Can you clean the inside of your digi cam?

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I keep seeing things about cleaning your sensor etc. as if its easy.

I have this white dot stuck on the inside of my lens, After cleaning
the outer lens its definitely on the inside of the lens.

 

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Does it show on show pictures, or could it be in your viewfinder?


"John@Smith.com" <xxxxspud@newscene.com> wrote in message
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>I keep seeing things about cleaning your sensor etc. as if its easy.
>
> I have this white dot stuck on the inside of my lens, After cleaning
> the outer lens its definitely on the inside of the lens.
>
>

 

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On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:49:17 GMT, "John@Smith.com"
<xxxxspud@newscene.com> wrote:

>I keep seeing things about cleaning your sensor etc. as if its easy.

Never easy to clean the sensor itself.

>I have this white dot stuck on the inside of my lens, After cleaning
>the outer lens its definitely on the inside of the lens.

First of all, does the dot show up only on LCD and not on the picture
viewed on PC? Or is it only the viewfinder? You can ignore the
little viewfinder, it has no effect on the picture quality. And if
the dot only shows up on the LCD viewer, your LCD panel probably have
a stuck pixel and can be ignored, it is usually not fixable.

If you have interchangeable lens, you should try taking that apart and
clean everything. But if you're like most of us with fixed lens,
taking the camera apart might make things worse. For one thing you
need to be in 100% dust free enviroment. And take it from me, taking
most camera apart is no easy job. I spent nearly 2 hours just to take
apart a Cybershot P-30 to fix the zoom motor With many mechanical
parts, keeping everything properly aligned is the biggest part of the
job on re-assembly.

If you're sure it shows up on pictures, use the dust and scratch
removal feature of many decent programs to get rid of it.
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On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:49:17 GMT, "John@Smith.com"
<xxxxspud@newscene.com> wrote:

>I keep seeing things about cleaning your sensor etc. as if its easy.
>
>I have this white dot stuck on the inside of my lens, After cleaning
>the outer lens its definitely on the inside of the lens.

Sensor cleaning usually refer to digicams with interchangeable
lense, i.e. dSLRs.

Is the white dot interfering with the quality of your photos, i.e.
can you see it's effect in photos; in at least test-shots against a
bright, white background - like it's done for the dSLRs?

 

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On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 16:17:15 +0200, Rolf Egil Sølvik
<rolfegil@c2i.net> wrote:

>On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:49:17 GMT, "John@Smith.com"
><xxxxspud@newscene.com> wrote:
>
>>I keep seeing things about cleaning your sensor etc. as if its easy.
>>
>>I have this white dot stuck on the inside of my lens, After cleaning
>>the outer lens its definitely on the inside of the lens.
>
>Sensor cleaning usually refer to digicams with interchangeable
>lense, i.e. dSLRs.

That makes sense. I thought it strange picturing people sitting around
taking apart their canon compact cameras etc.

>Is the white dot interfering with the quality of your photos, i.e.
>can you see it's effect in photos; in at least test-shots against a
>bright, white background - like it's done for the dSLRs?

Actually I dont really see any big effect but it really bothers me
when I look at the lens. I dont see it in the viewfinder. Its when I
look into the lens when cleaning it theres an irregular small white
dust spec or debris stuck in the lens. After cleaning the lens and
looking at it closely its clear that its inside the lens.

Not really that big a deal as its my Olympus 4040 an older camera that
I never liked. Still do you usually see a fair sized speck on the
INSIDE of a lens other than SLRs of course where you are taking lenses
off and putting them on.

 

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On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 10:41:21 -0400, "Rina" <Grammy_Geek@comcast.net>
wrote:

>Does it show on show pictures, or could it be in your viewfinder?

No its in the lens. I dont see a big speck in my pictures.

Its an old camera so I guess Ill leave it like that.

 

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On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 11:05:56 -0400, Impmon <impmon@digi.mon> wrote:

>If you're sure it shows up on pictures, use the dust and scratch
>removal feature of many decent programs to get rid of it.

I never should have bought this camera. It was a refurb on Ebay
at a time when 3-4 meg digicams were very expensive and I bought it
when it was being phased out the 4040 Olympus. I never really liked
the pictures it takes. Ill probably retire it soon so its not that
big a deal but I thought maybe there was a relatively easy way to
clean it. I guess not. As it is Im only using it cause my Oly 750
died. I should buy another camera soon.

 

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If it was in the lens you'd probably see a dot or shadow on your pictures,
so it doesn't sound like it's in the lens .

