amir 2000 photography | Photo Blog | Sensor cleaning−Recommendations

Dirty sensor can ruin your photos.
From time to time you need to clean your sensor.
The photos above taken from my camera before and after the cleaning.
I preferred sending my camera to professional service and get the guarantee that it will succeed without damaging it.
By going to professional service you also get the guaranty that in case they are damaging the sensor, they have to pay for it.
First thing you should do is leave on the automated sensor cleaning system in your camera.
It will reduce the dust that accumulates on the sensor.
Next step is to purchase some accessories to help you with the cleaning of the sensor.
Remember: Never use anything that not made especially for that!
There are varieties of products that you can use to clean the sensor such as:
Air blowers which blow the dust from the surface of the sensor,
for a better cleaning results you should use wet clean such as swamp.
Search on YouTube for a guiding video of how to clean your specific camera model.
For instance :

Be aware :
Without the proper training and experience, someone could do irreversible.
If you don’t feel you are ready to clean it by yourself, check in your local store for options:
Either they will clean it for you or they will refer you to a local company that specialized in that.
It will cost you some money but it is worth it.