How to Clean Your Camera Sensor Yourself. Sony A7siii and a7iv Mirrorless Camera.
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- How to clean your mirrorless camera sensor. This is also how to clean your DSLR sensor, that just takes one extra step I didnt show here but I mentioned it.
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You dont need to take your camera to a professional to have the dust cleaned off of its sensor. It's actually surprisingly quick and easy to do at home.
You simply need an air poofer blaster and a sensor cleaning kit - first, go to your settings menu and choose sensor cleaning, that will perform a dust shake off and then lock the IBIS on your Sony Camera, then you flip your camera upside down, poof some air into the sensor body - flip it back, set it on a table, wet the cleaning end of your sensor cleaner with the special liquid that is included, and in one motion pull it from one side of the sensor to the other.
Keeping your camera sensor clean will keep your photos sharper!
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I also bought an online kit to clean my Sony a7s2, I was going to pay to have it cleaned, but at £60 I thought….i can do this. Searched for a video, watched this, and hey presto, perfect sensor!
Thanks for this! It took the fear out of cleaning my sensor for the first time. I happened to have bought a cleaning kit a few years ago and I didn't realize the sensor cleaners were in there. I just happen to have a jeweler's microscope and a magnifying headset so 💯% sure it's ** clean **.
Amazing! Yeah, I definitely didn’t think it would be as easy and straightforward to clean a sensor. And MAN was mine dirty. Glad to help
Such a seamless video…
I’ll show myself out.
Thanks a ton for the video - for anyone who reads this: YES you need to keep the camera on after running cleaning mode. Yes, it’s weird and counterintuitive, but it locks the IBIS in place so it isn’t wobbling.
PS: I also managed to get a hair on the sensor in the middle of the cleaning process. Thankfully, this video prepared me for the situation.
Thank you! First time cleaning my first full frame camera and this made it super easy.
Great video, super clear - it's great that you're explaining what each step does and why. Feel a lot better about my upcoming sensor cleaning now!
Simple, funny, useful. Definitely worth a sub. Thanks. 😉
thank for this, although keeping the camera on sound alarming. I was taught before to turn on the sensor cleaning mode then turn off and manually clean.
cheers for that! Great walkthrough, sensor is sorted!
Wow, well done NJ^2. I have been putting this off forever and your calm delivery really helped
So helpful, thank you very much for this, saved me a lot of time and money
Great video man!
Hilarious video! And I learned how to clean a the camera sensor of my A7iv as well...still need to summon up the courage to do it however :D
Same here mine has lil speck 😢 and just ordered a cleaning kit but not gonna lie im nervous😅
@@dre_707 I did it finally and was super pleased with the result. But I wouldn't bother trying the 'wet' method for a speck. Recommend you use an air blower instead - should fix it. Mine was pretty bad - using the air blower as a pre clean option - cleared about 60 percent of the mess - the swab managed the rest :)
@@axebuzz yeah just got my blower in yesterday gonna try it in a bit
Question- when you run the camera’s sensor clean function, should the camera cap be on on off the camera?
I run it with the cap off - the clean function is designed to knock bigger pieces of debris off of the sensor, so like a piece of dust or a hair. And if you turn the camera upside down when you run the function, SOMETIMES some of that stuff will just fall out. Usually you'll still have to puff a little air puffer in there to knock it out of the cavity. Ultimately you could do it either way.
This is useful and you surely are a funny guy.
It took two swabs. When my buddy opened the coke, it hit the gnat, drowning it on my sensor. Or, I was a wuss and didn't want to use too much of the cleaning agent. Naw, we'll go with the gnat. Great video. Thanks for posting it.
Oh man, one in a million chance to shoot down a gnat with a coke can ONTO a camera sensor.. Glad I could help!
Amazing, thank you
Great video
Fungus effected my 7siii sensor . I cleaned it by Sony service center. Problem solved . But my doubt is eny problem will happen sensor image quality in future?
I bought a pre-wet cleaning (where the swab comes with the cleaning solution) but the liquid seems to never evaporate. Do you know if it’s possible to use isopropyl alcohol?
I hope you will make video about SoNy ZV e1 with stabikization test
I did JUST upload a video about that camera - but I dont have my hands on one yet, as soon as theyre available to the public I'll buy one that day! But I did a 5 minute sum up of its features
Thanks
I have a Panasonic Lumix G9M2 mirrorless camera. Quick question. Do I clean the sensor with the camera turned on or off? Some say on to lock the sensor others say off. Bit confused. Also do I turn the image stabilization on or off? In all the videos I have seen these questions are not addressed. Help/Advice please.
I think the specifics aren't addressed because it's different for different cameras. As long as you dont over saturate the cleaning tip, you won't do any damage by cleaning it with your camera on. You dont want the fluid to drip off and cause a short anywhere inside the camera, but that would only happen if you put WAY too much cleaning solution on the applicator.
I would try cleaning it with your camera off and if you see the sensor moving around, then turn it on with stabilization turned on. Your camera MIGHT lock the sensor when it turns off and it might not. But the cleaning kits have several applicators in the kit so you can 'burn one' while figuring it out.
@@NicholasJamesJohnson Thanks. I am worried that I might damage the IBIS stabilized sensor if it is not locked into position when cleaning.
Hi. Thanks for the video. Question: when I use à liquid solution for cleaning the sensor, I have to turn off the camera before cleaning?
The video explicitly says to leave it powered on
I am now looking forward to the 12% increase in composition
ooooo, thanks for making it to the end!
So you need to keep your camera powered on. That explains why my sensor was wobbling left and right when I was wiping it off. 😅
Yes sir! Its a little unintuitive to intentionally poke a wet implement into your powered on camera - but it is somehow the correct process for cleaning!
Have you had any issues with leaving streaks on the sensor? I used Aeroclipse solution (very liquid) which is difficult to count drops and it left streaks. Tried using more or less drops and still had streaks. Any suggestions?
Interesting.. No, this was actually my first time trying to do this myself. I normally have a camera shop clean sensors, but I figured I should know how. It left my sensor perfectly clean! I would suggest trying another brand, and if theyre still there, it's probably best to have a professional look at it. They dont charge too much.
@NicholasJamesJohnson how much is it usually?
One thing to mention - NEVER use a blower on a closed shutter.
Do you mean on like an a7iv where the shutter stays closed to keep dust out when the camera is off? What will happen?
12% better! woohoo
no... you introduce fallacy, that a person makes direct contact with sensor; no you do not. There is a glass plate over the sensor... and why the auto clean is cool to use, & when you go to swab just realize it's a thin glass sheet you're cleaning, not a ever so sensitive sensor. I know nothing do not take my advice... look into it and stop being scared.
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