Camera Sensors

First, take the lens off the camera body, turn the body upside down and blow inside using a bulb blower.

We see so many people holding the camera facing up and blowing down – all this does is blow the dust around inside the body. By turning the camera body upside down and blowing up, gravity ensures that the dust falls out.

You could use some sort of magnifier such as the SensorScope (sold by Arthur Morris at Birds as Art in the USA or Kameraz in South Africa) to check the sensor.

Alternatively you could do the old long method of photographing the clear blue sky, downloading the picture to your computer, then blowing it up by 200% and checking for specks and spots.

There are many sensor cleaning products on the market from using spatulas and cleaning solution to using the lens pen.

Initially we used the cleaning solution but it evaporated within a week due to the heat (and Outdoorphoto in Menlyn, South Africa, who we purchased it from, were not interested in my problem but fortunately the manufacturer in the USA was, and he replaced the bottle) so we now use the lens pen method made popular by Arthur Morris , which we have been doing for years with no problems.

Then finally use the bulb blower again to get rid of any dust or other particles that may have been loosed by the lens pen. This should ensure a spotless sensor.

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