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Every photographer needs a tripod. Whether you decide to shell out a lot or a little, having something to safely stabilize a camera is a must-have for certain kinds of shots. The Manfrotto MT055XPRO3 is a good all-purpose aluminum tripod with enough support for camera systems up to 19.8 lb.
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Use these digital camera maintenance tips to keep your camera in the best possible working condition.
Taking care of your camera lenses will increase their value and durability. More importantly, it will help you come up with good quality photos that tell the stories you want the world to know.
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Some people say camera of iPhone can get damaged by laser source. Thank you for advice. Yes it can as well as strong sunlight. It burns the sensor out!
An average laser pointer will probably not damage a security camera. Lasers are beams of light, which produce heat. If a laser makes sustained contact with sensitive materials, such as a camera sensor, it causes physical damage. Average laser pointers don’t have the power to disarm the sensor.
Yes. The thing you shouldn’t do is to leave the body or lens open without a cap on, because you’ll let dirt or dust into it. Treat removing a lens like opening a wound. You want to not leave it open for long, and avoid getting any unwanted crap inside it.
A Cylindrical Lens Hood will generally work well and get the job done. These are often used with a prime or telephoto lens and will completely block stray light. Even more popular are Petal Lens Hoods (sometimes called a Tulip Lens Hood). These are shorter lens hoods that have curved notches.
Most of today’s digital cameras use rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. In other words, it’s not necessary to fully discharge a lithium-ion battery before charging it, but to get the longest life from a battery, only charge it when needed.
For cleaning, I make use a clean and soft towel. I use it to wipe the device body. And for lens cleaning, I use a spray on the lens and wipe it with the clean & soft towel to clean the lens surface. Through this, the lens of my Mirrorless Camera helps me taking clearer images all the time.
If you are storing camera at home, you could do the following to keep it safe:
Do not touch your sensor with anything other than a clean sensor swab. This will damage your sensor and could damage other internal parts of your camera. Do not shake your camera. If you have any image stabilization, it could throw off the calibration.
The Eclipse fluid is basically pure methanol (there will be some trace amount of water). The E2 cleaner is a mixture of ethanol, methanol, and isopropyl alcohol. And since it has isopropyl alcohol, the water content is much higher.
You can’t always rely on new technology to assure you of a clean digital camera sensor. With a self-cleaning sensor, you may not need to clean your sensor as often, but it still needs to be cleaned manually every once in a while to ensure that it’s completely dust-free.
Zoom in on the image (rear camera LCD), scroll from left to right and top to bottom all over the image and see if you can find any dark spots. If you cannot see any, your sensor is clean. If you see dark spots like in the above example, then your sensor has dust on it.
A couple of things to remember is: don’t put too much fluid on the sensor swab. Only use the swab a couple of times or if you are really particular, only use it for a single cleaning. Do not use Isopropyl alcohol from the pharmacy, it may contain glycerin which will muck up your sensor.
So how often should you clean your sensor? The quick answer is – whenever you need it. If you take your camera out for a spin every day or once a week and switch lens regularly then you might have to do it once a month. If you are the occasional photographer then perhaps every few months or so.
A typical professional in-factory or certified-shop cleaning usually runs around $75 (plus an additional $25 or so in shipping costs if you have to send it out). $75-100 will get you enough supplies that you can routinely clean your entire stable of digital cameras for years before restocking.
To start, wipe down the body of your camera. One tip from my local camera shop is to use denatured alcohol and an old toothbrush to scrub off stubborn stains. Be careful around any leather surfaces because denatured alcohol can remove the glue that holds them in place.
You can clean it using an air blower, lens brush, carbonized lens pen, lens cleaning solution, cotton swabs or microfiber cloth. Clean the lens only if needed as you do not want to damage the glass coating or the glass itself by not carefully handling the lens while cleaning.
How to wet clean your sensor
The camera has a cleaning function that automatically removes dust from the image sensor when the power is turned on or off, or when the camera shuts off in Power Saving mode. This cleaning function can be activated whenever you like, or shut off entirely.
DO NOT USE WD-40. Use a cleaner that is meant for electrical parts. Brake cleaner is essentially the same stuff. I’ve also used something called ‘thottle body cleaner’ whose label indicated it was safe for cleaning MAF’s.
The design and function of the mass air flow sensor Both are delicate and may be damaged if you try to clean them. For this reason, it’s better to replace the sensor than to attempt to clean it and continue using it. The MAF sensor measures the amount of air that comes into the system.
Symptoms of a Faulty Mass Air Flow Sensor