Cleaning protective glass?
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Darren Levine
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or just never ever ever EVER get your fingers anywhere near it, and clean dust off with an air rocket
Igelkott Film
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I think you need to send it in to Panasonic for cleaning.
There is an excellent website that is totally devoted to how to clean camera sensors. There are all kinds of methods discussed, some commercial products and others DIY. Here is the website:
http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com/
http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com/
Jon Furtado
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There's actually a device called a sensor cleaner. It's got a magnifying element and special lights so you can get close to it and clean it. Look under DSLR stuff to find out more. I've never personally used one.
"Sensor Cleaning" doesn't refer to cleaning the actual sensor since most every camera has an optical low pass filter over the actual sensor element. "Sensor Cleaning" refers to cleaning whatever is the outside surface that you see when you take the lens off the camera. This outer surface is what gets dust and other contaminants on it. The web site above has recommendations on cleaning the surface visible when the lens is removed.
As a side note, because the AF100 also has ND filters built in, I have often wondered how the filters themselves should be cleaned. The outer surface is easy. Just rotate the filter into place and clean, but what about the inner surface that faces the sensor. I suppose if it ever gets contaminated, then it needs to be sent to Panasonic. I do not have access to an AF100 camera, but it would be interesting to know if the ND filters can be unscrewed from the carousel that hold them so they can be cleaned outside the camera.
As a side note, because the AF100 also has ND filters built in, I have often wondered how the filters themselves should be cleaned. The outer surface is easy. Just rotate the filter into place and clean, but what about the inner surface that faces the sensor. I suppose if it ever gets contaminated, then it needs to be sent to Panasonic. I do not have access to an AF100 camera, but it would be interesting to know if the ND filters can be unscrewed from the carousel that hold them so they can be cleaned outside the camera.
Taylor Rudd
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The ND filters are behind a protective piece of glass (or is this the OLPF?). There is no chance of dust getting on the ND filters.
Barry_Green
Moderator
There's protective glass, then the ND filters, then the OLPF, then the sensor. So no, what you are cleaning is the protective glass, not the OLPF or the ND filters or the sensor.
timtorpedo
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So... what is the best way to clean that protective piece of glass? kim wipes and lens cleaner...? Any sure answer about it...? Thanks.