You??™ll need a blower??”again, the kind you squeeze with your hand, never a can of compressed
air. In addition, be sure the blower does not have any sort of brush or bristles on the end (you can
use my recommended Rocket blower for this job too). You should also get specialized sensorcleaning
swabs, which you??™ll use to actually sweep the dust off your sensor. There are a number
of popular brushes available, though I am fond of the Sensor Sweep II (www.copperhillimages
.com). Another popular option is VisibleDust (www.visibledust.com). Delkin also sells the
FIGURE 2-6 Dust on a sensor is easily spotted if you take two pictures and compare them.
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SensorScope (www.delkin.com), an all-in-one package that contains a bunch of sensor cleaning
swabs, as well as a little vacuum and even an illuminated magnifying glass you can put on the
camera??™s lens mount to more easily see dirt on the sensor. You can see the sensor over the lens
mount, ready to help you find dust in Figure 2-7.
Roll Up Your Sleeves??¦
Cleaning your sensor is an understandably scary proposition. If anything goes wrong, you can
end up damaging the most sensitive and expensive component of your camera, requiring a trip
to the equivalent of the camera emergency room: the manufacturer??™s repair center.
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