Thwart dust by using lens caps and a body cap when a lens is not attached.
Dirt is not a friend to your digital SLR camera. It can get into cracks and crevices of the camera body. It can attach itself to the glass of the lens. It can even make its way inside your camera and stick to the glass above the image senor. Dirt can also show up in your images as little black spots. That's why running the camera's built-in image-sensor cleaning process, and giving the rest of the working parts an occasional cleaning, is important.
Instructions
1. Shoot a test picture of a white sheet of typing paper or a white wall. Examine the resulting picture to see if little black spots appear. If so, you will need to clean dust from your camera's image sensor.
2. Rub the outside of your camera with a microfiber cloth to remove dirt and dust from the body.
3. Remove the lens.
4. Start the camera's image-sensor cleaning process, accessible through the camera menu, if one is available. Check your camera manual for specific instructions.
5. Look inside the camera and find the piece of glass that sits above the image sensor. Turn the camera so the lens opening is pointing down. Blow a stream of air across the glass using the blower bulb to release any remaining dust.
6. Give a few strong shakes to a special static-charged brush and wipe the bristles across the glass inside the camera if some dust or dirt remains.
7. Dampen a special sensor-cleaning brush with the photographic solvent and carefully wipe the glass to remove any grime.
8. Pick up the lens. Blow across the glass or use a blower brush to remove dust from the glass.
9. Wipe the glass with a fresh microfiber cloth to remove fingerprints or smudges. For stubborn spots, apply a few drops of lens-cleaning solution to a fresh cloth and wipe gently.
10. Reattach the lens to the camera body.
11. Take another test picture and check for any remaining black spots in the image.
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