Best way to clean camera sensor
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I have the cleaning kits and following directions, they work really well. Make sure you order the right size kit for your sensor. There are some great youtube videos that show how to do it. Best advice on the swab sticks, don't push hard!
Also, instead of the white card, I did the following:
Nikon D7100 sensor cleaning, before and after.
I was astounded at the test shot of the before cleaning I did on that sensor. I was scared at first, but with youtube video help and my sensor cleaning kit, the difference is amazing.
I set the camera to ISO 100, aperture f/16 (highest for the 50mm lens), pointed at a blue sky and took two test shots. Then did the cleaning and repeated the test shots. In post edit, I set the dehaze slider in lightroom classic to maximum and that brought out every little spot and smudge like magic. This was a seriously dirty sensor, even though I had cleaned it last year once.
I hope this helps! I did one more cleaning afterward because there were still some areas that I wasn't happy with.
Also, instead of the white card, I did the following:
Nikon D7100 sensor cleaning, before and after.
I was astounded at the test shot of the before cleaning I did on that sensor. I was scared at first, but with youtube video help and my sensor cleaning kit, the difference is amazing.
I set the camera to ISO 100, aperture f/16 (highest for the 50mm lens), pointed at a blue sky and took two test shots. Then did the cleaning and repeated the test shots. In post edit, I set the dehaze slider in lightroom classic to maximum and that brought out every little spot and smudge like magic. This was a seriously dirty sensor, even though I had cleaned it last year once.
I hope this helps! I did one more cleaning afterward because there were still some areas that I wasn't happy with.
I just cleaned my sensor. Used a product called green clean which is the only thing I could get here in norway. First batch I bought left a film on the sensor!
Bought a new one which worked fine and removed all dust and the film.
This is a nice video explaining it:
Just be careful if your camera has IBIS. I had to leave mine on while doing it to hold the sensor still. This guy has a god with for mine camera the X-T4:
Bought a new one which worked fine and removed all dust and the film.This is a nice video explaining it:
Just be careful if your camera has IBIS. I had to leave mine on while doing it to hold the sensor still. This guy has a god with for mine camera the X-T4:
A white piece of paper will work as well. You can use a bellow in the first step. If there are still dust particles on the sensor I wold suggest to use a cleaning kit. It mostly contains plastic sticks with a layer of fabric and a cleaning liquid.
I use it from time to time and I'm totally satisfied with it! The liquid evaporates without any residues. The kits are available for all kinds of sensors and the plastic sticks are adapted to the width of your sensor to just make a left to right movement.
I use it from time to time and I'm totally satisfied with it! The liquid evaporates without any residues. The kits are available for all kinds of sensors and the plastic sticks are adapted to the width of your sensor to just make a left to right movement.
Jack, the liquid comes with the kit as well as the swabs. Everything is included, mine had a blower/duster and such also. Got mine on Amazon. Just look for Camera lens sensor cleaning kit and look for one that matches your camera's sensor size.
That was what I was talking about before. It's mostly a set with 10 sticks and a little bottle of cleaning liquid. You use one drop of it for one stick and slide it from left to right over your sensor. The width depends on your sensor and the kit you buy. There are kits available for all types of sensors and they have exactly the wide of the sensor. So you need to slide it just from left to right without any pressure. The liquid evaporates without residues after cleaning.
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