Dust on the ccd

[Sniper]

Are you users of DSLR's experience problems with dust on the ccd? If it is a problem, is it big or not a big deal? Easy to remove? What removal technique do you use?

Anders

[Roger_Cavanagh]

Anders,

I just added this page http://www.rogercavanagh.com/library/t17_cleaning.htm with some descriptions of what I use.

Regards,

[Sniper]

Roger that!

Thank's, great information. Seems like it's not a big problem after all.

Anders

[gudac]

I have found a simple way to blow out the CMOS on my D30. I use a battery powered electronics vacum. I reveresed the connections an use it as a blower. Works great. By the way, it is a new vacum that has never been used before. I wouldn't want to use a vacum that has been used and take a chance of dust blowing onto a sensor!

[David Miller]

Dust is a fact of life with digital cameras. All CCD sensors will attract dust no matter how careful one might be. A CCD, or Charged Couple Device, by its very nature is a dust collector. The more lens are changed, the sooner one will find dust on the sensor. The CMOS sensor the D30 and D60 use seems not to attract dust as readily as the CCD. Most digital camera manuals have a section on cleaning the senor and should be followed exactly as outlined.
Respectfully,
David Miller

[Far Side]

I guess there are a lot of fancy ways to remove dust from the sensor but I find a blast or two from an old tire pump does the job!