the dust but usually gets the most obnoxious ones. The instructions are in your camera's manual.
is the sensor realy that delicate? i mean im not going to start scrubbing it with a old rag but would a cotton bud be okay?
the sensor is about as delicate as any other piece of glass because that's what you would actually be cleaning, a piece of glass. In front of the camera sensor is a hot mirror (usually made of glass) - that's what gets dusty and that's what you would be cleaning. You'd have to completely disassemble your camera to get to the ACTUAL sensor.
worst case senario is you mess up your hot mirror and have to get it replaced which admittedly isn't cheap but it's not as bad as replacing your camera's sensor.
I had my sensor cleaned at the local camera store for $35.00. It was worth the price to not have to mess with it myself. They cleaned the sensor and vacuumed the chamber.
arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i tried to clean it myself but now whilst looking a tiit under a light it seems scratched (i tried to remove the "scratch" it felt pretty scratchy to me LOL)
actully not LOL ive got a FMP to be in college!
anywa i took a picture of a white screen on my tv (yes not much good takeing pics of tv's) and apart from the obv fat dust blotch can anyone see any perniment damage
(ill take a pic of the sky 2moro it works better..
arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i tried to clean it myself but now whilst looking a tiit under a light it seems scratched (i tried to remove the "scratch" it felt pretty scratchy to me LOL)
actully not LOL ive got a FMP to be in college!
anywa i took a picture of a white screen on my tv (yes not much good takeing pics of tv's) and apart from the obv fat dust blotch can anyone see any perniment damage
(ill take a pic of the sky 2moro it works better..
Personally I have used a foot pump for bike tyres etc, with a football attatchment on the end, to get a directional blow of air, then i just open the mirror up and give it a quick blow. Im not sure if this would be recommended, but air is going to be a lot better than sticking something on the sensor/glass.
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having read a bit more it seems that too much of a powerful blast of air may damage the sensor also, so i think i shall be careful from now on, even though I dont suffer from dust spots too much, and am conservative with the amount of pressure i blow into the camera.
