C100: What's the prefered method of cleaning the sensor?

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Noticed a few spots on recorded images They are not grime on my monitor, lenses or image artifacts. Thanks

Hmmmm, jut realised that the spots are present and remain a constant appearance at any aperture....Could it be something else.

I tried a rocket air blower with no success.
 
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If it were me I'd send the camera to the shop for an overhaul (because I, like you, don't know how to go about cleaning the sensor). But just to make one "duh" suggestion; have you done a black balance (ABB)?
 
There's a small piece of glass (or plastic) in front of the sensor, so you don't have to worry about damaging the actual sensor. While I'm hesitant to touch it, if you think about it, it shouldn't be any different than cleaning a typical lens. For a lens, I typically use a brush or blower to clear any hard objects (such as sand), followed by my breath to steam up the lens (you could also use lens cleaning fluid), and then a cloth to wipe it off.

That each of my videos is filmed through the haze of my fogged (and then wiped) breath gives each video a unique look that no one (except my evil twin) can replicate in terms of filmic DNA.
 
I wouldn't touch that piece of glass with a cloth. Use a arctic butterfly sensor brush to clean it after having used the blower on it. Cleaning cloths can scratch the coatings.
 
At what apertures the sensor dust is visible?

I had first noticed a sensor dust in 2012 in C300 and got it cleaned by Canon. After that Canon had done a hardware improvement and the incidence of sensor dust has reduced. I had one more sensor dust issue after that and got it removed during the DPAF update last year. After that thankfully it is fine. However, I take a lot of precaution, as I shoot in extremely dusty areas.


I used to do the sensor clean in the DSLR days using an Arctic butterfly sensor cleaning brush. It had bought one specifically for the 1D series (APS-H) sensor. When I tried to use it on a 40D (APS-C) sensor, the brush touched the sensor edge and the sensor was smudged. Then I had to send the camera for cleaning. If you indeed want to try then buy a sensor cleaning brush like arctic butterfly for APS-C camera size.

The Cinema series cameras are not only more expensive than the DSLRs, but also the output from these are likely to be projected big and hence any imperfect sensor clean will be visible. So it is better to get the sensor cleaned by Canon.
 
The 'dust' is visible at any aperture and osnt change size or shape.. I'm not so sure its dust anymore...It seems to be an area larger than one pixel and grey in colour.
 
I have opened a new thread "WHats this mark on my sensor" as I don't believe its a dust \ cleaning issue. Thanks for all the replies.
 
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