Cleaning the sensor with a pen

I was wondering if someone has tried to clean the sensor using this kind of pen ?

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Does-it work ? is there a risk of scratches ? which side of the pen do you recommand to use ?

Don't do it. Nylon pens scratch.
Use only a very soft very clean brush negatively charged and preferably wet.
Try the Copper Hill pen ..

DONT DO IT. I already scratched the sensor on my 5D.

Everytime i take a photo i think there is a huge scratch on the lcd, but it is actually in the photo from the scratch on my sensor.

Would you clean your eyeballs with a nylon pen?

Do not stick that pen inside the body of the camera for anything.

OK thanks.

Thats a lenspen (or a copy of a lens pen). It has a soft end that can be loaded with carbon dust (from inside the cap) that helps clean off grease/fingermarks/wha​tever from the glass surfaces of your lenses.

It is NOT a sensor cleaning device. As others have said use a specialist sensor cleaning kit with super-clean soft single-use pads and a non-residue cleaning solution.

Even though the pen you have linked to is for cleaning lenses I make absolutely sure the end is completely clean. Even if a grain of sand is in there you'll end up grinding it into the surface. You may not notice the scratch in a photo but its best not to do that all the same.

Don't do it!
That's a lens pen and it will make a mess of the anti-aliasing filter on your sensor. Then you'd have to send it off to the guys at Hot Rod http://maxmax.com/hot_​rod_visible.htm.

There are sensor cleaning pens. Canon's techs use them.

However, pens are the very last step in a proper cleaning process, after all other cleaning steps have been done. The pen is used to gently polish a clean sensor, removing haze that's typically left behind by wet cleaning.

Sensor cleaning pens are different from lens cleaning pens. The pad on a sensor pen is squared off so that it can get into the corners (instead of round, like the lens pens).

The only way you'd scratch a sensor (actually the AA filter in front of the sensor) with a sensor pen is if you fail to properly remove dust grit first, with the earlier steps in the cleaning procedure. At the very least, you need to use a bulb blower and do a correct wet cleaning (i.e. Copperhill Method) before ever touching the sensor with one of those pens.

Here's a link to a website that details sensor cleaning really well. It's written by professional camera repair techs who also are major suppliers to the camera repair and servicing industry, sell most of the products needed and have used them themselves, and give us good relatively unbiased advice. Read and understand it all very thoroughly before you try doing a sensor cleaning yourself.

If you are at all in doubt, take the camera to a local repair shop that does cleanings and pay them to do it. If the camera is still under warranty, you technically should send it to Canon or one of their authorized repair facilities to risk voiding your warranty.

The cleaning pad on a decent Lenspen is made of a very soft material. Chamois leather is commonly used. It's not nylon. I've been using a lenspen on my lenses for over 10 years with no problems, but I wouldn't use one on the sensor. At the very least, the pad is round and it seems like it would be difficult to cover the sensor's corners.

Actually, I've had my 7D for about two years now and have never had to clean the sensor. The built in cleaning does a good job. If you don't have any problems now, you most likely won't have any in the future.....