Cameras and Lumps

Here’s a tip. If you are buying a digital camera which is not completely new, point it at a white piece of paper and take a photo. Then look at the result. The photograph will show you if there is any dirt on the sensor or the lens.

I didn’t do this today, which is why I had to take the camera back to the shop……..

Comments

[Martin Randall]

Dirt on the sensor is par for the course if the camera is a dSLR. You can get them cleaned professionally or buy your own sensor cleaning kits, although cleaning the sensor on your expensive camera does feel a bit like performing open heart surgery on your child. I hope you got it sorted out.

[Nick]

For my dSLR, I just use an air blower (e.g. http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/32860/show.html ). Gets rid of most of the stuff (It will need cleaning professionally at some point, but the rocket blower gets rid of most, and Photoshop can get rid of the rest)

[Rob]

I must admit that I fret about these things, perhaps a bit more than I should. I've never been keen on blowing into the camera in case I stir something up that I shouldn't - after all the dirt has to go somewhere - but in the end I just took the camera back because I didn't want to start with a camera that needs cleaning. They were very good about it and just refunded my money.