I have a couple of OLY "C series" cameras and occasionally I get a piece of
dust or something that I can see when looking through my viewfinder. I've
used my vacuum on light suction to gently remove dust and hair.

It might be worth a try.

Rina

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> On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 10:41:21 -0400, "Rina" <Grammy_Geek@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>>Does it show on show pictures, or could it be in your viewfinder?
>
> No its in the lens. I dont see a big speck in my pictures.
>
> Its an old camera so I guess Ill leave it like that.

 

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On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 21:20:08 -0400, "Rina" <Grammy_Geek@comcast.net>
wrote:

>If it was in the lens you'd probably see a dot or shadow on your pictures,
>so it doesn't sound like it's in the lens .
>
>I have a couple of OLY "C series" cameras and occasionally I get a piece of
>dust or something that I can see when looking through my viewfinder. I've
>used my vacuum on light suction to gently remove dust and hair.
>
>It might be worth a try.
>
>Rina

Thats the weird part. Its really noticeable looking into the lens.
Youd think youd see this fair sized blob in all the pictures. There
probably is an effect its just that I havent noticed it yet.

Im having problems with focus with the camera. Well the thing about
the 4040 - since it had a MSRP back in 2001-2002 close to $1000 and
even though its old its 4 megs and had a group of enthusiasts using it
I thought it would be a decent cam to get in late 2003.

 

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I have a 3000C .that I spent over $800 for in June 2000, it always took nice
pictures and I'm still pleased with it. (except for the shutter lag) I also
have a 2100UZ it takes beautiful pictures an it's only 2 megapixels... I'd
expect the 4040 to do just as well.



Rina

>
> Im having problems with focus with the camera. Well the thing about
> the 4040 - since it had a MSRP back in 2001-2002 close to $1000 and
> even though its old its 4 megs and had a group of enthusiasts using it
> I thought it would be a decent cam to get in late 2003.
>

 

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John@Smith.com wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 16:17:15 +0200, Rolf Egil Sølvik
> <rolfegil@c2i.net> wrote:
>
>
>>On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:49:17 GMT, "John@Smith.com"
>><xxxxspud@newscene.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I keep seeing things about cleaning your sensor etc. as if its easy.
>>>
>>>I have this white dot stuck on the inside of my lens, After cleaning
>>>the outer lens its definitely on the inside of the lens.
>>
>>Sensor cleaning usually refer to digicams with interchangeable
>>lense, i.e. dSLRs.
>
>
> That makes sense. I thought it strange picturing people sitting around
> taking apart their canon compact cameras etc.
>
>
>>Is the white dot interfering with the quality of your photos, i.e.
>>can you see it's effect in photos; in at least test-shots against a
>>bright, white background - like it's done for the dSLRs?
>
>
> Actually I dont really see any big effect but it really bothers me
> when I look at the lens. I dont see it in the viewfinder. Its when I
> look into the lens when cleaning it theres an irregular small white
> dust spec or debris stuck in the lens. After cleaning the lens and
> looking at it closely its clear that its inside the lens.
>
> Not really that big a deal as its my Olympus 4040 an older camera that
> I never liked. Still do you usually see a fair sized speck on the
> INSIDE of a lens other than SLRs of course where you are taking lenses
> off and putting them on.
>
>

You are looking to total the camera if you don't know what you are doing. With spades if
the speck is between lens elements. But yes, you can do it - it is your camera.

 

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Just jumping in here from holidaze; I missed most of these messages.

http://www.micro-tools.com/pdf/Olympus/C%20Series/C4040.pdf

This pdf file has an exploded view of the cam.
Also check this link
www.myolympus.org

Does the spot appear when the aperture is wide open? It should only be
seen when stopped way down.
Don't feel too afraid to destroy, I mean take apart your camera. I
guess the warranty has ended?
Here's a trick I thought of but haven't tried yet on one of my Canon
EF lenses. You need a "magnet." Try to put a static charge on a
plastic comb or or some type of nylon object (try brushing it with a
duster or wool). The object will be able to attract some of the
particles. You might be able to move it around or have it fall into a
harmless area. Try to tap the lens lightly while varying the object's
distance.
Think of this as well. I recall being able to charge two objects with
the same force - negative or positive. If the lens is removable (or
pull the memory card out) you need to charge both it and the other
object with like charges. Like charges repel, opposites attract. You
might be able to "push" it off.
I knew high-school would pay off somehow.