From the course: Learning to Use Mirrorless Cameras
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Cleaning your image sensor
From the course: Learning to Use Mirrorless Cameras
Cleaning your image sensor
- One of the greatest benefits of having a camera with a removable lens is the flexibility of changing that lens based on the shot that you want to get. One of the downsides is that dust and debris can get inside your camera, and this can cause a lot of problems, particularly if it gets stuck to the sensor. Your camera, being a mirrorless camera, doesn't have a mirror in front of the sensor, so it's really easy to get dust inside these cameras, particularly when you're doing lens changes in the field in dusty conditions, or even a standard condition if you forget to power off the camera. Now there are a few things that we can do. First up, always remember that if you're going to change the lens, power down the camera. Doing this will prevent dust from getting sucked in because of the electrical charge. Also your camera may be doing a sensor clean every time you turn the camera on or off, but if you notice a spot, there's a…
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