 Choo Choo Love |
Why are there spots (splotches) on the sky?
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Mike Rubin |
There is dust on the sensor. This is common and occurs when changing the lens. A may to minimize it happening is to point the camera down when changing the lens. Your manual will tell how to set the camera so that you can clean the sensor. DO NOT touch the sensor and DO NOT use canned air to clean it. You need to use a large bulb type blower.There are some cleaners on the market but I do not know how well they work.
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Choo Choo Love |
Thank you, Mike. I'll read my manual and clean the sensor. I appreciate your help very much!
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Samuel Smith |
thanks for helping mike.gonna leave attitude,but real help. hmmm,it's just a few people. we might find atlantis. ah well,maybe not.
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Karim Abiali |
Choo, Canon provides free professional sensor cleaning for it's camera, you either ship it to them and you get back in 48 hrs, or take to a Canon service center if it is close to your area. I live in Toronto, and I send my XT every six month for cleaning and maitenance, and it is for free. I drop, since it is only a half an hour drive, and I get back by mail in the next three business days.
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- Carlton Ward Contact Carlton Ward Carlton Ward's Gallery |
Hello Choo, Do you know how to clean up the spots on your photos with Photoshop ? You can either use the clone tool or the healing brush. Reply back if you need more info about this. I also will echo Mike's warning about being careful when cleaning your sensor. The large blowers usually do the trick but if you touch the sensor you risk permanent damage and the possibility of turning your camera into paperweight. After using the blower, take a couple of photos of the sky and then download them to see if the spots are still there. Its a real pain but I have to do this myself on a regular basis because I change lenses often and as careful as I try to be, it is inevitable a little dust will get on the sensor. There are other cleaners (look for a company called Green Clean) but I wouldn't try this unless you are confident about how to use them. http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&search-alias=photo&field-brandtextbin=Green+Clean&page=1 If the blower doesn't work, I would follow Karim's advise of having it professionally cleaned.
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